Make Your Own Pipe Towel Bar

Here s how to make a pipe towel bar and shelf in five steps.
Make your own pipe towel bar. They did a perfect job so the rest of this diy was really easy. And it could be used to give a bathroom either a rustic country look. Made from an acrylic rod and ceiling curtain hooks easy diy towel rack. This diy lucite towel bar from a beautiful mess is a perfect project for the glam in us a little modern a little metallic and so pretty.
These are the steps you need to take to make a towel rack. A shelf on top can be used for a cute accessory display or for extra towel storage. Most bathrooms have chrome covered plastic towel bars that look cheap but are not wallet friendly. Of course you can opt for a different color of paint to suit your decor or leave the pipes bare for an urban vibe.
Apply a protective coating using a clear polyacrylic this will prevent the pipe and fitting from rusting. It is important to note that the pipes do give off a black residue as it is copper. Choose a wood board to mount the bar on the wall it can include an optional shelf for more storage and organization. This simple towel rack uses pipes and scrap wood to give your bathroom that industrial farmhouse look.
You can build your own towel rack out of pvc pipe and save yourself money while personalizing your bathroom. Mount the bar using 12 x 1 stainless steel wood screws. Here is how materials you will need to make a diy pool towel rack 3 10 pvc pipes we used 1 1 4 piping. Rope is inexpensive can be 1 or less foot at your local hardware store.
I bought most of the items from a local plumbing store who also cut the pipes to size for me. Make any adjustments to the towel bar to get both floor plates to align up flush on the surface you will be mounting the bar too. This is not a tutorial but we think it s a pretty simple diy that we are wanting for our own. We used minwax clear semi gloss polycrylic.
Diy industrial pipe towel bar plumbing fixtures don t always need to be hidden away in the wall. Pick a bar wooden pipe or pvc. 14 budget savvy towel bar diy bathroom ideas. Build your own towel rack for an industrial twist on this bathroom staple.
Lastly place the towel rail into the caps on the wall again sticking it with the epoxy. Measure and cut it to the length you need.