Rustic crate bookcase - side view
I'm replacing the rustic cabinet with a bookcase unit made from small crates stained with two washes of grey, black and brown. Could I have made nine identical crates? Yes, but why do that when Minimum World offers perfectly suitable ones already made? I bought these for $2 each instead of trying to make a bunch of identical crates, which would have taken days.
With the angled front wall, I thought an offset stack would look best. There was slopped glue around many of the seams, but that was easily masked by stuffing the shelves full. I put my wheat back penny in the bottom row for size reference.
I'll make some additional items appropriate for a studio, but I love the way they look so far with some minis I had on hand. In fact, many of these items will have to stay...they just look so completely at home.
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