Does this charming little DIY phone turned toilet paper dispenser look familiar? Well it should; we have seen it in Suki's Seattle house call, and it was also featured in her Small/Cool 2011 entry. We had quite a few readers requesting a tutorial on how Suki made this fun and quirky TP holder, so without further ado here it is laid out for you step by step...
Here are the steps:
- Scour your favorite vintage spots for a good old-timey phone.
- Remove all of the phone's guts completely to make it as light as possible.
- Get rid of any knobs or feet on the bottom of the phone to make it flat and smooth. This may involve a little sanding.
- Next, clean the surface of the phone and the wall you are going to adhere it to.
- To attach the phone use double-sided adhesive foam tape or an epoxy for a more permanent hold. Just make sure it's secure and can hold up to 4lbs of weight.
- Then attach some kind of ribbon or fastening mechanism around the neck of the phone to hold up your toilet paper roll. Suki used a garter belt that she bought in Tokyo. Make sure whatever you use can easily be opened and closed in order to change toilet paper rolls.
- Lastly, go get your favorite toilet paper to put on your new cute dispenser!
P.S. Stay tuned for a full house tour of Suki's adorable abode coming soon.
Thanks Suki!
Images: Alysha Findley



Comments (10)
I love it! Funky, functional, totally absurd!
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SWEET. Thanks for following up on this!
Never mind the toilet paper, what is the story of that Font!!!!!???!!! Love it.
Not a great use, if you like classic telephones such as that one.
Bonus DYI language tutorial:
The only way "without further adieu" could be made to be more wrong is with an added "wah-la!"
I love this project ... it's adorable and hilarious.
The expression, though, is "without further ado" ... not adieu. I said I'd never be a grammar policeman in a blog post, but I couldn't help it. I just couldn't help it!! :)
@hippopo without further ado, it's fixed ;)
how fun!
Thank you for the fix!
This is so great! Can we include this on our Toilet Paper World Blog? Our readers would love this tutorial!