Hey guys! Today I’m making a DIY Outdoor Bench out of milk crates, zip ties, and scrap wood. I needed somewhere to store all of Jaylis outdoor toys (like soaking wet pool toys, squirt guns, chalk, balls, etc…) and this was the perfect DIY solution on a budget.

I started by assembling the milk crates with zip ties. I had to use a drill to put holes in for my zip ties and because I didn’t have any black zip ties, I just colored them in with a sharpie (lol, gotta just make it work!)

I wanted to put a lid on mine to double it up as a seating bench so I measured the top and cut a piece of wood (from an old door my neighbor gave me) to size.

You could also cover your lid with an outdoor rug or outdoor fabric, but I chose not to do that.

Now we have storage for all those summer toys

and a bench to sit on!

So what do you guys think? Is this something you’re going to make?

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