Crate Storage Unit

STEP 4: Clean off Excess Glue Next, take a rag and wipe off any wood glue that seeped through between the crates. You’ll want to get rid of it before it dries, or it could ruin the clean, finished look of your organizer.

STEP 5: Stain Your Crates The next step is optional. I fell in love with the copper-colored wire baskets I picked up from JoAnn’s but once I put the Danish oil on the crates, I wasn’t happy with the way the wood color looked with the baskets. I decided to try an experiment and applied weathered gray wood stain over the Danish oil (once the oil had dried).