Tutorial: Metal Milk Crate Coffee Table

   New coffee table for the living room: check.  Recognize those metal crates? They are from the Kane Country Flea Market from last month.  I got them for $5 each specifically to make a table like this.  This was my first time staining wood as well as my first time using polyurethane.  (Aww, she's growing up so fast.)

    I got this idea while I was on Pinterest a while ago.  It's from a great blog called A Beautiful Mess.  Once I found the metal milk crates, I knew that it was time to make this project a reality.  The full tutorial with lots of pictures and copious explanation about how to make this yourself is after the jump.  Enjoy!

Kitchen Change-Up

I like to accessorize and have exposed storage, so last year we put in IKEA metal rods with little hangers on it.  I really like having it because I can change it out and change the look of the kitchen within just a few minutes.

Here is a quick look at our kitchen about an hour ago.

If you would like to see more than just one side of the kitchen, check out my house tour. After the jump you can see the new set up.  (Spoiler alert: It involves my new flea market finds.)

Flea Market Fun!

First Kane County Flea Market of the year!
Here are my prizes

I really loved these guys: 6 of them for $2

Prizes for my sister - a working safe, some fun glasses: $5

I got 5 assorted metal crates and baskets for $20.  There is a really great project in their future.













After the jump you can see some pictures of fun stuff I found at the flea market.