Boxed Wine Never Looked So Good – DIY Wine Box Cover
- By Joan
- June 25, 2020
- 5 Comments
Wine Box Cover
Welcome back. Today I’m sharing with you a project my oldest son made for his Aunt, a reclaimed wood, box wine cover.
While he was making the cover, he did think of me and took a bunch of pictures along the way. I don’t have all his measurements but hopefully I’ll give you enough information so you can recreate his project.
Start out with your favorite reclaimed wood. This is old wood siding that the previous owner of his house had left stacked behind his shed. It just needed a little scrubbing to remove the dirt. After scrubbing he was left with beautifully aged wood. No wood siding? Think about using my all time favorite, pallet wood.
Before starting on this project I would suggest buying your favorite boxed wine first to see just how big your DIY wood box should be.
Boxed wines come in a variety of shapes and sizes. As I don’t happen to have any boxed wine in front of me right now, to the internet I went to find that a Franzia box is 3.75 x 10.3 x 10.5″. A Black Box, 5.0 x 5.0 x 9.5″. A Bota Box is 4.9 x 4.9 x 10.9″.
Hopefully those measurements are close.
With a chop saw or miter saw, cut enough of your reclaimed wood to cover all of the wine box sides. If you cut them all about 11 1/2″, the height should be tall enough to cover all three boxes. I added a little extra to the tallest box to give allowance for the box top.
Use thin pieces of scrap wood to hold the side pieces together. Attach with wood glue and clamp, or use wood glue and small nails.
Do not extend the scrap wood all the way to the edges. You’ll need that space for the front and back of the box to attach.
Use the same method for the front and back of the box though you may only need to use 2 pieces of scrap wood instead of 3.
When your sides are complete and the glue is dry, assemble your box with screws or finish nails. My son did cut down his sides down to better fit his boxed wine.
When your box sides have been attached, cut a top from a single piece of wood. Once again, use finish nails or glue to secure in place.
Cut a hole with a spade bit large enough to insert the spigot.
While I’m on the subject, I found a guy who reuses the spigot and bags from the old wine boxes and also gives hints on cleaning the bags of wine.
While your puppy looks on, take the boxes over to your mom’s house (that would be me) to see if she has any bits and pieces to dress up your reclaimed wood wine boxes.
That’s where he found a couple of handles and a couple of Name Card Label Holder Frames . Mine were ripped off of one of my old metal file cabinets and tossed into my crate of miscellaneous bits. I never thought they would be used to label a wine box, buy hey, you never know.
The boxes he made are wide enough to hold the Black Box and tall enough to hold the Franzia.
The spigots are about the same distance from the ground on both.
With an open bottom the reclaimed wood box slides easily over the wine box. At your next party make sure you update the card holder with the brand and type of wine.
Until next time, stay inspired.
If you’re a wine lover, you may also enjoy these two projects.
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Interesting, reminds me of those old TV shows with the ‘stills’ in the country. Good use of scrap parts.
Hey that’s a pretty good explanation!
One thing that could be customized to the user is how to close the box. I was going back and forth, but it seemed to be easiest to leave the bottom open to get the wine in&out easily, but that definitely makes it less portable. Could probably add a 6th side to it with some kind of latch/lock and hinge.
Also, the wood i had was definitely a good look, but the multiple pieces made it much harder to work with. If you have larger pieces where you don’t have to strap them together, it makes the project much easier!
Thanks for the tips Keith (and for the leftover wood)
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