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The Stunning Natural Clothes Rack You Can DIY To Free Up Closet Storage Space
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Few of us have mastered a Marie Kondo-esque level of closest organization. That means you're likely battling with clothes strewn across chairs or your bed, falling out of drawers, or simply lying haphazardly on that once-fluffy rug. You need an easy-to-make, aesthetically pleasing clothes rack you can shove into the corner of your bedroom, ready and waiting to host all your winter coats and clean-but-not-yet-put-away workout clothes that usually (un)grace the floor. At its simplest, this clothes rack requires six poles of unfinished bamboo, some bolts and zip ties, and a few everyday tools.
Hanging your clothes is arguably one of the best ways to organize all different kinds of clothing. Pretty much every item you own can be hung on a rack; it's an especially useful closet, walk-in wardrobe, or bedroom storage tool for those who hate ironing or want wrinkle-free attire in easy reach. That's because hanging your clothes allows gravity to do all the work, pulling those crumple zones straight and keeping vertical pleats crisp. (An exception: Knitwear and items made from stretchy or heavy fabrics should always be folded in a drawer.) Plus, bamboo is relatively affordable, easy to work with, and surprisingly strong for a natural material while staying light on its roots. In fact, its tensile strength outpaces that of hardwoods like oak and maple.
Source your bamboo poles
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Honestly, pretty much any bamboo will work for this trick, so long as the poles are straight, long enough, and somewhere between 1 and 3inches in diameter. The length of your rods is flexible; it depends on how large a rack you want to make. At a minimum, for a moderately sized frame, you'll need four 68-inch long poles to create your two A-frame legs. Two 36.5-inch long poles connect the A-frames horizontally across the base, and another two 18.5-inch long rods brace each A-frame. Another 36.5-inch long bar runs horizontally across the top of the rack — this is what you'll hang your clothes on.
If you already grow and take care of bamboo plants, you'll have a stand of ready-made poles from which to harvest. This is by far and away the most affordable option. Use a machete to cut the branches at their base and, using the same blade, shave any sticky-out bits from the poles, making them as straight and smooth as possible. Otherwise, you can buy them — though not always cheaply, honestly — from online retailers or big box hardware stores alike. Walmart sells a 25-pack of Backyard X-Scapes 1-inch diameter, 72-inch long natural bamboo poles for $51.49. If you want a long-lasting product, shop with a bamboo specialist. Forever Bamboo has a set of 15 1-inch diameter, 90-inch long hollow bamboo poles for $219.95.
Wrangle the wood into a rack
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You'll also need a measuring tape and saw to cut the bamboo into the correct lengths. If you have a well-equipped workshop, use your circular saw to cut the poles. Otherwise, a manual saw works just as well. We recommend a Japanese bamboo cutting saw like the one from My Boo Workshop for $24.95. To connect everything, grab a power drill, steel bolts about double the diameter of your poles, matching wing nuts, and a handful of zip ties.
Lay two of your four 68-inch long poles on the ground and cross them at the top, around 6 inches down the pole. Do the same for the other set of bars. These will become your A-frame legs. Place the two 18.5-inch long braces between each set of poles, again, around 6 inches from the bottom of the rods. Mark where your bolts will go with a carpenter's pencil and drill perfectly straight holes right through each pole. Where the A-frame crosses at the top, you'll need to drill holes horizontally through both poles. The holes for the braces go through both poles at a 45-degree angle to the leg poles. Thread the bolts through, secure the wing nuts, and, if you wish, brace each joint with a zip tie. Repeat this process for the long horizontal braces. The top pole — the bar you hang your clothes on — sits loosely across the top of the rack, supported in the cross of the leg poles.
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