Stain your crates by brushing on the stain and quickly wiping off the excess with a rag brush with the grain of the wood let dry.
How to hang a small crate on the wall.
There are different sizes available for wooden.
Make a pencil mark at the top of your object.
Set your object down.
This would work for any item that fit in the boxes.
The left and right screw below are the standard but the middle screw below is used for heavier object storage.
Attach old crates to the wall to use to display them.
Clean up your wooden crates if needed.
I got these inexpensive crates at the craft store stained them and screwed them into the wall to make an eye.
Drill into wall leaving 1 2 inch exposed.
When designing a feature wall of crates make sure not to stack crates one on top of the other.
Diy hanging shelves made of recycled wooden crates.
The two studs should line up with the back of the milk crate.
The first thing to do is mount the crates following the instructions.
Once the crates are mounted give them 2 good coats of the wood stain letting the crates dry in between coats.
When you find a stud mark it with a pencil.
Start by holding your object up against the wall where you want to hang it.
This will of course depend on the colour you want the wood to be but i wanted these to be fairly similar to the oak bench along the main wall.
Some stud finders beep when finding a stud while others flash a light.
Find another stud across from the first one.
If you need the third screw install it after you have finished step 5.
Add a slight stagger and variation but just be sure all the weight is evenly balanced.
There are a variety of ways you can use wooden crates to create a built in but this application is one of the more impressive examples.
Afterwards use sand paper to make the surface of the.
It tightens the crate to the wall and offers more support.
Use a stud finder on the wall according to the device s instructions.
Here s a chic and very easy diy project to store and display anything on your walls.