DIY: PVC Pipe Wine Holder
Rachelle Falcon shows how to make a spiffy modern wine holder with stuff from the hardware store
When Rachelle Falcon moved into her new house, she was excited about all the great things it had to offer. But one thing that she wasn't thrilled about was the lack of pantry space. At her previous home she had a perfect spot to store the new wines she loves to buy and taste, but in her new kitchen there was just no way to store her wine neatly. She fell in love with an ultra-modern wine rack, but wasn't so in love with its price tag. A DIY queen who chronicles her creative endeavors on Adventures in Creating, Falcon came up with this budget version.
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This new wine rack cost Falcon less than $20. If you want to recreate this modern look, you'll need:
A mitre saw or hack saw (Falcon used her Dremel tool)
Several lengths and widths of PVC piping
Screws and screwdriver
Epoxy glue made for plastic
A mitre saw or hack saw (Falcon used her Dremel tool)
Several lengths and widths of PVC piping
Screws and screwdriver
Epoxy glue made for plastic
This Cru Wine Rack by Umbra was Falcon's inspiration. She immediately fell in love with this beautiful metal piece, but at $150, it was too much money for her. She thought she could come up with an affordable way to make something similar.
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Falcon decided that PVC pipe would be a sturdy material to try. She went to her local hardware store and purchased 4" and 2" PVC piping at a little over $1 a foot. She had the store cut it down so she wouldn't buy much more than she needed.
Using her Dremel tool, Falcon cut the pipe to 6" lengths to fit a wine bottle. She made 6 pieces of each size. You can also use a mitre saw or a hack saw to do this — just be sure to wear safety goggles!
Using her Dremel tool, Falcon cut the pipe to 6" lengths to fit a wine bottle. She made 6 pieces of each size. You can also use a mitre saw or a hack saw to do this — just be sure to wear safety goggles!
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| Once the pipes were cut, she used a sander to smooth and even the edges. Using cleaning spray and a towel, she scrubbed the pipes clean, then arranged them in the pattern she wanted. |
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| Falcon used a mixture of screws and epoxy to attach the pipes to each other. 32 x 3/4" machine screws proved long enough to fit through the 4" tubes where they connected, and not too long where the 4" and 2" tubes connected. Falcon measured 1" in from each end of each tube and marked drill holes on the outside of each pipe. This was by far the most time-consuming part of the project. After screwing together the tubes, she poured Loctite Epoxy Glue made for plastic into the crevices to firm up the joints. |
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Falcon let the glue dry overnight, then cleaned the final product again in the morning. To give the wine rack a polished look (and hide the pipe markings and screws), she spray painted the entire thing with a white Rustoleum spray paint.
For more details on Falcon's PVC pipe wine rack, check out her post on Adventures in Creating.
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For more details on Falcon's PVC pipe wine rack, check out her post on Adventures in Creating.
More DIYs:
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Ideabook published on Nov. 20, 2011.
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