The Bachman's Ideas House is filled with clever and practical uses for vintage objects - most that can be found easily and purchased for next to nothing. Here's a couple of my favorite projects.
In the upstairs bathroom, I repurposed two old wooden hangers as towel bars. By anchoring a scrap piece of dowel to the wall before the hanger was attached with 2 screws, I created a simple, yet sturdy place to hang a towel!
Notice that the metal "hook" on the hanger makes a great (and easy) place to quickly hang your towel - no excuse for wet towels on the floor! And the wooden form is a great place to add a washcloth or even a hand towel.
For the next project, I challenged my friend, Sara Smith (you may remember her from Flea Market Style magazine) to create a side table with stacks of old coverless Reader's Digest Condensed Books. This project proved to be a bit tricky because it was really important to create a stable base - out of of books, no less!
Sara was able to drill through the center of the books (individually), insert a threaded metal rod and attach it to a wood base with nuts. At the top she added another thin piece of wood for extra stability and topped it with the 4 volumes you see through the glass top. You can see the washer/nut combination under the glass which I think gives it sort of an industrial look. (Clear rubber surface protectors placed on top of the nuts keep the glass from sliding.)
I am off to Florida for the next week to check in with my parents and fam, the bunk house and do some horse back riding....and maybe even a bit of junking.
Cheers!
Ki
both great ideas, and "why didn't I think of that" for the hangers. Great re-purpose, Guess I've got a new project now.
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Margo
Genius on the wooden hanger for the bathroom..
ReplyDeletesupercool projects!
ReplyDeletehappy visitin' & junkin'!
xo
elyse
Love the wood hanger towel rack! You are such a smart girl!
ReplyDeleteAnna
Brilliant! Love the hooks made from hangers!
ReplyDeletegreat idea...and i have some hangers like that from the 50's and '60s from the local mens stores :D i should pair them up with the wooden shoe stretcher things for a mans bathroom or office :D
ReplyDeletekudzu
Great ideas...enjoy your Florida time ~ hope you have great weather!
ReplyDeleteFun, creative ideas, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLOVE these ideas! what fun projects. Thanks!
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I really enjoyed my visit to the Bachman's Ideas House- SO fun and wonderful inspiration- loved the hanger idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas (of course!). I hope you have a great week and some relaxation time!
ReplyDeleteI love that hanger idea! It's so clever and cute!
ReplyDeletethe hanger are a great idea! Jennifer jennsthreegraces
ReplyDeleteLOVE the hangers, so simple, yet brilliant! Lezlee
ReplyDeleteThe hangers are a stroke of genius...just too marvelous, too marvelous for words.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your blog and all your work..
glenda
Wow..I heard about those hangers from Margo. Out of sight !!!!!
ReplyDeleteYOU are the clever-est!(is that a word?)
ReplyDeleterosie
Ok...people like you frustrate me just a little bit 'cause I wanna be just like you!!! And I'm not sure I got what it takes. Wonderful, inspirational ideas. Can I follow in your footsteps, I still wonder?! I might try.... Love the upside down hangers and table. Great post. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery cool idea loved it to cute for towels hangers.
ReplyDeleteYou have inspired me.
hugs have a wonderful day!
what a clever idea... who would ever think of that but you! Maybe I should turn other things upside down...like my house.. it needs a a redo!~
ReplyDeleteGreat hanger project. I'm Susan your newest follower and my blog is homeroad.net... come on over sometime! You've got a great site!
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