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DIY Towel Hook Rack

April 21, 2020

This DIY Towel Hook Rack is the perfect addition to our master bathroom and a great way to store towels!

We’ve been busy working in our master bathroom and I was hoping to be able to share the full reveal with you at the end of the month, but since I haven’t had the easiest time shopping for all those pretty finishing touches, things have been pushed back for a while. One thing we were able to create, was our DIY Towel Hook Rack. This was such a fun project to put together and I love the finished product. 

A picture of the completed towel hook rack.

Believe it or not, but the wood is actually a left over stair tread from when we did our DIY staircase makeover. I loved the stair treads so much, that I wasn’t willing to let any of that beautiful wood go to waste and we ended up having the perfect piece left over to create our towel hook rack. 

Here’s How We Built It:

Supplies:

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  • Wood, we used a leftover stair tread (We used these)
  • Stain, we used Minwax Jacobean
  • Finish, we used Minwax Polyurethane, Fast Drying in Clear Satin
  • Table Saw
  • Chop Saw
  • Brad Nailer
  • 1 3/4″ Brad Nails
  • Measuring Tape
  • Wood Glue
  • Drill with 3/32 drill bit 
  • Impact Driver
  • Towel Hooks, we used these
  • Mounting Hardware, we used these

Step One: Cut Wood To Length

Since we already had a partially cut stair tread, which was a great width and length, we were starting with a nice foundation…. 

A picture of the stair tread ready to be made into a towel hook.

We could have easily squared off the bullnose edge, but that’s what I loved about it…

A picture of a stair tread being made into a towel rack.

So, with another partial leftover stair tread, we used our table saw to rip down the material, using the bullnose from that tread to add to our towel rack…

A picture of a stair tread being cut on the table saw.

That stair tread was a little bit shorter in length, so we ended up trimming our towel rack to size…

A picture of the stair tread being made into a towel rack.

A picture of the towel rack being cut to size.

Step Two: Attach Bullnose Edge

With the towel rack cut to size, we added the bullnose edge. First, we applied a bead of wood glue…

A picture of wood glue being applied to the towel rack.

Then Todd set the bullnose edge onto the towel rack…

A picture of the bullnose edge being applied to the towel rack.

We made sure it was flush on all sides, and then he nailed it in place…

A picture of Todd nailing the pieces together.

Step Three: Touch Up Stain

There were a few little areas that needed touched up with stain, so I quickly added more stain and wiped it off…

A picture of the stain being touched up.

Step Four: Attach Hooks

For the actual towel hooks, I used a set of these beautiful hooks. I love them. They come with their own unique mounting hardware, which is pretty cool!

A picture of the actual towel hook.

A picture of the hooks.

Since we wanted four hooks, Todd started measuring and evenly spacing them along the board…

A picture of Todd measuring for equal spacing.

He worked his way down the board, marking each location as he went…

A picture of Todd measuring for equal spacing.

With each location marked, we started pre-drilling the holes…

A picture of Todd pre drilling the holes.

Then, he started attaching the actual towel hooks. We installed the back piece first…

A picture of Todd installing the towel hooks.

A picture of Todd installing the towel hooks.

And then threaded on the actual hook…

A picture of Todd installing the towel hooks.

Step Five: Attach Mounting Hardware

With all of the hooks in place, it was time to install the mounting hardware.

A picture of the towel rack with the towel hooks.

For the hardware, we used little D-Hooks…

A picture of the mounting hardware.

Todd installed them on the back of the towel rack. After measuring, he pre-drilled the holes…

A picture of Todd pre-drilling the holes.

Then screwed the rings in place…

A picture of Todd installing the mounting brackets.

Step Six: Hang The Towel Rack

All that was left, was to hang the towel rack…

A picture of the empty bathroom wall.

A picture of the towel rack mounted on the wall.

We love the way this DIY towel hook rack turned out! It’s such a great addition to our bathroom and the perfect accent to everything we have planned…

A picture of the finished towel hook rack.

A picture of the finished towel hook rack.

The warm wood stain is the perfect compliment to our vanity and the hooks are my favorite!

A picture of the finished towel hook rack.

A picture of the finished towel hook rack.

A picture of the finished towel hook rack.

A picture of the finished towel hook rack.

Project by project, this bathroom is coming together! We can’t wait to see it all finished!

 

In case you’ve missed it, here are some of our other master bathroom updates:

  • DIY Wall Moulding
  • Master Bathroom Update
  • Master Bathroom Design Plan

I’m Shayna… The small town Colorado girl who’s obsessed with home and everything that entails! I’m a creative, a decorator, a day dreamer, a huge fan of scones and I’m passionate about loving where I live and making a home.

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  1. Michelle says

    August 20, 2020 at 12:51 PM

    This looks simple enough that I could manage it, if only I had the tools (namely, the saws)… 🙁

    I need to find a man who just has all these tools already lol 🙂

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