Blanket Storage Shelves Out of My Grandpa’s Old Wooden Ladder
This is not my first rodeo when it comes to turning ladders into blanket racks. My first attempt was my Grandpa’s HUGE old ladder that hung off the side of the old garage for decades. I’m using that one in my master closet holding all my high heals, throws and scarves. I have just a silly amount of blankets in my living room and I won’t give up a single one of them so just a hanging rack wasn’t going to do, in fact, I needed storage shelves!
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Carole White on Feb 21, 2022
@Mar52206692, it was very similar to this process actually! My "found" ladder is only about 4ft tall, so I was easily able to have it fully open in a corner of my living room for all 4 cats to enjoy. I had scrap wood to use on each level for the "shelves", screwed them into place, covered some foam pieces with fabric and stuck that to each level with velcro and that was about it! I'll try to insert a picture here
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GrandmasHouseDIY on Feb 22, 2022
That is absolutely genius Carol! Thank you for sharing a pic with us!
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Sheryl on Feb 12, 2024
I also inherited a rickety old wooden ladder we called "The ladder of death". My original plan was to make a 5 shelf plant stand for the deck, but I got sidetracked. My blackberry bush needed some support, so after a good scrub with a wire brush and a couple of coats of poly, it landed in my garden. The squirrels and birds love it and it supports my floppy blackberry bush nicely.
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GrandmasHouseDIY on Feb 13, 2024
Now that is such a lovely visual and idea Sheryl!!
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How do you keep it from folding up on you ? It would be HORRIBLE for everything to end up on the floor!!!!
I wonder if the steps and the back rungs ever lined up level, when it was first built and used as a ladder? Some ladders I've seen don't even have the same quantity of steps and rungs. I know the bead board shelves cover the back rungs very well, but as you have matching amounts, it's a shame you couldn't have done more adjustments to make them level without using L- brackets. That said, I am going to go excavating in the back of the shed, to see what I can see. Maybe I'll be eating my words when I try to replicate your gorgeous project. Thanks for the inspiration!
Now, another question for you, and the HT community in general. If I find the one I'm thinking of, it will be an old and well used wood ladder. Should I scrape off the old paint splatters and sand it down to fresh wood, or just wash it, and love and appreciate it's "age spots?" Did you? (Maybe seal it, so my neuroses don't have to wonder about lead paint problems?)