Furniture

Over-sized Wooden Crate

Large, wooden storage crate

About this build

Large, wooden storage crate

Overall cost: $$. Lumber prices vary by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure we would only be pretending to know.

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

4 boards

Assumes 8 ft stock, a 1/8" saw kerf, and buying each part at its own width. Change the board size or kerf on the full board plan →

1Step 1
Cut 6 - 1×4″ to 22″ (side slates)
2Step 2
Cut 3 - 1×4″ to 24″ (bottom slates)
3Step 3
Cut 6 - 1×4″ to 15″ (small side slates)
4Step 4
Cut 4 - 1×1″ to 12″ (inner supports – we ripped ours from 2×2’s.)
5Step 5
After you make all your cuts, get started nailing it together! I started by gluing and nailing the long sides to the 1×1’s first. Note-Make sure to place the 1×1 flush with the bottom of your 1×4 so that it will not be as noticeable from the top.
6Step 6
After both longer sides are together, nail on the 1x4's on each end. You may have to trim a little off of each board before nailing in place to make sure that they sit flush on the corners.
7Step 7
After we nailed the bottom slates on, we added feet made from round dowels that we had. This step is completely optional. I just like the cuteness that they added!
8Step 8
Before staining, I sanded and sanded and sanded some more! It can be a little difficult to get into all the cracks. You might do better to sand before putting it together. It’s completely up to you. Once I finished sanding the crate I stained it with a dark walnut stain by Rust Oleum. I used a q-tip to get the stain into all the little grooves.
9Step 9
Let it dry over night before putting anything in it. The next day I added the word “Pillows” on white vinyl using my Silhouette Cameo. You could easily paint this on your crate if you don’t own a Silhouette or Cricket.