Repurposed Old Wood Crate and Clothes Hanger into a Spring Caddy

A dirty old wood crate spoke to me at a flea market last year and I took it home.   I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but I liked it.   I like it even better now.  

 

 

 The idea hit me last week to add a vintage clothes hanger to the crate to turn it into a caddy

and I already had the perfect vintage hanger!

 

 

 

First, I cleaned the crate and removed the brittle leather strips from the sides.

Then I painted it with a few coats of a seafoam green color and distressed it.

 

 

 

I cut the clothes hanger to fit inside of the crate

 

 

 

Then, with the hanger in place,

 I drilled small holes through the crate and the hanger

so that I could glue a small dowel through them

to securely hold the hanger in place.

 

 

   The ends of the dowels were cut off even with the crate and touched up with some paint.    

 

 

The crate even has two dovetailed corners, giving it more personality!

 

 

 

It fits six pint size mason jars perfectly.

I think a mix of fresh wild flowers in each of the jars would look so pretty.

 

 

 

I like the combination of the vintage items together,

what do you think?

 

 

 

 

Would you use it to hold flowers or as a caddy for something else?

 

 

 

'til next time, 

    Linking to: Knick of Time My Repurposed Life Design Dining and Diapers The DIY Dreamer  Homeroad - Junkers United