Milk Crate Uses that Improve our Lives

The high cost of furniture has led some people to look for alternative ways to add style to their home without resulting to buying completely new furnishings. People are naturally creative and therefore are able to come up with some amazing uses for objects that we use and sometimes throw away every day. Some people may look at this form of recycling as trashy, but truth be told there have been some truly awe inspiring products made from some of the simplest devices. One of the most useful products on the planet comes in the form of the common milk crate. Here are some ideas to get your creative juices flowing so that you can utilize milk crates in a never before thought of way.

Seating and Storage

We have all sat on a milk crate at some point in our lives, but with a little creativity that simple milk crate can become a functional, unique, and beautiful place to sit and relax. To make a milk crate into a seat you only need a few things, fabric, foam batting, a piece of sturdy wood, and hinges.

The first step is to cut the wood to fit the open top of the milk crate. You can then attach the batting and wrap it with the fabric. Simple staples will hold the fabric in place and the entire piece can be attached to the top with two hinges. This will make the top able to be lifted giving you access to adequate storage space within the crate.

Crate seats such as these allow you to get creative with the type of fabric used to truly personalize the project. Another great aspect of this project is that you can get your children involved and the crates are light enough to be moved anywhere seating is needed. They also provide adequate storage to declutter an unorganized space. You cannot go wrong when you make crate seats and you will not have to spend much money at all to have beautiful furnishings.

A Rolling Cart

Furniture can be difficult to move around the room. It would be so much nicer if all of our furniture could be built on wheels for easy movability. That is likely not to happen in our lifetime, but we can build furniture from inexpensive products that we can attach wheels to and we can use milk crates to do it.

The first thing you want to do is to decide how tall you need the car to be. Milk crates have the amazing ability to stack as high as needed while remaining stable. If you choose to stack them you will want to attach them to each other to further secure the table. Once you have decided on the height needed you need to ensure that the wheels you use are sturdy. You do not want all of your stuff to come tumbling down because the cart was built on an inadequate foundation.

Attach the wheels to the base piece of wood cut to the size of the crates needed. You can make it as wide as desired as long as the piece of wood is thick enough to hold the weight. Next attach the crates to the wood and stack the crates as high as you need them. If you would like to use the cart for storage make sure that the openings of the crate face out rather than up. Once everything is attached to everything else, you can attach the top piece of wood. This inexpensive and versatile cart can be utilized throughout your home making moving and storing things much easier.

Pet Bed

Pets like to have a comfortable space to call their own. Some pets also like privacy. Typical pet beds do not offer privacy and can be very expensive. There is however no need to spend a lot of money in order to provide your pet with the privacy and comfort they desire.

Your first step is deciding what size crate you need. There are more than one size of milk crate available, so if you have a larger pet you will need to get the larger size crate. For privacy and style cover the crate in fabric. If you are good at sewing you may want to cover the inside and outside of the crate in a slip cover fashion to allow for easy washing.

The only other thing you need to do is place something soft and inviting on the inside so that the pet is encouraged to venture in. They will love their new bed and you will love the fact that you made it yourself for very little money.

Where to Go to Get Milk Crates

There is no longer a need to steel milk crates in order to have them. Farmplact llc is your number one place to buy all the milk crates you need. We provide a variety of sizes as well as colors to fit your individual needs. Buy in bulk to save even more.