1.   House finches love to build in old wooden crates nailed up near the overhang of a building.

2.   I sat down on an old crate -- my table and chairs exist only on paper -- to sip my coffee and take stock.

3.   Inions makes clutter almost fashionable by hiding it in everything from slickly modern Charles Eames storage cabinets to chicly ethnic Indian cupboards, even old funky chicken crates.

4.   She also designs gardens for roofs and terraces using old galvanized tins and old crates.

5.   Their children play with old Coca-Cola crates, and the garbage they find in piles around the camp.

6.   You can create one from an old crate, a cabinet with its door removed or a drawer.