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A lovely day to everyone. Life just keeps on getting more interesting. I found 3 metal milk storage crates (one was turned into a stool) in our basement the other day. I did not even know what they were until my husband told me. They were in bad shape, rusted over and broken here and there. But what sort of blogger would I be if I could not find a way to save them from basement hell??
Μια όμορφη μέρα σε όλους. Η ζωή συνεχίζετε και γίνετε όλο και πιο ενδιαφέρουσα. Βρήκα τρία μεταλλικά κιβώτια αποθήκευσης του γάλακτος
(το ένα είχε μετατραπεί σε σκαμνί) στο υπόγειο μας την άλλη μέρα. Εγώ δεν ήξερα καν τι ήταν μέχρι ο σύζυγός μου μου εξήγησε. Ήταν σε κακή κατάσταση, σκουριασμένα και σπασμένα εδώ και εκεί. Αλλά τι είδους blogger θα ήμουν αν δεν μπόρεσα να βρω έναν τρόπο να τα σώσει από την κόλαση του υπογείου.
I immediately got to work painting these vintage pieces. Did you know they actually sell these? Mine were in bad shape, not for sale! I painted them on the outside using grey rust proof paint.
Αμέσως ξεκίνησα να βάψω αυτά Vintage κομμάτια. Γνωρίζατε ότι στην πραγματικότητα πωλουνται αυτά; Τα δικά μου ήταν σε κακή κατάσταση, άρα δεν είναι προς πώληση! Τα έβαψα απ έξω χρησιμοποιώντας γκρι χρώμα.
Then it got interesting. Did I mention that I have 2 of them the same exact size. What if I were to stack them one on top of the other? How can I keep them together? Of course…twine (insert sneaky “twine lady” smile here).
Η συνέχεια έχει ενδιαφέρον. Ανέφερα ότι έχω δύο από αυτά ακριβώς το ίδιο μέγεθος. Τι θα συμβεί αν ήταν να τα τοποθετήσω το ένα πάνω από το άλλο; Πώς μπορώ να τους κρατήσω μαζί; Φυσικά … σπάγγος (εισάγετε ύπουλα “κυρία σπαγγου” χαμόγελο εδώ).
Yes, I could not resist… I spent 2 hours of my life wrapping up the milk crates. Oh, but how nice they looked in the end.
Ναι, δεν μπορούσα να αντισταθώ … Πέρασα δύο ώρες της ζωής μου, τυλίγοντας τα κιβώτια γάλα. Ναι, αλλά πόσο ωραία θα φαίνονται στο τέλος.
Why yes, I would love to share my wrapping pictures with you!
Μα βεβαίως,
θα ήθελα να μοιραστώ τις φωτογραφίες τυλίγματος μαζί σας!
Here we have the two milk cartons all wrapped up – I did such a good job, they are united for life!
Εδώ έχουμε τα δύο κιβώτια τυλιγμένα μαζί - έκανα τόσο καλή δουλειά, που θα είναι ενωμένοι για μια ζωή!
Once the wrapping was done, I had to decide what to do with this “base”. Not to worry, I still had plenty of plywood saved from basement hell.
Μόλις έγινε η περιτύλιξη, έπρεπε να αποφασίσω τι να κάνω με αυτή τη «βάση». Μην ανησυχείτε, είχα
κόντρα πλακέ που έσωσα από το υπόγειο κόλαση.
After it was cut to size, I drilled some holes in it and then used my trusty furniture wax to give it some sheen. I debated whether to paint the wood or leave it natural, and decided to go with the latter, as it complements the twine on the crates.
Μετά που κόπηκαν στο σωστό μέγεθος, ανοίξαμε μερικές τρύπες και στη συνέχεια χρησιμοποίησα το έμπιστο κερί επίπλων μου να δώσει λάμψη στο ξύλο.
Αναρωτήθηκα αν πρέπει να βάψω το ξύλο ή να το αφήσω φυσικό, και αποφάσισα να κάνω το τελευταίο, καθώς συμπληρώνει το σπάγγο των κιβωτίων.
And last but not least, I used some more twine to wrap the wooden top to the crates.
Και τελευταίο αλλά όχι λιγότερο σημαντικό, χρησιμοποίησα λίγο περισσότερο σπάγγο για να τυλίξω το ξύλο προς τα κιβώτια.
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Another one for the balcony! It’s starting to get crowded out there!
Ένα άλλο για το μπαλκόνι! Έχει γεμίσει με πολλά έπιπλα εκεί έξω!
And there we have it a table out of junk – but good junk! My kind of repurpose.
Και έχουμε, ένα τραπέζι φτιαγμένο από σκουπίδια – αλλά καλά σκουπίδια! Δικό μου είδος επαναπροσδιορισμού.
My son jokingly said to me, “If you have visitors and they see all your new furniture on your balcony they’ll think you’re rich!” Little do they know. This is my own way of combating the economic crisis!!
Ο γιος μου αστειευόταν και μου είπε, “Αν έχετε επισκέπτες και δουν όλα τα νέα έπιπλα στο μπαλκόνι σας θα νομίζουν ότι είστε πλούσιοι!” Λίγο ξέρουν. Αυτός είναι ο δικός μου τρόπος για την καταπολέμηση της οικονομικής κρίσης !!
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I love this! I can never just look at an item and come up with a way to re purpose it without looking for ideas first. I love how you kept true to the vintage feel of the piece by using the rope and keeping the wood. Lovely!
Thanks so much Rebekah, I usually stare at a piece for a while before going ahead with the rep urpose, jjust to get a feel for it. Thanks for visiting!
Brilliant idea and so useful! Thanks for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go! I’ll be featuring you next week!
Thank you so much Chas.
I two of these on my porch, perfect idea to use them. Found you on Simple Homestead Blog Hop.
They can be so much more than just storage. Thanks Candy.
This is absolutly adorable. Personally, I think the older lookin and beat up they are, the better they look.
Love this idea. I have some old baskets that I was gonna hang in my bathroom but realized they are just too heavy. Mine are rectangle instead of square. Thanks for sharing your cool idea.
Lisa
Thank you Lisa. Are you also going to make a table with yours? That would be so cool.
This is such a great upcycle project. Thanks for sharing with us at #CCBG
I have several storage crates in the attic, Yours came out really pretty! I’m inspired how quick you come up with ideas.
Maria
I think you and I both know the more we surf through blogland the more creative we end up becoming.
This is great, I really like how you created a table using these metal crates. Smart thinking!
Thanks Carol, I always try to repurpose old things, and I find I’m getting more and more creative (or crazy) as I go along…lol
This is so cool Mary! You’re brilliant! Love this idea and how rustic and industrial it looks!!!
The moment I saw it I knew it had potential. Thanks Katrin!
Mary, this is sooooo clever of you! I love it! The twine is perfect. The top is perfect. Love it.
Jean this was the original post when I came up with the idea. A year later I had to redo it because silly me, I had left it out on the balcony all winter.
This is a great repurpose Mary! Using twine to attach both together is not only practical but it adds visual interest, love the mix of metal and twine and wood. Your basement is like heaven for thrifters!
Pili I always try to be practical when it comes to these projects. And of course you know how much I love twine!
When I saw these metal milk storage crates, they brought back some memories. I love that you repurposed them. Thank you for sharing at Snickerdoodle Create Bake Make,