Shipping crate storage bench!

I needed a place to store our dvd collection! I didnt like the open shelves we had before, I wanted to make a storage bench that looked like an old shipping crate. Of course I took apart a pallet :-)

I started by building a simple box,

Start with the sides,

Then attach the front and back, then I built the top

Used some hindges to secure the top to the base. I didnt build a bottom because it really didnt need one since I was just putting it on the floor.

Now I got all those awesome images, including the key on the pillow, from the graphicsfairy ! The front image here. She has an awesome collection of free vintage clip art!! Then I used this website to turn my image into a bigger one.

I was going to use carbon paper to transfer the image to the wood but I wasnt about to pay $16 for it!

So I turned the image over and colored really hard with a pencil.

It works just the same as carbon paper but for $0, assuming you have a pencil laying around.

Then I tapped it down where I wanted it and started tracin over the image. Be sure to press kinda hard to make sure the image transfers well.

As you can see here it works pretty good, it just takes some time coloring the back of the image with the pencil, if youd rather spend the $$ and get done faster, do that.

Then I just filled it in with a sharpie.

I love it! we just had a party and the bench came in handy for extra seating!

Im linking up to The Graphics Fairy today to brag about my work with her images :)

and primitive and proper

p.s. I updated with high quality pictures!