Wine Crate Cabinets
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Petz Scoultus and Sergio Carratala's Barcelona apartment features a kitchen with DIY wine crate cabinets.
Posted by ReadyMade
Project by Petz Scholtus and Sergio Carratala; words by Andrew Wagner; photo by Marc Goodwin
How to transform used wine crates into green kitchen cabinets.
Skill Level
Hard
Active Time
More than a weekend
Cost
$$
- Wooden wine crates (we used about 12)
- 8mm wooden board (a piece large enough to cut down to fit the size of each door)
- Varnish (like Livos eco oil)
- Coordinating nails and screws
- Knobs
- Hinges (the push-to-open kind)
Materials
- Electric saw
- Hammer
- Pencil
- Paintbrush
Tools
Take off the backs and sides of the wooden boxes and remove all the nails.
Lay out the fronts in your desired design to form the layout of your cabinets as a whole. Overlap and mix different kinds of wood to meet your aesthetic specifications.
Once you have your layout, cut the 8mm board to the size of each door. (This adds strength.) Use these pieces to mark where to cut the pieces of the wine crates so they fit exactly.
Mount the crate pieces to the 8mm wooden board with nails or screws (a greener option than glue). Nail from behind the wood boards so the front stays free of hardware--use nails that are long enough to hold but not so long that they’ll poke through the front.
Add knobs to any drawers. Attach hinges to each door and install, making sure to level.
If the wood from the boxes isn’t varnished already, we recommend adding a layer or two so fingerprints and possible cooking spills can easily be removed.
