I've had this old wine crate for as long as I can remember. It's a very sturdy wooden box that has gone with me wherever I have lived. In university I used it as a bedside table to my low futon, sitting upside down. These days I use it as a magazine holder.
Just before my parents got married on August 16, 1958, my dad spent more money than he really had to buy my mom a crate of her favourite wine --Faisca rose from Portugal. He says that he had to order it in advance from the LCBO and meant it to be a wedding gift for her. They enjoyed that wine so much that he saved the crate and preserved it with a coat of varathane. Somehow I ended up with it somewhere in my late teen years.
This evening I decided to get it up off the floor with some industrial looking casters I found at Rona. (The glass of red seemed fitting for the job, and let's face it, that's how I like to DIY)
One caster on with 4 tiny screws and a little washer.
Four casters on and this is what it looks like now! Actually quite a bit easier to access as well.
Great Idea!
ReplyDeleteI have an small cigar box from my grandma...it used to have my granpa's cigars...she stored old post cards in it...it is just a thin wooden box, but it is a cherished part of the household!
what a lovely idea!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE sentimental pieces like this! It's really a great piece, and all the better with such a special history. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI love wine crates on casters and love even more that this has a story behind it!!
ReplyDeleteLove this wine crate piece. What kind of finish did you use, or did it come pre-finished?
ReplyDeleteIt came to me prefinished but I'm pretty sure my dad put on a couple of coats of Varathane. Matte finish.
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