Functional Art from a repurposed pop crate

  When we remodeled our bathroom I needed art for the wall. I didn’t want to hang just anything, I wanted my wall art to be functional as well as pretty. 

I gave this much thought and finally came up with the idea to use an old wooden pop crate and to fill each grid with belts and necklaces.

    It took me quite a while to find just the right pop crate since I specifically wanted a white or natural colored one.

Once I brought it home I gave the crate a good cleaning (lots of dust and creepy spiderwebs in those grids!). I glued a piece of felt to the back of it (to keep it from scratching up the wall), then I screwed two eye screws to the back and ran a wire through the screws.

   The pop crate now hangs on the wall over my towel rack and it looks just as great as I envisioned it. Yesssss – I love it when an idea comes together, don’t you?

TJ Foster

I was bitten by the collecting bug about 30 years ago and love to incorporate vintage finds into my decorating. I get a kick inviting friends into my home (in person or online) to see things from the good old days that bring back memories.
My hope is that Whimsybop will inspire others to see the beauty in old forgotten things, and to give second-hand treasures new life again.

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