My ULTRA ROOMY Drying Rack

[christinak]

I live in a SMALL house with my husband, 3 kids, and 3 dogs...so we are very cozy. I quickly ran out of room on top of the tv and kitchen table, just making 14 bars a day. While I was out looking for shelves, I couldn't justify spending the $$ with so much wasted space....afterall, soap is only a few inches high and shelves are at best a foot between each (not very practical for soap). So, I decided to build my own custom rack. Needless to say, it's the best $25 I ever spent It's cheaper than any shelf I could've bought at the store and holds many times more. By the time I have enough to fill it up, much of it will be cured and can get packaged and stored....and I can keep making soap with no downtime due to no room!

 

[gouldie]

What an excellent idea! :clap: Thanks for sharing the pic!

I've just emailed the pic to my husband to "plant the seed" for a little building project for the upcoming Easter long weekend.

Would you please confirm how it's held together - it appears to have each shelf double nailed at each end. Glued as well? How did you secure it to the wall?

Thanks again! :smile:

 

[christinak]

I just nailed it on each side with 2 nails and used L shaped brackets to attach it to the wall My cuts are a bit off since I only have a circular saw but if you have a table or jig saw they'll be spot on! It was really easy to build, it took me about 40 minutes for cutting and building....easy peasy!

 

[bobbie.johnson]

love it, can you make me one??? lol

 

[marghewitt]

That's awesome! I bet it smells great everytime you come and go out that door. Brilliant placement!

 

[christinak]

Thanks guys If I could ship that big thing, I'd make them to sell!

 

[marghewitt]

I just had a thought. My dog would eat the soap if he could reach it. Don't soap with Tallow or Lard or you may end up with a sick dog.

 

[lsg]

That is a great use of space, plus makes a very pretty display of your nice soap.

 

[WallFlower]

WOW! That is awesome! I love that. Very nice use of space & it looks great. You did a great job on that! Very very cool!

 

[christinak]

Thank you! My dogs are brilliant...they'd never eat it no matter how good it smells. I can't explain it but they are like geniuses, lol. If you have a lot of wall space you could make them 3' rather than 6' and hang them side by side like pictures. You could also turn it sideways and go 6' across and hang it high. Lots of options!

 

[marghewitt]

What kind of dogs do you have? I have a lab and he will eat anything he can get a hold of

 

[christinak]

Ha! I have 2 labs and a cockapoo. It's so funny though with them because they will listen to me and always understand what's up. If they aren't supposed to have something, they don't go near it. I could put plates of food on the floor and they won't touch them. They hunt outside but we could have a hamster or bird loose in the house and if they know it's a pet they don't do a thing. Same with the chickens, they don't bother them at all. They are extremely smart.

 

[marghewitt]

They are lucky to have you! Mine is my baby and I have spoiled him to death. As a result he thinks everything is his My Baby Mousse.

 

[christinak]

How beautiful! My dogs are = to my kids, lol. They get tucked in and say prayers, too! The first girl is Courage and then me and Moe...I don't have a picture of Jango, she's my chocolate lab!

 

[Badger]

I really like your curing rack. I am in an apartment and don't think they would like me attaching something like that too the wall, but I wonder if I could do brick and board shelves somewhere for soap to cure. This of course means finding a place to fit this still, but it is an idea...

 

[ruby61]

That is wonderful! My dog has attempted to eat my soap! She is a blood hound and that sniffer is always at work, so you can't blame her sometimes. I really love the rack though! This my lucy and she is just a puppy.

 

[christinak]

Oh sure, Badger, that would work! You know though...I only have this attached with 4 small screws that came with the brackets. When you take it down, it's SUPER easy to fill in the holes with some drywall spackle.

 

[Moonshea Botanicals]

:think: hmmmm I wonder if that might be placed onto the back of a door.

 

[Badger]

Hmmm, I definitely have to think about this. Right now I am so broke I can't buy wood, but I will think about it and in the meantime my soaps will live with my books

 

[marghewitt]

:think: hmmmm I wonder if that might be placed onto the back of a door.

Then hope and pray no one comes in and slams the door :crazy: