DIY In Progress: Drying Rack **Now Updated**

I took advantage of hubby’s day off today and requested that he make me a drying rack for the laundry room, a la Centsational Girl, who was inspired by Ballard Designs.  Here’s Centsational Girl’s version:

and Ballard Design’s version:

Hubby followed C.G.’s directions, except we left off the knobs because I’ve already got a coat rack nearby.  I used my free Glidden paint and the handy-dandy pneumatic paint sprayer to give it a fresh coat of white:

We should have it hung later tonight, so I’ll update this post as soon as it’s in place!

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Update! The rack is now hung on the laundry room wall.  This is a small and narrow room, so this type of rack is perfect for the space.  There are also no windows, so I apologize for the dark photos!

Just one small oops where hubby drilled the holes for the dowel rods in the wrong spot at first.  No biggie, I didn’t even take the time to fill them in!

As you can see, we opted to use a chain instead of the hinge thingy that C.G. used.

It will be perfect for drying my lightweight sweaters and other “delicate” clothing.

All in all, this was a fairly simple and straight-forward project.  I say that because most of it was done by my husband!  I just painted and supervised.

We bought all the supplies at Lowe’s:

~ 2’x2’ oak, $7.47

~ 1/2'’x2” poplar boards, $1.61 (x4)

~ Window sash lock, $2.17

~ 2 feet of chain, $1.14

~ 3/8”x48” dowel rods, $0.84 (x2)

~ Set of 2 hinges, $2.08

~ 4 pack of D-ring hangers, $2.58

TOTAL: $23.56 + tax

Considering Ballard sells their small version for $89.00 plus tax and shipping, I’d say ours was a pretty good deal!