Wooden Crate Light

Our Wooden Crate Light project provides super quick and easy mood lighting. Mounts on a french cleat and is modular for vertical or horizontal repetition.

Two cuts, two screws, and a few brad nails is all it takes.

Parts: a standard light kit, a French Cleat kit, and a square crate (available at Home Depot).

Tools: you will need a brad nailer, screw driver, and saw. We recommend Ryobi’s cordless one+ nail gun, drill, and meiter saw.

Hardware: 2 1/2" nails, 1 1/2" wood screws

1) Drill hole into the corner of solid side of the crate

2) Cut 2, 8 3/4 sections of the French Cleat

3) Mount Bulb Socket in the hole with socket facing the inside of the crate

4) Install light bulb

5) Insert cleat into crate as shown and nail from the back.

6) Screw 2nd french cleat section to a wall or vertical surface as shown

7) Lift crate over and place it onto mounted cleat

Enjoy Your Creation!