DIY Fall Crate

5 Materials
$30
4 Hours
Easy
Well it’s that time again! Fall is pretty well here! Today it didn’t feel like it, though — on account of the fact that is was 30 degrees. That didn’t stop me from decking out my front porch, though!
Before we get into the fancy pictures of my porch, let's take a look at the DIY fall crate that I made.
I picked up an unfinished crate from Home Depot, some caster wheels, corner braces and I also used paint from The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company.


The colours that I chose were Driftwood and Snow White. The great thing about this paint is that you can mix different colours together to create your own custom colours.


Like I said earlier, I picked up a crate from Home Depot. These crates are great because they are ready to go. This large one was around $10.


First things first, I painted the crate. I started by mixing up some of the Driftwood shade, but before painting, I added a bit of the Snow White to it. Just a tiny bit.



I let that first coat dry and then mixed up some of the Snow White. If you have never worked with OFMP before, don’t worry — it’s super easy! You just use a one-to-one ratio of the powder and water. If you want to use if like a stain or a wash, just add more water.
I wanted to just dry brush on the Snow White to make my paint look more rustic.
Since it was so hot out, my paint dried really fast.
Next, I wanted to add a chic/industrial feel to my crate so I added the corner brackets on front corners.
I wanted to raise the crate up a bit so that it wouldn’t sit right on the porch, I also wanted to make it easier to move it around so I added some cast wheels to the bottom.
I also picked up this adorable little chalkboard from the dollar store.


Some people complain that the stuff from the dollar store is cheap and doesn’t last but I like to use that to my benefit! I was able to rip the easel portion off this chalkboard with ease!
I painted the frame and then attached it to the front of my crate with some twine.
Alright, so are you ready to see my front porch!!??
Pop a couple mums in this baby and she’s ready to go!
I also whipped up a couple pillows from my rocking chair that I scored by the side of the road... someone threw that out!! Can you imagine!!??
If you guys like this DIY, make sure you save it to your fall Pinterest boards… I know you have one!! icon


To see more pics of my front porch, check out my blog!!
Suggested materials:
  • Crate   (Home Depot)
  • Corner Braces   (Home Depot)
  • Small Caster Wheels   (Home Depot)
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Holly Grace
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  • Mary Mary on Oct 02, 2017

    I really like the style of your lettering. Stencils? Free hand?

  • Gloria Koon Gloria Koon on Oct 02, 2017

    Love your Crate décor. Is that a PartyLite Pumpkin candle holder on the other Black Crate?

  • Brenda Brenda on Oct 05, 2017

    Why the corner brackets?

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