Crate Book Shelf

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 2 Unfinished wood crates
• FolkArt® Home Decor Chalk Paint: White Adirondack
• Acrylic paint: light pink, light blue, peach, brown, gray
• 4 wide wood pegs
• Four 2" wood toy wheels
• Painter's tape
• Foam brushes
• Paintbrushes
• Beacon Power Tac glue
• Newspaper or plastic to protect work surface

DIRECTIONS:

NOTE: One coat of paint for each color is used to create a distressed/white washed appearance. Refer to picture for reference.

1. Paint outside of crates Adirondack White. Allow to dry.
2. Paint interior sides of crates, wide wood pegs and wood toy wheels light pink. Allow to dry.
3. Using painter's tape, create geometric designs on inside back of crates using light blue, peach, brown and gray. Allow each color to dry before applying additional tape.
4. Create legs: Glue wood toy wheels to corners of crate. Allow to dry. Glue wide wood pegs to center of wood toy wheels. Allow to dry.
5. Glue crates together. Allow to dry 24 hours so glue can cure.