Make a New Crate Look Old for Fall Decor

by Homeroad

3 Materials

2 Hours

Easy

Did you ever wish you could give a new crate an aged look? This is what I did using an easy paint technique.

make a new crate look old for fall decor

Make a new DIY crate look old, add a great stencil, and then fill it with goodies after pumpkin picking!

I built a crate using scraps of wood from the workshop. I created a box using 2 short and 2 long pieces then added a piece of thin plywood to the bottom.

After building the crate, I used chalky paint to paint it white.

I let the white paint dry overnight then used an inexpensive chip brush to apply Rust-oleum Transformations antiquing glaze.

I put a small amount of the stain on my brush then sparingly brushed it onto the white paint until I got an antiqued look on the crate. It is important to only use a tiny bit of stain on the brush to achieve the streaked look.

I added black metal handles to each side of the crate then stenciled on a pumpkin patch stencil from Old Sign Stencils.

To get the stencil to fit on the crate perfectly, I overlapped the lettering. First stenciled the word Patch, then went back and stenciled the word Pumpkin on top.

It is this easy to turn a pile of scrap wood into a rustic display for the fall.

All that was left to do was to fill the crate with pumpkins, leaves and burlap!

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