Crate chic is anything but new. We’ve been perching on wonky old milk crates down at the hipster café since the turn of the Millennium.
But a bunch of European style-setters have taken the trend and given it a fresh new look by appropriating pastel-coloured bottled water crates for their homes.
The Insta-worthy results look straight out of a Wes Anderson set, with delicately-hued Evian crates working hard as design-led decor.
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Take a look at how these multi-tasking beauties have been used in some of the most stylish homes around the world.
Magazine storage and a perch for plants (for flowers)
Pet bed crate
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Wrapping paper crate
Children’s book crate
Bedside table crate
Fire wood crate
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With 27 years' experience as a lifestyle magazine and digital editor, Rebecca Lowrey Boyd is best known as the founder of Wee Birdy, a London-based blog devoted to London shopping, style and design. It was named one of the Top 100 Blogs in the World by the Sunday Times (UK), and was listed on Times Online's Best 50 Design Blogs in the World.