Coastal Style Upcycled Wood Storage Crates

Last year I received a foodie gift basket that arrived in a wooden storage crate. While I loved all of the foodie goodies…I absolutely hated the wood storage crate! Why you might ask? Well…it was done in a redwood stain which doesn’t work in my coastal style home! Since I had no need for the crate…I tossed it into my yard sale box and had planned on getting rid of it.

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Well, I had a change of heart. I decided to upcycle it and turn it into a beautiful piece that would work with my coastal & beach home decor. I got it out of the box and here is how I transformed it.

The first thing that that I did was clean it! I wiped it down and then used some fine grade sandpaper on it. Wipe it down with a damp cloth and left it air dry overnight. The following day I gave it a new paint job! Using a foam brush I added 2 coats of white paint inside and out. I made sure that I got into all of the nooks and crannies and left it dry overnight.

I found an unfinished wood starfish cutout at my local craft supply store. I decided to paint it with 2 coats of gold acrylic metallic craft paint. I left it dry for 4 hours. I used wood glue to attach it to the front of the wooden crate and left it dry for several hours. I took a quarter and traced around it 4 times on a piece of white craft felt. Using scissors I cut out my circles and then glued my new “felt feet” onto the bottom of the crate. Now it won’t scratch any surfaces!

For now I’m using my new coastal style wooden storage crate to hold some of my beauty supplies in our one bathroom. It fits perfectly on top of the toilet tank which looks really nice. I’m not sure if I will keep it there or move it somewhere else, but for now…that’s how I’m using it.

You can easily change the color of your gift baskets and wooden storage crates by just using a little bit of paint! A win-win for me!

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