Ever switch out your wooden dish washing brush and wonder what you could do with it?? As an upcycler I find value in just about anything and the used dish washing brush is no exception! Here is a fun and easy tutorial for making a towel rack.
What you’ll need:
- old head of a wooden dish washing brush
- plyers
- long screws
- drill bit
- screwdriver
- drywall anchor
- spacer, such as a nut or washer (optional)
- twine (optional)
- dish or hand towel
Step 1: Start by taking off the wooden head of the brush handle. We will need to remove all the bristles during this step. I find the easiest way is to pull small sections with plyers. Grab towards the bottom of the bristle and then pull out quickly. This is the hardest step of this tutorial. Remember to only pull small sections here.
Step 2: Pre-drill a hole in the middle of your brush. To line it up easy, drill from the back side. Line up your drill with the middle hole and drill all the way through the wood.
Step 3: Place your screw through the pre-drilled hole you just made. You’ll want a screw that is a little long, about 2 inches at least. I like to put a spacer in this step and you’ll see why later. However, the spacer can be an optional step. I used a nut for a spacer here, but you could also use stacked washers. As you can see in the below photo my spacer was a little large for the screw. Ideally it would be a better bit but this was all I had on hand. It did still work just fine.
Step 4: Make sure you install a dry wall anchor here. Once the anchor is in, attach your screw into the anchor. You’ll see how the spacer leaves a little open space between the dish brush and the wall here.
Step 5: Hang your towel. Now you’ll see why the spacer was needed. This allows your towel to sit back in that small space between the wall and the brush. Allowing for the towel to be more secure and keep from falling.
Alternatively if you want more of a traditional towel rack then repeat all of the above steps again. Now you’ll have two dish brushes attached to the wall. Try attaching some twine to both of the brushes and now you can hang your towel to dry with more room! If you end up doing this, you can omit the spacers as they aren’t needed here. You could even paint the wooden brushes if you wish. But I kind of like the natural look.
Hope you enjoyed this fun and easy upcycle! Now start saving up those dishwashing brushes. If you’re ever looking for a good quality dish brush, be sure to check out Me Mother Earth. You can also use my code AMBER10 for a little extra off.
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