Upcycled project – wooden crate
We was recently given a wooden crate and asked if we would like it for a vegetable garden. We are still in the process of having a garden makeover at the moment so on went the creative cap to come up with another use. I knew I would be able to make some use of it but the question was what.
Our garden isn’t a big garden so we are planning on using all the space to its fullest potential. Yes I do grow my own fruit and vegetables and yes this will continue once the garden has had its makeover but the fruit and vegetable area has been put into our plans and the crate wouldn’t work sadly for this area.
But not to say it wouldn’t work elsewhere..
So how did we make the crate fit into our garden space
Our creative cap went on and we enjoyed a sunny day in the garden. We spent the day turning the old unwanted wooden crate into a more useable item such as a wall hung herb garden. We did hope to get two out of the crate but the crate wasn’t big enough sadly. We turned the crate into a two shelved wall hung garden. It is now proudly being hung in the garden as a herb garden. What is the point of us growing our veg to have with our meals without some nice herbs to compliment them.
How we made it
Once we knew what we was wanting to make we then had to decide on which way round we was wanting to make it, such as landscape or portrait. Landscape was chosen.
The wooden slats was removed from the back of the crate
The crate was then cut in half from its widest point.
We then cut the sides and the top to size. It was then nailed in position.
The shelves were then cut to size and added. We also added some extra support to the middle.
Once it was built and all extra support was added we then sanded it and applied an undercoat. It was then painted white.
Goodbye wooden crate – Hello herb garden.
The finishing touches was then added and we now have a wall hung herb garden. Just because you have a small garden it doesn’t mean you can’t grow your own. We are now making use of our wall space as well as the ground space. The herb garden is giving off a lovely fresh smell and it also looks stunning.
We have had some lovely comments from family, friends and neighbours.
We love to upcycle, we also upcycled our old camping saucepans too. Click on the image if you would like to see what we made from them.
Do you think we made good use?
