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Wood + Copper Towel Rack

March 24, 2015 ·

coppertowelrack1I’ve mentioned this before, but the towel racks in our bathrooms needed some serious updating. And it turns out that copper is a perfect solution! I quickly made this towel rack the other month and it has been holding up so well I decided to make another, but slightly different towel rack.
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    Materials

  • Copper pipe (cut into whatever length you want the rack to be- mine is 22 inches) //
  • Pipe cutter //
  • Gorilla glue //
  • Paint in two colors //
  • Painters tape //
  • Wood glue //
  • Wood blocks (4 1″ blocks) //
  • Hanger

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1. Take two wood blocks and glue them together using wood glue. Repeat with the last two blocks and wait for the glue to dry.

copperandwoodtowelrack_step1

2. Use painter’s tape to tape off half the block at a diagonal.

3. Paint both blocks in two colors of your choice. Once the paint has dried, remove the tape.

4. Use gorilla glue to attach the copper pipe. I place a good sized amount around the middle and then held the pipe for about 10 minutes until it was dry enough to release. Then wait for the glue to dry completely.
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5. Repeat on the other side.

6. Use some type of hanger (like below) to attach the rack to the wall.copperandwoodtowelrack_step3

Ok so the one thing I’ll tell you is holding the pipe while the glue dried got old pretty fast. I am sure there is a better way to attach the pipe to the wood so if you have any ideas, leave them in the comments!

Otherwise, I am really enjoying the fact that I have replaced two towel racks with DIY versions! coppertowelrack9coppertowelrack7

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Posted by Malissa / Filed In: Home Decor DIY

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Comments

  1. Emily says

    March 27, 2015 at 8:21 am

    This towel rack is so perfect, I love all these copper pipe projects! Such a good idea. Thanks for sharing. I’ve included your post in my Five on Friday roundup. Have a great weekend :)

    • Malissa says

      March 27, 2015 at 10:54 am

      Thanks sooo much Emily! Thanks for posting in the roundup- honored to be with all those other great projects!

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