In the direction of the tip of final 12 months, I found my love of beads and making necklaces and earrings. Consequently, I’ve wound up with far more necklaces than an inexpensive particular person wants, however I like all of them and need to maintain them (for now), so I wanted to discover a strategy to retailer them.
I had initially deliberate to make use of one or two of the shallow drawers in our storage cupboard between the vanities in our toilet, however my necklace assortment rapidly outgrew these drawers.
Then I had the concept of utilizing a dowel rod and constructing some form of countertop jewellery organizer. However for the final six weeks, that plan hasn’t gone anyplace, so my necklaces had been simply sitting on prime of the counter draped over the dowel like this…
After which every time I’d get able to go someplace, I’d rummage via them to search out the right necklace for that day’s outfit, and ultimately they ended up like this…
So yesterday, because it was nonetheless a bit too chilly and windy outdoors for me to work on my studio cupboards, I made a decision to take that chance to get my necklace heap beneath management and construct the dowel rod jewellery organizer that I had been envisioning in my thoughts. Right here’s the way it turned out…
It was sort of a psychological hurdle for me to go from planning to retailer them in a drawer to having them on full show on the countertop. I wasn’t certain that I’d like seeing them out, however I’ve to confess, I like it! I really like coloration, and a great deal of it, and these positively add a number of coloration to that countertop. And whereas I didn’t plan it this manner, I sort of love the way it acts as a form of privateness display screen.
And on the backside, there’s a tray the place I can retailer my bigger earrings that received’t match neatly within the little organizer I’ve within the prime drawer of the cupboard.
I hadn’t actually deliberate for earring storage, so it was only a joyful accident.
This was extremely straightforward to make. I believe I had it constructed and stained in about an hour. And since I exploit quick drying stain, it was solely about three hours from the time I began to the time I had all of my necklaces and earrings organized on my new jewellery organizer. I really like a fast gratification challenge like this!
So let me present you the way I did it. I began with a chunk of 1″ x 3″ lumber, minimize to about 26 inches lengthy. I marked the center of the board, after which marked the middle of the width of the board, and used a 1.25-inch gap noticed to drill a gap within the board.
After which I took that board to my miter noticed and minimize straight down the center of that gap.
That gave me two items with a notch at one finish of every piece. These notches would serve to carry the dowel rod that holds the necklaces.
I then minimize these two items with the notched ends to 12 inches in size, after which minimize one other piece of the 1″ x 3″ lumber to about 46 inches lengthy. After all, you possibly can regulate this size relying on what number of necklaces and earrings you need it to carry. I’ve numerous necklaces, so I made mine 46 inches vast.
Utilizing my nail gun with 16-gauge 1.25-inch nails, I glued and nailed the 12-inch piece to the tip of the lengthy piece with the notched find yourself.
After which I repeated that with the opposite 12-inch piece on the opposite finish.
With these three items hooked up, I positioned them on their facet, measured all the width, after which minimize two items of 1″ x 2″ lumber to that measurement.
After which utilizing wooden glue and the identical nails as earlier than, I hooked up the 1″ x 2″ piece alongside the underside.
I used two nails going via the 1″ x 2″ piece into the sting of the facet piece so with a purpose to maintain the facet piece sq..
Right here’s a take a look at it with the piece standing upright. You’ll be able to see how the 2 nails on every finish going into the tip items holds these finish items sq..
I repeated this on the opposite finish, after which turned the piece over and repeated the method on the opposite facet with the second 1″ x 2″ piece.
I forgot to take an image, however the final step was to chop the 1.25-inch dowel rod to the size to relaxation on these notched out facet items. I minimize my dowel about two inches longer than the width of the bottom.
I used water-based stain in Darkish Walnut to stain all the factor.
It was a really fast-drying stain, so it didn’t take lengthy to be prepared to make use of.
And right here’s one other take a look at it on the lavatory countertop.
I really like the truth that I hadn’t even deliberate on this being an earring holder, however it labored out completely!
It truly is such a easy design, however very purposeful for my functions.
And I’ve to confess that I used to be completely tickled pink to stroll into the lavatory this morning and see the beautiful daylight streaming via my new necklace “display screen”. It’s like a bit piece of colourful paintings.
However most of all, I’m so glad to have some group to my necklaces now. Having them in a heap on the countertop clearly wasn’t working for me. Now I can see them, and discover the one I need rapidly and simply.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
