Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

Formerly The DIY Bungalow

  • Home
  • About
    • About Karen & the Blog
    • Thirty Days of Gratitude
    • Habitat for Humanity ReStore Workshops
    • Stories from the Bungalow
    • Dogs Who Don’t Eat Pizza
      • Bear, the Original Dog Who Didn’t Eat Pizza
      • Hank Dog
      • Elvis Parsley
  • Project Index
    • DIY
    • Decorating
    • Shopping Tips
    • Repurposing and Upcycling
    • Paint and Color
    • Organizing
    • Cleaning
    • Recipes
    • Gardening
    • Holidays & Seasonal
    • Friday Five
  • Home Tour
    • The 1929 House
    • The First House
    • Room Reveals
  • Advertising
    • Disclosure and Privacy Policy
    • Advertising
  • Media
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Repurposing and Upcycling / From Crate to Coffee Table

From Crate to Coffee Table

February 25, 2015 By Karen Cooper 4 Comments

Our family room needed a coffee table. At first, I tried using this ottoman/bench as the coffee table:

Ottoman as coffee table before - from crate to coffee table - thediybungalow.com

But my family complained that the surface was too soft. For drinks, books, and games, we needed a hard surface.

I first looked to buy a coffee table, but couldn’t find one that I loved. It was like Goldilocks: they were too big or too small – nothing just right.

I had this crate, which I found at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore for about $6:

From crate to coffee table - thediybungalow.com

I loved the print on the sides – from 1966!

At first, I had this crate by our front door to catch umbrellas, soccer balls, and other stuff in our hands when we walk in the door. But I liked it too much to just stash it by the door.

So, I turned this crate into a coffee table.

From crate to coffee table with reclaimed wood - thediybungalow.com

I had these three boards of reclaimed wood, so I just nailed them to the top of the crate. I nailed them around the edge of the crate, but you could make nailing them in easier by adding a plywood top to the crate first.

Reclaimed wood as top - from crate to coffee table - thediybungalow.com

You could use any boards for this. New wood could be painted, stained, or distressed to look more worn if you wanted this look. I coated the top in polyurethane so that the paint didn’t flake off.

I then added casters to the bottom of the crate.

Iodine crate from ReStore turned into coffee table - thediybungalow.com

We love that it can be wheeled around.

So, for less than $10, I created a coffee table!

From Crate to Coffee Table - thediybungalow.com

If you need a table like this, don’t overlook reclaimed materials to create one. A simple wooden crate can become a coffee table with just a wood top and casters!

You might also like:

  • DIY Two-Tier Coffee Table
    DIY Two-Tier Coffee Table
  • Thirty Days of Gratitude, Day 19: The Family Room
    Thirty Days of Gratitude, Day 19: The Family Room
  • Gratitude, Day Three: a no-brainer...coffee.
    Gratitude, Day Three: a no-brainer...coffee.

Filed Under: DIY, Repurposing and Upcycling Tagged With: Furniture, Living/Family Rooms 4 Comments

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.

« The Friday Five: Five Things About Me
The Friday Five: Five Trends We’re Over »




Comments

  1. Christine says

    February 25, 2015 at 11:57 am

    super creative!!!!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      February 25, 2015 at 2:25 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  2. Soo Recuparo says

    January 21, 2020 at 6:32 am

    As soon as I found this website I went on reddit to share some of the love with them.

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Wood Crates repurposed for home decor & more says:
    September 22, 2016 at 5:34 am

    […] With a little bit of reclaimed wood and four casters, you can turn a wood crate into a coffee table like this one I found on Dogs Don’t Eat Pizza. […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Hi! I’m Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer,” because I turned in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY. This blog is all about DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organization. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.




find projects here!

My Daybed in This Old House Magazine!

Daybed from Old Doors featured in This Old House Magazine
Best of 2016 - Best Blog DIY Category - thediybungalow.com

Disclosure

Dogs Don't Eat Pizza is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.  Dogs Don't Eat Pizza also participates in other affiliate programs.

To see my complete disclosure and privacy policy, click HERE.

About Karen

A "recovering lawyer," I turned in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home. Read More…

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
© Copyright 2012-2021, Dogs Don't Eat Pizza, LLC (formerly The DIY Bungalow LLC).