Crafts & DIY
Upcycling Wine Crates
Do you know of any other great ways to use wine crates?
D.G. Sciortino
08.24.17

Need some accessories or furniture for your home, but don’t have a huge budget for it? No worries! You can build lots of things from wine crate which you can get for free or next to nothing.

Here are some of the most creative DIY uses for wine crates.

Coffee Table

This is one of the most practical applications for wine crates in your home. You can create a beautiful coffee table from wine crates and you don’t even need a drill or any carpentry skills whatsoever! Just a few pieces from the hardware store, some glue, maybe some screws and a drill if you want it to be super secure, and you’re all set! Learn how below.

Litter Box

Want your kitty’s litter box to look a little chicer? Fashion it out of some wine crates. This design uses two crates on top of one another that are connected by a hinge and the bottom part was lined with some plastic or can even place a standard litter tray from the dollar store inside. It also looks like the sawed out a larger hole for their kitty cat. Get the details here.

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Bike Basket

If you’re a bike commuter, it helps to have a basket if you use your bicycle to get around a lot. You can create a cute bike basket from a wine cate with the directions below.

Bathroom Shelving

If you need some shelves in your bathroom, wine crate shelving is the perfect solution for bathrooms without lots of space. Learn how the ones below were made here.

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Herb Garden

Grow your own aromatic herb garden right inside a rustic looking wine crate that you can place on your window sill.

Kitchen Cabinets

Yup… you can make cabinets from wine crates. Learn how to the look below here.

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Bookcase

You can create a gorgeous book case unit with some wine crates, wood glue, and a drill. Watch how it’s done below.

Drawers

If you’ve got some carpentry skills you can even fashion some drawers from wine crates. You can find some info about the design below here.

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Display Shelf

Want to put all your fancy items on display? You can create a beautiful glass (or plastic) covered display case from a wine crate and decorate it how ever you like. I’ve also seen this done with an antique picture frame around it to give it a more high-end look.

Rolling Shelves

Glue or screw some wine crate together and attach some caster to the bottom to create these sweet rolling shelves.

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Planter

These standalone planters are super chic and only require a few pieces of wood and some nails.

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