SUPPLIES:
- Bathroom Towel Bar (I chose a simple one, but The Home Depot has a huge selection.)
- Screws
- Spray Paint (optional)
Creating extra storage in my house is a MUST! With three kids, two dogs and two adults, our house is always jam-packed with "stuff" and there is nothing I love more than an organized home. This simple DIY is extremely budget-friendly and easy to install. You can use it for so many things too!
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SUPPLIES:
- Bathroom Towel Bar (I chose a simple one, but The Home Depot has a huge selection.)
- Screws
- Spray Paint (optional)
Do you see that wasted space on the side of my kitchen cabinet? It's time to turn it into something useful!
Cut your piece of vinyl deck ledger to the same length as your towel bar. even though this is sturdy, it's quite easy to cut. I chose to spray paint mine in a metallic silver to match the towel rack bar as close as possible.
With a pencil, mark the area where you will install the first towel bar bracket.
With a pencil, mark the area where you will install the second towel bar bracket.
start out by screwing the first bracket into the cabinet at the marked point.
Then insert the towel rack bar into the first bracket, and install the second bracket by screwing it into your marked point on the cabinet. This towel rack was super easy to install, and I love the sleek look of it. You can find tons of different style towel racks on The Home Depot.
Mark the point where you would like the ledger to be installed below the towel bar.
This height depends on what items you plan on storing on the outside of the cabinet. If it's spices, be sure to measure the shortest spice bottle for height reference. If it's cook books, be sure to measure the height of a standard cook book, etc.
Install your deck ledger at the marked points below the towel bar. Be sure to use the proper screws for the type of material your cabinet is made out of. Mine is wood, so I used 4 wood screws.
...And, it's ready to be put to good use!
The finished product provides the perfect amount of storage for some of my kitchen items that I had piling up around the house. Now my cook books, food magazines, and even my iPad (that I reference for recipes often) have a neat little space on the side of my cabinet. I can even plug the iPad into the outlet above for easy charging!
Thanks so much for this lil storage idea! Simple & economical! Looks like it belonged there from the start!
I thought from the photo and heading it would be extra storage for the stuff in photo. I didnt see one magazine there. Very disappointing.
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Have a question about this project?
I do love this. I have the worlds smallest weird kitchen. I am looking for a cheap wall-stretcher. Any ideas??? LOL
Maybe you could attach a rack underneath cabinet..
I wonder the max weight the ledger would hold? Thoughts?
The example in the above photo shows a few magazine style cookbooks. So... there ya go...🤔😊
Brilliant! Love it!