How to Make a Simple Wine Bottle and Glass Rack From a Wood Pallet
by
Jennifer
(IC: homeowner)
4 Materials
3 Hours
Medium
I have a lot of pallets and have made several things now for me and others! This is a wine bottle and glass rack I made from some of the pallet wood!
Big pile of pallets!
I cut one pallet in half with a reciprocating saw. I then cut off part of the two boards that were broke with a circular saw. Now get rid of those nails!
Next...
I will add a shelf on one side. I also need to add a piece of wood to the bottom to hang glasses and to hold bottles using more pallet wood. I decided one long piece of wood for the bottom would work better than two smaller pieces. This project is fairly easy and quick to do. Really !!
I took off the top board after looking at it. I think it would look better in the end.I will use that piece in front of the shelf. When I cut down the boards for the shelves I saved two little pieces to use as braces for the shelf. Now that all pieces are cut to the right size, time to start the glass holder shelf.
I made a template from heavy stock paper! I need to measure out the bottom for 4 glasses to hang. But I don't have any wine glasses ( I don't drink wine) hmmm...I know how to solve this, I will use a candlestick holder for the glass stem and bottom to make the template!
The side marks are where I would screw in the board to the bottom of the rack.
I used a 3/4 in. paddle bit to drill 4 holes where the glasses would hang and then used a jigsaw to cut out the the rest out. Just follow the lines.
Now all pieces are ready to assemble!
I then attached everything together with 1" wood screws. Next I sanded down the whole thing with a palm sander except where the glasses hang I did by hand.
I then painted it white so whoever I gave this to could paint it a color they wanted. A nice clean slate so to say! Total time on this project was about 2 to 3 hours. I also gave it to a neighbor the same day I painted it, who loved it white! She said she might add some grapes with some purple color to it, that sounds great to me!
I made 2 of these racks from the same pallet! Both are the exact same build but the other one I stained a dark mahogany for a friend for Christmas!
I'm glad I could give it to someone who could use it and it made her day!
Thanks for looking and I hope this will inspire others to make one for yourself or a friend!
Any questions or comments are always welcomed!
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Suggested materials:
- Wood pallet (on hand)
- 16 - 1" wood screws (on hand)
- All saws (on hand)
- White paint (on hand)
Published January 20th, 2018 12:05 PM
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New Moon Vintage on Jan 23, 2018
Some people don't know what can be made out of pallets. I see them all the time and have picked more then 40 in a couple of months. Looks great!!
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Jennifer on Jan 24, 2018With this latest batch of pallets I have made so far - 2 wine bottle/glass racks, a rack for pots and pans, a coffee table, a big welcome sign, 3 wall hangings and an addition to my outside bar (posting that one soon)! I will be making a shoe storage and a cabinet for the bathroom soon! Thanks so much Susan!
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New Moon Vintage on Jan 24, 2018How do you have time to do all that? I do spend almost my entire weekend on projects and everyday after work. The dresser I am working on has really given no time to much else. If I can convince my husband and my 20 year old they don't need to eat dinner everyday I would have more time. LOL!! Big babies. Or I should say spoiled babies. I did it to myslef.
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