Chalkboard Wine Rack Readymade

Chalkboard Wine Rack
Readymade

We spotted this clever idea in the February/March issue of Readymade. The project was submitted by an Italian DIY reader and here's what she used to make it...

Sol Kawage made the chalkboard wine rack from "off-the-shelf drainage pipes enclosed in a fiberboard case, coated with chalkboard paint". We think this a great idea and you don't even have to be a wine drinker — you could store seltzer water or soda or other beverages as well (perhaps you'd need a different size diameter drainage pipe for these types of drinks.)

Way to go Sol!

Comments (17)

I love it. I would probably try to paint the pipes themselves to disguise them.

posted by rosaleen on April 9th 2009 at 1:45pm
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When you did the first post about Sol's place, I was so in love with her apt, I started reading her entire blog... She is very creative...

posted by New York Muhtari on April 9th 2009 at 2:00pm
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i love this! but must be careful that little hands cannot pull them out!

posted by BuddhaBellysMum on April 9th 2009 at 2:15pm
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I am so glad to read "gummibears" on the shopping list. Finally, people who aren't afraid to photograph their real food habits!

posted by That70sHeidi on April 9th 2009 at 2:16pm
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I like this!

posted by suzy8track on April 9th 2009 at 2:24pm
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Large copper pipes would look great in this as well... although I am not sure you would be able to get the right diameter pipe easily...

posted by piffdos on April 9th 2009 at 3:15pm
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I love this. You could also utilize a few of the pipes in the middle as mail organizers for each person in the house.

posted by blog.den-designstudio.com on April 9th 2009 at 3:21pm
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great idea.
no, copper pipe that size is not available.
black pvc is basically the only option, but I think it looks best anyway to blend with the chalkboard and not stand out.

it is a bit amusing that purpose of that pipe is a plumbing stack. It goes from containing raw sewage to the storing the "nectar of the gods".

posted by jac7890 on April 9th 2009 at 3:58pm
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That's so cute! My toddler would be too tempted to pull the wine bottles on the lower shelves out, though.

posted by Brandyjane on April 9th 2009 at 5:29pm
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Ohhh. I want to do this, but with CD racks in the side.

posted by good_story_huh on April 10th 2009 at 12:26am
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Hi all, thanks for your comments. My toddler tried once to pull out a bottle from the bottom and I told him not to and he has never tried again since. Also, we don't drink much wine anymore because I'm pregnant and my hubby has an ulcer, so it's basically full of soda bottles and some liqueur bottles for guests. They mostly fit in, excepting the weird ones like Amaretto di Saronno ones.

posted by Sol on April 10th 2009 at 8:05am
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So, so, so cool. It'd be great in a kid's room for small toys.

posted by kelleyk on April 10th 2009 at 9:27am
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Love this! So cute and creative!

http://www.makemineeclectic.wordpress.com

posted by jessimarie33 on April 10th 2009 at 9:31am
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Also cool as a landing strip--you could put shoes in some of the cubbies, keys, sunglasses, and gloves in others.

posted by kelleyk on April 10th 2009 at 9:44am
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how clever!

posted by Fuzzyummy on April 11th 2009 at 3:11am
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Like kelleyk....I could think of all kinds of great uses for this design. Would work in a kitchen, playroom or garage. Love it.

posted by baileyb on April 13th 2009 at 2:06pm
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I lOve it! What a great idea!