How To Make A Super Cute DIY Crate Red Pickup Truck
I was messing around with the wooden crates at Walmart and inspiration stuck! I wanted to make a vintage DIY red truck that I could use around my home. Check out my red truck made from crates and the best part – you can use this all year for all seasons!
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To make this crate truck, I bought one large crate and 3 small crates from Walmart.
The specific crates are here – large crate & mini crate
I painted them all with Apple Barrel bright red acrylic paint, and let them all dry completely.
On the first small crate I painted the bottom 2 slats for the bumper with Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint in the color metallic silver.
On the second crate I added wall stickers I found at Dollar Tree to be the windows. Bigger on the front and back sides for windshield and back window, and then smaller on the sides for door windows.
On the 3rd crate I added 2 LED stick on lights from Dollar Tree to become headlights.
On the large crate, I painted the bottom slat with the metallic silver paint for the rear bumper. I hot glued on 2 headlamp lights that I found at Dollar Tree and colored the surface red with a permanent marker for tail lights. I also had wood burned this coaster previously and wood glued that to the back as a license plate.
I found these wooden circles at Walmart in a package of 6. I painted 4 of them with Apple Barrel black acrylic paint and let that dry. I then painted the hubcap with Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint in the color Silver Shadow and let that dry. I used wood glue and glued the wheels onto the sides of the small crate with the bumper, and the sides of the large crate (truck bed) for back wheels.
Once the entire piece was dry it was ready to assemble. I stacked the 2 small crates in front for the hood, and the other small one with the windshields on top of the large crate.
You could glue these together with wood glue, but I opted to not glue them right now as they stack inside the large crate for easy storage.
Here is the assembled DIY Crate Red Pickup Truck from the front. I thought he was missing something so I added a wooden coaster that I had painted with Folk Art Chalkboard Paint. I then used chalk to make the grill. Alternatively I can write messages for the season on this as well.
Here is the other view of the DIY Crate Red Pickup Truck.
*Added bonus, the headlights and tail lights turn on 🙂
You can leave it as is or decorate it for all the seasons. For spring fill it with bunnies, planted flowers, eggs, etc.
For summer you can add plants. I added a hay bale and then put a flag in it.
For Winter I made DIY red truck Christmas Decor – add the famous look of the pine tree in the back. I added some LED lights as well.
For Fall – add mums, pumpkins, pine cones, and other decorations.
Can you believe I made this truck made out of crates? Are your ready to make your own wooden Crate Truck?
I was messing around with the wooden crates at Walmart and inspiration stuck! I wanted to make a vintage DIY red truck that I could use around my home. Check out my red truck made from crates and the best part – you can use this all year for all seasons!
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Could you please share the measurements for the wooden creates, Walmart doesn’t seem to carry the ones you used and trying to find something similar. Thank you!
Hi Crystal – Here are the links to the crates I used. I found mine in the crafting isle if that helps.
Large Crate – https://www.walmart.com/ip/MPI-Wood-Large-Pine-Crate/46161817
Smaller Crates – https://www.walmart.com/ip/MPI-Wood-Mini-Pine-Crate/46161818
Is there a reason why you used chalk paint on the red pickup truck? If it is going to be outside, wouldn’t a regular exterior paint be better? I live in sunny Arizona!
It is easy to work with, and I had it on hand. You can use whatever paint you want depending on where you’re keeping it. Mine has been inside, and under my covered front porch.
This post was one of my featured favorites today from our Happy Holidays link party. Thanks so much for sharing with us.
Thank you so much for the feature and the support, I appreciate it. Happy Holidays
What fun, this will be one of the features over at Handmade Monday tomorrow 😀
Thank you so much Julie and thanks for the feature. I’ll see you at the next party.
What a cute idea. I love the different ways that you have it displayed. I’m picturing it filled with greenery and Christmas lights. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.
Thank you so much Rhonda, and I love how it can be used year around.
Oh my goodness, this little red truck is so darn cute, I could even see this used on Valentines, sweet!! Thank you for sharing on #omhgff, and this week I am pleased to feature your post!! Be sure to stop by and share again!!
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Karren
Thank you so very much Karen and thanks for the feature. I’ll see you at the next link party.
Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
Thanks for the wonderful party Marilyn, and I’ll see you at the next one.
I love this!!!! What a super cute idea! Not just for Christmas. This is my favorite pick for #trafficjam this week!
Thank you and you are just so sweet Tracy. I appreciate the support and I’ll see you at the next party!
Love this! I am doing a red truck themed tree this year and I needed to see this idea to use as a base for the tree. If I make one I will definitely give credit back to you! Thanks for sharing it at #HomeMattersParty
Thank you Donna, I’m thrilled you like it and are interested in creating one too. Thank you for the credit back, that means a lot to me.
LOVE this creative crate creation = awesome! Thanks for sharing at last week’s Reader Tip Tuesday party. It’s being featured at this week’s party:
jodiefitz.com/reader-tip-tuesday-weeks-craft-recipe-party
Looking forward to seeing some of your other projects. Have a great day…
Thank you so very much Jodie and thank you for the feature. I’ll see you at the next party.
What a great idea and the results speak for themselves. The red pickup truck will be featured on our next Blogger’s Pit Stop.
Kathleen
Thank you so much Kathleen, and thank you for the feature. I will see you at the next party.
You are so clever, Chas! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s!
Thank you so much Ann, I appreciate it.
I love this , absolutely adorable 🙂
Thank you for linking up w Creative Muster! Blessings to you! xoxo Sharon
Thank you so much Sharon, and thanks for stopping by
A really cute idea! Thank you for linking up to Creative Compulsions!
Thank you Michelle and thanks for stopping by.
Such a creative idea – I love that the lights actually work! Thanks for sharing with us at The Blogger’s Pit Stop!
Thank you so much Roseann and thanks for stopping by.