DIY Sliding Wood Crate Storage

At this point I took all the crates outside to spray paint them. Before spray painting I sanded all the edges smooth with 150 grit sandpaper. I gave them 2 coats of blue spray paint except on the right side which would be against the wall.

While they were drying I cut a spacer board to help with the drawer slide install. I took a scrap of 1/4″ plywood and cut it to 18″ by 6″.

I used the spacer to layout the center lines for the drawer slides on each crate. This would make sure the slides were equally spaced and more importantly, parallel. I centered the spacer 1-1/2″ from the top of the crate and drew a line on each furring strip.

I disassembled the slides into it’s two parts and used the extension piece for the crates. I lined them up flush with the front of the crate and centered the mounting holes on the reference lines. A few quick pilot holes and screws and the crates had their slides.

Now that the crates were ready I moved back to the closet to install the mounting strips and slides. I cut 2 more pieces of 1×4 furring strip to 39-1/2″. I mounted one in the back corner into the corner stud.

The next strip was mounted so it ended 18-3/4″ from the back wall (the extra 3/4″ was to account for the base moulding). I couldn’t hit a stud here, so I used 4 drywall anchors to hold the strip.

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