Industrial Meets Primitive-Iron Pipe Towel Bar & Crate Shelf
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I had been looking online and in stores for some bathroom hardware but nothing really screamed unique or caught my eye.
Friends are always sharing neat ideas with me. One of these friends came across a picture of a barn board with iron piping attached to it and
… I knew exactly what I wanted to do.
… I knew exactly what I wanted to do.So I made a trip to my local Menard’s to pick up some steel piping. I sat in the aisle playing around with the pieces for a little while until I came up with something that resembled a towel bar.
I had originally picked out black iron piping but instead chose to use galvanized as I wasn't sure how the black finish would hold up after a good scrubbing and I could just paint the galvanized stuff anyway. Feel free to scatter your experiences with black iron piping. I'd love to know what you did with it and if the finish holds up. So I ended up with two flanges, two 3 inch pipes, two elbows, and a 10 inch pipe for a total cost of $12.89.
So I made a trip to my local Menard’s to pick up some steel piping. I sat in the aisle playing around with the pieces for a little while (the employees probably thought I was nuts) until I came up with something that resembled a towel bar. My total for the towel bar came to $12.89!
I took my purchase home and dropped them in the sink to begin cleaning. I began by spraying them down with simple green and using a scrub pad to loosen the grease; Then filled the sink with dish soap and warm water and let them soak for a little while before scrubbing them again.
Now that the pipes were squeaky clean and grease free, I could begin spray painting. I gave everything two coats of Rustoleum Hammered Bronze spray paint.
I happened to have a neat old crate (ok… so maybe I have a few in my hoard) that would work perfectly hung on the wall as a shelf. I took my freshly painted towel bar and marked where holes would need to be drilled to bolt it down.
I found a good place to mount it on the wall where a stud was located and a few screws later… it was ready to go.
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Love it I’m going to make one of these. Just need to find me a perfect crate first
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I love the way the wood & metal work so well together! Stunning!
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