Here's how the idea got started. I needed a place to photograph kids aprons. Now, most of you know that my girls have been modeling them, but they can't model toddler aprons, right? All I could picture was a gorgeous crystal knob rack used to display those mini aprons I love to make. And after searching in stores and online, I realized they are not very easy to find. Soo...... "oooohhh hubby.... can you drill a few holes in this piece of oak wood I found in the barn?" Of course he did it in a heart beat & he even sanded it down too! The holes were positioned like this: I did the two outer ones first, then measured to the center in between those. And again, the middle of the center and outer one. Got it? I took some regular creamy white wall paint I had left over and used it to 'white wash' the wood. I dipped a sponge in water and then in the paint. After 3 coats of 'washing', it was complete. Home Depot provided the gorgeous knobs at 4.98 a piece with the back mounts only costing 1.98 a pair. Just make sure you position the wall mounts before the knobs. (They'll be in the way when you're hammering.)
Not too bad for a diy project. And.... for those wondering how I was able to hook the rack to be parallel against the wall since the mounts probably make it stick out a bit...... I grabbed an eraser head off of a pencil and used it to prop the lower side out so that it looks flat. That way, no marks are left against the wall and nothing looks crooked.
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| You can see the eraser on the bottom of rack in this picture. It's in between the 3rd and 4th apron. |
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| Now, these lovely aprons will be making their way to the Etsy shop in no time! |
Happy Trails to diy projects!
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