A Little More Home Improvement
We had a blank wall in our dining room that looked something like this...
Then, I asked my dad and step mom to pick up some antique blueberry crates for me. Jersey is big on blueberries and they live in Jersey so I was able to find a farm that had a barn full of crates. Only, it was an hour away from their house. They got lost, there were some arguments and then when they arrived at the farm to find the six, old, worn crates they had just driven over an hour for they thought I was officially nuts.
My dad came up to help us with the photo shoot and along with him came my new (old) crates! We quickly nailed them together and then onto that blank wall. So now, it looks like this...
He doesn't think I am so crazy anymore. Now, I can't take credit for this idea. I saw a similar shelf in a Country Living magazine but I knew it was a project that would be perfect for my recent crate obsession and to show off some of my vintage collection. Blueberry crates are great for that because they are only a few inches deep so nothing gets 'lost' and little things display nicely. I anticipate changing the items often but the crates are there for good.
**UPDATE** Greg just posted some new pictures of the baby chicks over on our Farm Blog! Head on over to check them out.
