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Five Ways to Use a Coke Crate in Your Home (Friday Five)

March 6, 2015 By Karen Cooper 7 Comments

We made it to another Friday! Wahoo! Today’s Friday Five focuses on one of my favorite things: vintage Coke (or any other soda – but, here in Atlanta, it’s all Coke) crates. They can be re-used in so many ways. Here are five ways to use a Coke crate in your home.

Five Ways to Use a Vintage Coke Crate - thediybungalow.com

1. Spice Rack

Use a vintage Coke crate as a spice rack - Five Ways to Use a Vintage Coke Crate - thediybungalow.com

If you can find a crate with dividers still in it, then use it for a spice rack. The divided areas – formerly for the soda bottles – are the perfect space for spice bottles. Just add a label to the top of each bottle so you can see what’s in it.

2. Craft Caddy

Coke crate as craft caddy - Five Ways to Use a Vintage Coke Crate - thediybungalow.com

The slots in a Coke crate are perfect for corralling paint brushes, paint pens, markers, and other craft supplies. I like having all of my supplies where I can see them and reach them easily. The crate is the perfect solution.

3. Remote Controls Under Control

Keep remote controls under control - Five Ways to Use a Vintage Coke Crate - thediybungalow.com

We have a TON of remote controls: one for the TV, one for the cable box, one for the DVD player, game controllers for the Wii, etc. And – it’s funny – no one could ever find the remote they were looking for! This way, they are all in one place and easy to find.

4. Coffee Table Catch-All

Coffee table catch-all - Five Ways to Use a Vintage Coke Crate - thediybungalow.com

I keep a Coke crate on our living room coffee table. It holds magazines, coasters, and a remote control. It’s a fun way to keep that stuff from being scattered all over the table.

rearranged living room - thediybungalow.com

5. Serve It Up!

You can use a crate for a buffet server.

Coke crate as buffet server - Five Ways to Use a Vintage Coke Crate - thediybungalow.com

It’s the perfect size to hold plates, napkins, and some jars with silverware in them.

Do you have a vintage Coke crate in your home? How do you use it?

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. Christine says

    March 6, 2015 at 12:33 pm

    WOW love those crates….I have a ton of them too!!!!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      March 6, 2015 at 12:51 pm

      Nice! Whenever I find them, I grab them; they’re kind of hard to find here. I love them!

      Reply
  2. Debra Jefferson says

    March 6, 2015 at 8:09 pm

    I have a four! I use 2 for my acrylic paints & the other 2 for entertaining. Sometimes to add height to the buffet table – other times to hold individual packages of chips for the kiddos.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      March 6, 2015 at 8:53 pm

      Great ideas! Thank you!!

      Reply
  3. Cheryl @ Artzzle says

    March 6, 2015 at 11:10 pm

    Like the crates but don’t find them here very often. Hubs could use a couple in his shop. He likes to keep things organized.

    Fun post, Karen.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      March 7, 2015 at 7:37 am

      They are great organizers. I’ve found them at thrift stores, consignment stores, and salvage yards. You could probably also find them at yard sales. Have a great weekend, Cheryl!

      Reply
  4. Alison M Higgins says

    May 25, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    I’m interested in the spice rack option for the coke crate. What is the actual measurement of the whole thing and the individual squares?

    Reply

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