Coffee Crate Organizers

Here's the before of the side of the coffee crate. It's a big crate that measures 4 feet wide and three feet deep.

It was originally made to hold coffee beans during shipment.

Start by cutting the box in half.

You want to cut vertically so each piece now measures 4 feet wide by 1 1/2 feet deep.

When we cut the box in half, the organizers were still too deep. So we trimmed even more depth off of the box.

We reduced the size of the boxes to about a 1/4 of the original size of the crate.

Now the boxes measure 4 feet by 7 inches deep.

The organizers are now the right size, but the challenge is that they don't have a back to attach to the wall.

Cut another piece of wood the width of the box and attach to the back as shown.

If you need to use another board, make sure you place the older wood at the top because that is what you see when you hang it on the wall.

You may also want to reinforce the bottom if you are planning on putting anything heavy into the box. The additional wood also helps keep the organizers stable.

By simply reuse the wood you cut, so you don't have to purchase additional wood.

Attach the organizers directly to the wall. We have wood walls, so we just used large screws to attach the wood from the back of the organizer to the wall.

And then?

It was time to start to organize.

Vertical storage is a great option for over-sized things that don't really have anywhere else to go. I used them as extra storage for platters.

You could also store games or cards or wrapping paper or trays or out-of-season wreaths or baskets.

It’s an easy project and a great way to re-purpose almost-forgotten-about-crates from your attic.

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Here are the finished crates hung on the wall. And then?

It was time to start to organize.

Vertical storage is a great option for over-sized things that don't really have anywhere else to go. I used them as extra storage for platters.

You could also store games or cards or wrapping paper or trays or out-of-season wreaths or baskets.

It’s an easy project and a great way to re-purpose almost-forgotten-about-crates from your attic.

Looking for some other repurposed projects?

Here are two more DIY's:

DIY Fold-Up Pallet Wood Desk

Pallet Wood Clock