I want to be the first to introduce you to Tricia from Simplicity in the South. She is one of my new contributors and today is her big debut on Infarrantly Creative. When I saw her blog and her amazing style I reached out to her and begged her to be part of my team. I think you will realize quick how talented she is and you will want to spend some time over at her house checking out her projects.
There are many things you can do with an empty discarded wooden crate. I made a toy box out of one last year. Today Tricia is showing us how to make her repurposed crate storage table. Give a warm IC welcome to Tricia.
Other than the crate, you’ll need:
(4) caster wheels
(2) hinges
A handle for the lid
1/2 inch plywood for the top that overlaps the crate by 1/4 inch on all sides
Medium grit sandpaper
A paint brush Watered down white latex paint
Dry Rag
tack cloth
Outdoor polyurethane to protect your piece if you plan to use it outside
1. First, you’ll want to sand the crate and plywood top. Then, wipe it off with a tack cloth to remove the dust. To give the new wood an aged look, brush on watered-down white paint and let it sit for a couple of minutes before wiping it off with a dry rag. To make sure you have the ratio of paint to water to your liking, test it out on the bottom of the crate first.
After letting the paint dry a couple of hours, seal the wood with an outdoor polyurethane. Next, add caster wheels to the bottom of the crate.
Screw in the hinges for the lid.
Add the handle.
And you’ve got yourself a super cute side table that doubles as storage. I’m using our crate on our covered porch to hold gardening supplies.
In the winter, I’ll use it for storing pillows but it would also be the perfect place for keeping the kids’ outside toys. Who doesn’t need a little extra place to hide the clutter?
If you like this crate storage idea, then you should check out my post on how to make a decoupaged map crate. And if you want to see how I aged the flower pots stored in our crate, check out my tutorial on how to age terracotta pots with a mixture of Annie Sloan Paint and wax. Thank you, Beckie, for letting me share my project with your folks and I look forward to coming back next month! 
What a great addition to IC Beckie!! Excited to see Tricia here. What a wonderful post! Love the idea of getting more storage and having it be so cute too. It’s super functional and you provided such an easy to follow tutorial.
That is an adorable storage crate!!! Nice job Tricia.
This is beautiful! And I LOVE things that do double duty 🙂 Off to pin!
I like the crate, but I was drawn to the tray vignette she placed on top of the table. Love it. Made me think I could do that!
LOVE THIS!
I love this… and it has storage! What a great idea Tricia! Thanks so much for sharing it 🙂
Nancy
I adore tricias style and blog!
I am a new follower to your blog and LOVE i, Triciat! Congratulations on becoming a contributer on IC! so fun! And I love this project. Pinned it and would love to make it (maybe even to use indoors). Now to find a crate?? 🙂
Tricia has the best ideas! She will be a great contributor. Love this crate idea too.
Sonya
Such a great project – pretty and storage, can’t go wrong with that!
I need to find me a crate! super cute idea . . . . thanks so much fr sharing! I may actually attempt this if I can find a crate! 🙂
Such a cute idea for outdoor (or indoor for that matter) storage!
I love this project!! Extra storage is wonderful, but when it looks so cool, even better!
xo, Tanya
I am SO excited to have Tricia here on IC too! She is one talented lady!
I LOVE it! Not only is it a cool look, it’s productive in a real way too. That’s my rule, it’s gotta do more than one thing. You nailed it. 🙂
Great idea, Tricia! I love everything you do, but you already know that. 🙂
Traci
Thanks everyone for your sweet comments! Y’all know how to make a girl feel welcomed.
Love the look and functionality! Question for Tricia: Where did you get the navy trellis pillow?
A nice way to reuse that crate! I like the wheels to make it easily moved. Pinning.
Thanks, Shauna. I found the trellis pillows at Target.