Bookcase Wood Crates
Place two crates next to each other touching at solid sides.
Bookcase wood crates. This bookcase looks great with books and other decorative items but would look just as great. What s great about making your own crate bookshelf is that you can customize it making it as small or as large as you d like. Put the craft crate together using 2 long wood screws with 2 screws in each area as shown above. Here is the wood we used to create our craft crate and the sizes are 24 length x 18 width x 14 height.
Bookshelves make a great diy project even for beginners as you only need a few wooden crates some paint and hardware to create the bookshelf of your dreams. The finished product gives you a rustic bookcase that you can use both indoors and outdoors. Line up the bottom two crates and pre drill through one side of the crate towards the back. Be sure to drill pilot holes for the screws.
Since the crates are becoming bookshelves a drop zone area for our entryway we also cut three wood panels to sit inside the crates to avoid things falling through the slats. 9 1 2 x 36 pieces of plywood 2 crate bookcase how to instructions. Make your own stylish bookcase using wooden crates you can buy at the craft store. If you are going to be making your own craft crates then purchase the wood and cut to size as shown above.
This stacked crate bookcase is so simple to build. Continue building the bookcase one crate at the time. Arrange the crates as shown and make sure they fit as you expect. Follow the illustration below carefully to build this stunning crate bookcase designed by crates pallet.
Crate bookcase cut list. Project by crates pallet. It takes only some staining or painting and then you nail the crates together. Stain or paint the wood boards prior to assembly.
Use brad nails to hold the pieces together for squaring before screwing them together. Make your own stylish bookcase using wooden crates you can buy at the craft store. Stain them in your desired color and let them dry overnight. Start with four or eight rectangular unfinished wood crates.
Start with the crates that you think are in best condition. Use binder clips to hold them. Holding the crates so they don t shift screw drill in your 1 inch screw. Simply stacked diy wood crate bookcase.
Check out our wood crate bookcase selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our home living shops. Attach with brad nails or screws. These are products used in today s projects purchased at menards.