Vegetable Bin

Description

Potato bin plans: a simple open-front vegetable bin for the kitchen

After I built the herb garden for Jamie, I wanted another simple project for the kitchen. This bin gives our potatoes, onions and garlic a home off the counter, and it looks good doing it. It’s a pine box with an open, angled front, so you can see what’s inside and grab it without lifting a lid. The whole thing comes from three common pine boards and goes together with glue and brad nails. If you can make an angled cut on a miter saw and run a brad nailer, you can build this.

What you get

• Printable one-page PDF plan, instant download
• Board-by-board cut diagrams with the angled side cuts marked
• Labeled assembly drawing showing where every part goes

Specs

• Overall size: 22-1/4″ wide x 10-3/4″ deep x 10-3/4″ tall
• Front: open, with the sides cut at 30 and 25 degrees
• Joinery: wood glue and 1-1/4″ brad nails

Lumber you’ll need

• 1 board, 1x10x6′ common pine (the 22-1/4″ back and bottom panels and both angled sides)
• 1 board, 1x8x6′ common pine (the 22-1/4″ top panel)
• 1 board, 1x4x6′ common pine (the 20-3/4″ front board)

Hardware and supplies

• 1-1/4″ brad nails (18 gauge)
• Wood glue

Tools you’ll need

• Miter saw
• Brad nailer
• Tape measure and pencil
• Safety glasses and hearing protection

Common questions

What can I store in it? I built it for root vegetables. Ours holds potatoes, onions and garlic.

How hard are the angled sides? Not hard. Each side is cut from the 1×10 with a 30 degree cut and a 25 degree cut, and the plan gives the edge lengths (6-1/2″ and 8-1/2″) so you can lay them out right on the board.

What wood should I use? Common pine boards from any home center. The plan uses 1×10, 1×8 and 1×4 pine, actual 3/4″ thick.

Want to see it first? The full build is on the blog: root vegetable storage bin.