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    Home » Decorate

    Wood Crate Centerpiece You Can Craft in an Afternoon

    by Patti Estep · Apr 7, 2024

    Partial image of a gray stained wood crate centerpiece with white pots of pink gerbera daisies.
    Blue mason jars with pink tulips in a white wooden crate centerpiece over 3 wooden centerpieces one white, one gray and one dark walnut.

    Learn three different ways to create a beautiful wood crate centerpiece for your home using wood stain, chalk, and craft paints.

    Gray stained wood crate centerpiece with white pots and pink gerbera daisies.

    We had so much fun creating a wood crate flower centerpiece at our girls' getaway weekend. Each year myself and two long time friends go away for the weekend and stay at my friend's sister's farmhouse in the mountains.

    Most of the time we talk, shop, and eat. However, in the last couple of years, we started adding creative activities for us to enjoy, which are then shared on the blog.

    This post contains some affiliate links (that means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, there's no additional cost to you, but I will earn a very small commission. ) i.e. as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.

    Clay pots, wood crates, stain and paint

    How to Make a Wood Crate Centerpiece

    Materials

    Wood Crate (15 in.)
    4 1/2 " Clay Pots (3)
    4 " clay saucers (3)
    Chalk Paint
    Minwax dark Walnut Stain
    Minwax gray Stain

    Stained and painted wood crates

    For this project, you first need to decide how you want to decorate your crate. Here we used three different options.

    One was stained with a gray stain. One was stained with a dark walnut wood stain. The third was whitewashed with white chalk paint.

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    Painting clay pot navy

    I had my friends decorate three clay pots and saucers to go into the crates. Here my friend painted her pots blue and gold, as a tribute to West Virginia Mountaineers, where her boys go to school.  She chose the dark walnut stained crate to hold her pots.

    Painting clay pot white

    My other friend decided to use white chalk paint to cover the entire pot and saucer, and the gray stained crate. After the pots dried, she used a little sandpaper to slightly distress the edges.

    Sanding painted mason jar

    The third wooden centerpiece box is a thank you gift from me to the homeowner. Here I painted three mason jars instead of clay pots, as a low maintenance option. 

    The mason jars can be used as vases to hold cut flowers, cutlery, or other items. They were painted with blue chalk paint and then sanded for a distressed look. Then I added a little twine with glue at the top for texture.

    Navy and gold pots with tulips

    Here's the Mountaineer tribute complete with potted tulips. We left the plants in their nursery pots so that you could remove them for watering, or to easily switch out them out with other florals or greenery.

    Gerbera daisies in white pots

    Gerbera daisies went into this pretty gray stained crate with white pots. I think the gray stain gives it a rustic modern farmhouse look.

    Aqua painted mason jars with white tulips

    Lastly, the mason jars in the whitewashed crate. Doesn't it look great with these blush tulips? I bet it would look great with baby’s breath and peonies too.

    This is a great DIY home decor project to make with others. Easy, quick, inexpensive, creative, and something you can use all year long. Place it on your dining table or a coffee table for all to enjoy.

    Wouldn't they be great for special occasions such as a bridal shower, wedding, or Christmas decoration?

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Stacey

      March 27, 2017 at 9:58 pm

      These turned out so pretty and what a fun project to do with friends.

      Your new blog name is perfect!

      Thanks for your sweet comment at Poofing the Pillows today. ♥

      Reply
    2. FLORENCE @ VintageSouthernPicks

      March 27, 2017 at 4:05 pm

      I love this idea! I always like a bit of rusticity...plants look good paired with it & as you say, easy to take them out to water or change out completely.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        March 27, 2017 at 4:11 pm

        Hi Florence,

        They were so fun to make and it was a great activity to share with my good friends.

        Thanks for stopping by,
        Patti

        Reply
    3. Carole

      March 22, 2017 at 8:22 am

      What fun! I love this idea too because creating with friends is so neat. I'm looking at these first thinking which one is my favorite and it's difficult because they all look amazing. However the last one with the jars would fit perfect in our current home.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        March 22, 2017 at 8:41 am

        Hi Carole,

        You could probably make one from scratch with your woodworking expertise. Add it to your list for when you have a moment.
        Thanks for stopping by,
        Patti

        Reply

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