DIY Rustic Tool Crate
$10
2 Hours
Easy
On my favorite show, Fixer Upper, I saw this amazing tool crate decoration and decided I had to make one. What I love about using a tool crate for home decor is the essence of re-purposed things. I just see a picture of an older man fixing things around his farm with calloused hands and tanned skin keeping his rusty but reliable tools this crate. Then, no longer needed for its original purpose, the tool crate was given a new life and character by becoming the centerpiece decoration in a home. While that isn’t the story of this tool crate, it doesn’t mean the idea isn’t implied. Please check out http://www.charmingimperfections.com for the material and tool list.
I didn’t measure anything here and sort of wish I did. If you would like to be more precise, then measure 6 inches up the 1×12 board from the bottom and start your angle there. Also find the center of the top, measure and inch in each direction. Take a ruler and match it with the six inch mark to one side of the center mark and draw a line.
This is where your hole saw comes in (which is basically a big drill bit). This took more time than I thought it would, probably because of the quality of my saw against the toughness of the wood. Make sure your hole saw is the right size for your pipe.
Assemble the crate by the corners. I used the edge of my work bench as a guide and screwed together the left side and bottom pieces and the right side and bottom pieces.
If you've pre-drilled all your holes, go ahead and assemble the rest by adding the end pieces and sliding the pipe in. Look at how funny my mix of scrap wood and materials are! No worries, a quick layer of white wash paint and the tool crate is beautiful!
The rustic look of the Magnolia Homes is astonishing. I ooh and ahh over every episode and aspire to replicate the look in my own home. Now that I have this tool crate inspired by Joanna Gaines herself, I feel one step closer to that dream. For the longest time our living room was not working for me, now that I’ve added some reupholstered chairs and this shabby chic tool crate, it’s taking on a brighter and more welcoming feel.
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So cute!
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This is a great box and it's very handy and functional for so many things. My granddad had one, but a little different. The sides were inside of the ends and the bottom was inside of everything. I like the pipe better than a dowel rod. No chance of breaking this handle! I am lucky to have his old one that's about 3 feet long. Nice job!
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