Crates

I've been seeing these decorative crates at Home Goods and really wanted one, so I decided to try and make one. I admit, I had no idea what I would use this crate for. This did not help my case when my husband asked me what I was doing with all the random wood all over my craft room. Anyway, here's the final product:

I made the 4 frames first, then glued them to the 4 posts and reinforced them with nails. I knew I wouldn't be using them for anything heavy duty, but if I were I'd probably use screws instead.

I went with light blue to go along with my sort-of-beachy decor. I added handles with some jute rope. I figure I could just switch it out for every season! I also ended up making a second crate a few days ago, this one is a little bigger and right now I'm storing my blankets and throws in it:

I love them! And since I had the wood just laying around from my pops, it pretty much only cost me the sweet blue paint.