![]() ![]() We used a select pine which increased the cost by about $20 - part of me is excited about how smooth and beautiful the boards are and part of me is sad that it's not as rustic as I'd like. The build is all off the shelf 1x boards - 1x3s and 1x8s. It's a wooden ladder shelf! A very simple project really, but with great storage in different sizes perfect for a bathroom. I've been wanting to add extra storage to our master bath, but did not want to sacrifice the open feeling with a boxed in cabinet. It was tough to do this past week, but we did manage to pull off a project (as you can see in the video). I'm trying hard to finish one project a week for our house (at least) - come rain, shine, or even morning sickness. Maybe someone before wanted to hang stuff there, or maybe it’s just some weird 1947 thing from when the house was built, but I might as well use it since it’s here.Have you had a chance to watch this week's video? It's one of my favorite videos ever! I still can’t figure out why this wall has dowels in it since I’ve never seen anything like it before. The metal baskets and metal S-hooks seem like a much nicer idea, both functionally and aesthetically. Unfortunately, they seem pretty flimsy–probably good enough for light items, but I suspect they’d break if I put anything very heavy in them. I got some plastic baskets that had hooks like plastic hangers coming out of the back at the Japanese dollar store (about $2.50 each) and they work pretty well to hang up after I cleaned out all the cobwebs and dust from the nooks and crannies in the wall. It’s a weird set up, but would be a great place to hang small baskets to put things like trash bags, ziplock bags, cleaning supplies, or even unopened dry food items for extra storage, since we don’t have a ton of storage. We have a weird wall underneath our front stairway (in the garage/laundry area) with exposed studs and some previous owner or the builder put these approx half inch diameter dowels in/through the studs horizontally about every 8 inches from the top to the bottom of the wall. I was looking for metal baskets with hooks on the back for hanging things and realized from what you did that I only need to get S-hooks or shower curtain hooks to hook whatever baskets I like onto the wall. fill the baskets with small potted plantsįor more bathroom organization and storage ideas, check out these posts….hang pretty scarves or other accessories.Here are just a few ideas to help get you started… The dimensions on the ladder can easily be adjusted to your particular needs and can really be used in any room in your home. How else could I use this storage ladder? use hanging metal planters for small plants or as storage for other items.place mason jars in the baskets and fill with basic self-care items.roll up smaller towels into the baskets.The possibilities are endless, but here’s a quick list of storage ideas. The fun thing about this storage ladder is that you can customize it however you’d like. What can I store in a bathroom storage ladder? Attach your baskets and some other fun accessories and you are good to go! Paint or stain the ladder and allow to dry.Once your ladder is assembled, fill in the screw holes with wood putty.Completely screw in the rungs on one side of the ladder before doing the other side. Once you have this first rung in place, all you need to do is slip in your spacer and make sure that it is level when placing your next rung. My version came in at around $30 for all supplies placing it in the middle of the 1×3. This simple DIY bathroom storage ladder is the perfect beginner project. The dimensions can also easily be adapted to any space or your specific storage needs. This really is a very simple DIY that anyone can do with just some basic supplies. It fills up the space perfectly, adds a little extra interest to the room, and provides some additional easy access storage. After trying out a few different ideas in the space, I came up with this easy DIY storage ladder. Our main floor powder room didn’t have a lot of storage options and had this blank vertical wall in the back corner. Perfect for small bathrooms or to add interest to blank wall spaces. ![]() This easy DIY bathroom storage ladder is a pretty way to add easy, functional storage to your bathroom space. ![]()
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