Hello Friends!
Hope you’re all having a lovely week! Our countdown to summer holidays is still on around here! I know many of you are already on holidays and yes, I envy your routine-less, lazy, go-to-the-beach-whenever-you-want days! We’ll be there soon, though!
Somehow, I found the time in this crazy busy month of June to do a double post today!!! Earlier this morning I shared our weekly link up party… if you’re a blogger, I’d be thrilled if you popped over and linked up what you’ve been up to! Or if you’re one of my readers (that I appreciate very much!!) check it out for tons of pretty inspiration and delicious recipe ideas!
When Virginia of Fynes Designs shared this Trash to Treasure Blog Hop she was doing, I immediately jumped on board! I love saving something that’s headed to the dump and make it into something pretty! However, my June has had two unexpected weekends away and now I’m not sharing what I had originally planned. However, I’ll just share a smaller project with you today that started out with wood headed to the garbage and made into this…
Last summer we did some big renos on our deck… including the addition of a roof and maintenance free rails. When the contractor asked if he could have our old falling apart rails, I immediately answered no. I was thinking that maybe we’d have a use for them two or three or ten years down the road. You just never know. So when we were redoing our bathroom last month and I wanted to make a towel rack, I immediately knew where to go for wood. Nope, not to Home Depot this time!
Here’s how I made it…
All you need is a piece of fence board (or pallet wood or any other reclaimed wood), some hooks and paint or stain of your choice.
Our deck boards are all cedar so the first thing I did was sand down the board using a hand sander. That thing is soo handy and gets the job done so much faster. I washed it down to get rid of all the saw dust and let it dry thoughly. I hadn’t planned on using chalkpaint, otherwise I wouldn’t have had to sand it down. I gave it two coats of Simplicity from Country Chic. This chalkpaint is pretty much the best… super easy to use, odorless, dries quickly and it comes in a fabulous selection of beautiful colors! You’ll have to check out their site!
I then measured and using a screw driver, I attached these beautiful hooks from D. Lawless Hardware. These hooks are so sturdy and come in an oil rubbed bronze color. I love how it brings out the same color in our countertops and tile! They’re currently on sale on their website if you’re interested. (And, no I’m not paid to say how much I love the chalkpaint and this hardware…. they’re just products I love and want to share with you, my readers!)
I absolutely love how totally functional this towel rack is. It gets used every single day by our little ones!
And now for some more beautiful Trash to Treasure DIY, check out these beautiful posts from these super talented ladies! I know you’ll be blown away by these amazing ideas! All the links are listed below!
Faux Mercury Glass Vases from The DIY Mommy
DIY Marshmallows Roasting Sticks from Fynes Designs
Papasan Chair Cover Turorial from The Happy Housie
Cobalt Blue Glass Vase Birdbath from Time with Thea
Reclaimed Wood Towel Bar from Joy In Our Home
How To Make a Fairy Garden from Life Is A Party
Reclaimed Headboard from New House New Home New Life
Here’s one more Trash to Treasure DIY I’d love to show you. Just in case you missed it, last month I shared how my husband and I made our very own Barn Door. All from items that were reclaimed. It’s one of most favorite projects we’ve ever done and cost lest than $15! You can read all about it here!
Hope you all have a great rest of the week! Thanks for coming by today!
-Kendra
Linking to these fabulous parties:
Inspire Me Tuesday, Time To Sparkle, On Display Thursdays, Tuesdays At Our Home, Motivational Monday, The Dedicated House, The Makers Link Party, Party In Your PJs, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Whimsy Wednesday, Moonlight and Mason Jars, Work It Wednesday, Pin Worthy Wednesday, Wednesday Roundup, Artsy Fartsy Link Party, Inspire Me Please, Grace At Home, Creative Collection, Weekend Wind-down Party, Best of The Weekend, Super Saturday, Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop, Share It Sunday, Talented Tuesdays, Pretty Pintastic Party, Think and Make Party, Something To Talk About, The Creative Circle, Dream Create Inspire,
LOVED your bathroom and love this towel rack! We always hang our towels on hooks too – it’s just so much easier than folding them and hanging them over the bar. Would love to make something like this for our master bath! Enjoy these last few weeks Kendra! The end is in sight!!!
Thank, Kristi! I agree and we’re slowing getting rid of the towel bars as we make more of these! Sooo glad the end is in sight… I share your anticipation! Have a great day, friend!
Oh this has my name all over it! Trash to Treasure is what I love. GREAT JOB!
Thanks Deborah! Me too 😉 Thanks so much for coming by! xo
I did something similar to this in our master bathroom and I just LOVE the hooks! They towels don’t ‘touch’ each other and dry a lot quicker than my normal rack in our hall bathroom. Yours looks great in your bathroom!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
Thank you, Carrie! I agree I like the hooks so much better than a towel bar! Thanks for stopping by… hope your weekend is wonderful!
What a pretty little towel hanger. Love how the old wood turned out, and hooks are so much easier with little ones. Great project.
Thanks, Dannyelle! You’re right… it is very easy to use for the kids! So glad you stopped by!
You are so resourceful and creative. I have to admit I prefer this kind of towel bar because it holds more towels and takes up less space. Yours looks and fits perfectly in your bathroom. Nicely done!
Thanks so much, Thea! That means a lot coming from you! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! xo
We did something similar in our bathrooms and I love it! So neat when you can reuse something like that. It goes very well in your pretty bathroom too!
Thanks, Lisa! Yes, I love grabbing wood from our pile…. perfect for keeping the cost down! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! xo
Looks fabulous! I love how crisp and clean your bathroom looks!
Thanks so much, Virginia! So glad you stopped by! Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! 🙂
Such a simple, yet beautiful project! Looks great in your bathroom. I hope you’ll link up this project over at Motivational Monday this week.
That towel rack is such a great idea and your bathroom is looking gorgeous!
Thanks so much, Christina! So happy you stopped by! Have a great weekend, friend!
Great DIY and I love your bathroom colours! Looks beautiful
Thanks Gilly! I really appreciate it! Have a wonderful weekend! 🙂
This is so pretty and functional, Kendra. I love seeing all the gorgeous projects you guys are adding to your home. I’ve been dying to try Country Chic chalk paint too!
Thanks so much, Amy! I loved working with their paint… you’ll have to try it soon, too! xo
Great project, Kendra! I love when things get recycled, instead of ending up in the landfill, especially when they get turned into useful, beautiful towel hooks!
Thanks, Amy! I totally agree! Hope you have a great week! xo
Kendra-
I am still amazed at your bathroom redesign! You did such a great job transforming your space and this reclaimed towel hooks made it that much better! Thank you for taking the time to stop by and link with us at Dream. Create. Inspire. Link! I hope to se you there again tomorrow!
Cat
Thank you so much, Cat! Your comments always make my day! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! xo
Oh I love this ,too! I’m working on a little towel rack for my guest bath too. Such a simple but pretty project! I love those hooks, I might need to use them, too. 😉 Happy Thursday!
Thanks, Amanda! Love simple projects! Look forward to seeing yours! Have a great weekend! xo
Love this!! We really really need a towel rack in our bathroom. Sadly the towels usually end up on the floor or hung over the curtain rod… I think their might be a towel rack in our near future. Thanks for the inspiration!
-Shonee
http://www.hawthorneandmain.com
Thanks, Shonee! I hear ya on just throwing them over the shower curtain! This towel rack is so handy and gets used every single day! 🙂 Thanks SO much for stopping by, friend!