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For the past year or so I've been really unhappy with my kitchen. I wasn't pleased with the layout, the function, my appliances, the cabinets or the counter tops. But since I have 1 kid in college and another getting ready to go, a full remodel is not in the budget. I thought that meant that all of my dreams of a kitchen I loved were put on hold. That is until I decided that I didn't need a FULL remodel, I could just change a few things here and there to get the look and function that I want.
One thing that I really wanted was a place to display wooden cutting boards and serving dishes that I have collected through the years. Last week I showed the peg rack I made for hanging cutting boards and today I'm going to show how I made a wall mounted dish rack.
How to Make a Wall Mounted Dish Rack
I had a general idea of what I wanted the dish rack to look like, but wasn't sure of plans, so off to the hardware store I went.
I pulled pieces of wood off the shelf and played them on the floor of the store. When I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted, I purchased the wood and took it home.
Supply List for Wall Mounted Dish Rack
- #6 1" x 3" pieces of wood cut down to 24 inches
- #2 1-1.5" pieces of lattice or other molding cut down to 2 inches
- wood glue
- wood screws
- paint
- sand paper
- matte finish clear top coat
This is a rough sketch of my DIY Dish Rack. The arrows represent screw placement.
Instructions for making DIY wall mounted Dish Rack
- Cut and lightly sand all pieces of wood
- Place outer 1 x 3's in rectangle.
- Place glue on wood pieces and then pre drill holes with a drill bit.
- Screw the pieces together with wood screws.
- Place top 1 x 3 flat against top and attach with glue, pre drilled holes and screws.
- Place middle 1 x 3 on it's side and attach with glue, pre drilled holes and screws.
- Place lattice or molding about 3 inches up from middle shelf and bottom shelf, attach with glue, pre drill holes and screws.
- Paint dish rack. I painted right over the screws without filling them with wood filler because I wanted the rustic look. If that's not the look you're going for, sink your screws, fill with wood filler and sand before painting.
- Distress the edges of the rack with sand paper.
Hang the shelf on the wall by drilling holes through the flat 1 x 3 at the top of the rack. Use screws to go right into the studs of the wall. If you can't find a stud, use wall anchors.
Style your rack with cutting boards and ceramic platters. The lattice/molding piece holds the platters on the shelf really well. You could use a little poster putty if needed to keep the platters in the right place.
I'm so happy with how this dish rack turned out. It was a simple afternoon project and cost less than $15. Woo hoo! You can't beat that! Make this Wall Mounted Dish Rack to hold platters and wooden cutting boards in your kitchen today!
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