Wine Racks and Rolling-Pins

In January 2006, Mister and I bought 33 acres of land and broke ground for our house in June of that year. We built our house together, with help from friends and family (to whom I will always be grateful), and some outside contractors for some larger tasks. It was a very long project and an experience I am not certain I want to repeat. However, it something I am quite proud of and glad I was able to do with my partner.

My co-workers, family and friends always ask if our house is done yet. My response is generally "Is anyone house ever done?". There is always something that needs to be done. To that end, I wanted to showcase a couple of small projects that were recently completed from our construction waste. 

Wine Rack

First up is our new wine rack. After 2 years of having a box of wine sitting on the counter, I came up with an idea for a wine rack and Mister made it. This was made from a piece of scrap 1" x 4"  and a scrap of 4" PVC pipe. The pipe was cut into 4" sections with a band-saw and the the sharp edges were filed down. 3/16" pilot holes were drilled in the PVC on one side and 1/2" holes opposite the pilot holes to make it easier to attach the PVC to the wood. The PVC sections were mounted to the 1" x 4", using woods screws. These were set at a slight angle, so the air bubble would sit below the cork. This was then all painted with plastic primer and then 2 coats of metallic bronze spray paint.  The wine rack was the mounted to the side of the cabinet a few inches from the wall so the bottles would stay in place.

If you want to make this without needing a corner, you could use pipe caps at one end, but you will need to make the PVC sections longer, so the bottles won't tip out. 

Second is the rolling-pin holder. Mister came up this on his own, when he got tired of having to relocate the rolling-pin.  This was made from a scraps of 2" x 4" and 1" x 4".  A 1-1/4" hole was drilled through the top piece, so the rolling-pin handle would slide through and a 1" hole was drill part-way through the bottom piece to support the other rolling-pin handle. He drilled holes into the back of the 1" x 4" to set in 3/8" rare earth magnet top and bottom, so the rolling-pin could be hung on the refrigerator. The 2" x 4" pieces were glued and screwed to the 1" x 4".   No finish was put on the holder. 

I didn't really give dimensions because if you make one, you will need to make it to fit your rolling-pin. Remember you will need enough room to slide the rolling-pin in but still not so much that the handles won't be supported. You can buy rare earth magnets online or at hardware/woodworking stores. They come a variety of sizes and strengths. If you find that your rolling-pin holder wants to slide you can put a magnetic business card at bottom and it will stop the slide. An alternate to that is to glue shelf liner (the slight puffy kind) to the back, but you will need to leave the magnets sticking out a bit to compensate.