In NYC, a huge number of people tend to move between the months of June and August...which means trash days are a lot more interesting, as tons of discarded furniture, home accessories and knickknacks end up on the curb.
On my way to work Friday, I spied this perfectly good wooden crate atop a Ikea coffee table (far past its prime). Since I'm a city girl, wooden farm crates are not exactly common, so I saved grabbed it. I'm always looking for storage solutions, and I'm big on upcycling, so this was a good find :)
Total project time: about an hour (I was watching a movie as I sanded and painted, so I'm sure this could have been done far more efficiently heehee).
Here's what it looked like before:
Nothing a good sanding and a coat of wood stain couldn't fix. Here's the after:
I used Minwax Wood Finish in Provincial (under $5 at Home Depot), a cheap brush (under $2 at Home Depot) and a sanding block by 3M's Pro Grade Dual Angle Sanding Sponge (about $3.50 at Home Depot) bringing the total cost of the project to about $10.50. Not bad for extra storage!
Next step: I'm going to get some chalkboard paint and paint one of the top slats for easy labeling. I *thought* I had some chalkboard paint left over from when I painted my front entry, but alas, I did not. Pics to come once that's done :)
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