Weathered Wood Tool Caddy

One of my favorite things about the Haven bloggers’ conference is getting to try new products. I was so excited to return to my room one day to find three DIY kits from Home Depot. The tool caddy pictured above was one of those treats!

I thought the packaging was so cute with the orange mesh tie.

Each kit contained the pre-cut wood pieces, hardware, and instructions.

There was a slight problem with my tool caddy. The slot for the bottom piece of lumber did not line up. Let’s take a closer look.

When I tried to slide in the bottom piece, it left a gap on one side because the slots were not lined up properly. I decided to complete the assembly then I cut a piece of scrap lumber for the bottom and screwed it in from the sides.

The kit even included plugs for the screw holes. After I finished the assembly, I gave everything a base coat of white paint. Next I applied a dry brush coat of gray paint from my paint stash.

One of the kits was a wine rack. You can see in the photo below that one part has had the gray paint applied.

I had these little silver medallions that came from a belt that was being discarded and decided to use them as embellishments.

I used glue to attach them to the side.

I used screws from the inside to attach knob feet to the bottom.

The little button on the side in the photo above was used to cover one of the screws that holds the new bottom in place. I am very pleased with how the projects turned out.

The tool caddy is a very generous size measuring 18 inches long and 11 inches high.

The photo below shows the finished wine rack.

Here is a close look at the finish. It looks very similar to the weather wood finish that is very popular now.

I gifted the wine rack to a friend and kept the tool caddy. I can think of lots of uses for the tool caddy and look forward to using it for many years.

You can click here to see how I updated a tool caddy that my kids built at Home Depot many years ago!

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