Try This: DIY Wall-Mounted Drying Rack

By Karl Champley
Published on August 19, 2011
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In "Same Place, More Space" master carpenter and DIY Network host Karl Champley offers 50 home improvement projects to maximize space in any dwelling, no matter how big or small. The projects range from easy organization solutions to weekend construction projects and more ambitious undertakings.

The following is an excerpt from “Same Place, More Space: 50 Projects to Maximize Every Room in Your House” by Karl Champley (Chronicle Books, 2011). The excerpt is from Chapter 5: Bathrooms.

This nifty wall-mounted drying rack could work just as easily in a laundry room (for drying delicates) or a kitchen (to dry dish towels or even herbs)–and probably in a lot of other places (craft room, garage, potting shed). It’s especially useful in the bathroom, as a handy place to dry hand washables (most often cleaned in the sink) and washcloths, and as a place to hang shirts, pants, and dresses to de-wrinkle while you shower. When not in use, the rack lays almost flush with the wall, taking up very little space. If you install the D-ring hangers into wall studs, you can use the knobs on the bottom of the rack for bath towels and robes–making it even more functional.

Fold-Away Drying Rack

Time:
3 hours

Tools:
Drill/driver with 3/8-inch drill bit
Handsaw
Screwdrivers
Hammer
Mallet
Stud finder
Tape measure
Pencil
Safety glasses
Combination Square

Materials:
Wood:
One 2×2 piece of ½-inch birch plywood
1×2 poplar board, cut to 8-foot length
Two 3/8-inch dowel rods, 48 inches long

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