I created this beautiful, heavy duty & inexpensive DIY towel rack for our farmhouse kitchen in less than an hour. Sharing my step by step instructions for how to make a simple & easy DIY towel rack of your own to hang coats, aprons, bags, baskets and towels, of course!
Farmhouse DIY Towel Rack for the Kitchen
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When I shared how we brightened up our eat in kitchen last week I was missing something.
Our new farmhouse DIY towel rack.
I was so excited to share all of our kitchen progress that I couldn’t wait till I hung up our towel rack, ha!
Supplies & Tools Needed to Make a DIY Towel Rack
Our DIY Towel Rack is 22.5 inch Wide by 10.5″ Tall by 4″ Deep (Including the Hooks)
Reclaimed Wood Board
Saw & Hammer (to cut the board & pull out any nails)
Screws
3 Hooks
This towel rack isn’t much different than the pallet towel racks we created for the boys bathroom.
We were so happy with how they turned out that we wanted something similar for our kitchen.
Step By Step Instructions for How to Make a DIY Towel Rack
Jason and I love the look of old weathered reclaimed wood so when we added a window to Tucker’s room we saved a few old boards.
Step ONE – Cut your Reclaimed Wood to Size
Knowing I wanted the reclaimed wood to be as wide as our vintage chalkboard (22.5 inches) I cut the board to size.
I pulled out all the nails and staples that were previously on the board.
Step TWO – Sand the Reclaimed Wood
I only lightly sanded the board in order to keep the 100+ year old character the board had with our orbital sander.
Step THREE – How to Hang a DIY Towel Rack
Jason helped me screw the board to our kitchen wall.
We made sure to screw the board into the studs on the wall.
Lastly, we added 3 iron hooks I found at Target.
It fits perfectly under our chalk board calendar.
Full disclosure, these hooks will normally be hanging reusable shopping bags, dog leashes, backpacks and aprons but I added hydrangeas and a Longaberger basket purse to make it look pretty for this blog post. 🙂
We are currently STILL painting more of the ceiling and shiplap walls in our kitchen but I hope to share another update of our farmhouse kitchen renovation with you guys soon.
I hope this inspires you to create a DIY towel rack for your home!
by Tara Lehman
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