My Son's DIY Bathroom Clothes Rack
Bath Rack for the Bathtub. My wife wanted a place in the bathroom to lay her clothes when she showered. She had the following design in mind. My son Jordan and I drew a sketch to make sure He had a good understanding of what she wanted. Jordan had the adacity to think outside the box and recycle the bed slats into a bathroom cloths rack.
We had gotten a new bed and discarded the old bed except for the slats. My wife is at the expert level when it comes to recycling. The old bed slats became the main part of the new master bath clothing rack. Here are the steps my son took to build the master bath room clothing rack. Here is my son's finished bathroom rack.
The bathroom rack is simple in design, built out of recycled material (slats) and it is very functional. Jordan built the rack with very little assistance from me.
Before we go through the steps to build the rack let me tell you a little information about a very special young man that happens to me by son Jordan.
My son Jordan was diagnosed as autistic when he was just 3 years old. We were advised to put him in special education classes. But we noticed a spark in him. He had the audacity to reject the baggage that go along with the autism label. That spark was an extreme thirst for learning new things. His learning still came hard as it does for most autistic children, but his thirst for learning overpowered his autism. He has earned a blackbelt in Tae Kwan Do. He is now a senior at California State University, Northridge maintaining a 3.50 GPA. He is also helping me start PureAudacity.com, an online blog/ shopping website for audacious, active senior citizens.
Here are the steps he when through to build the bathroom rack.
- Draw the planned rack (above)
- Saw and sand the slats
After Jordan sawed and sanded the slats he applied a neutral and water proof stain to the slats.
After the stain was applied to the slats he applied the webbing to the slats.
Now it was time to carry the rack into the bathroom to see if he measured it correctly. Of course he tested the cut wood before he stapled on the straps.
He saw the fit was good. Now he applied some felt pads so the wood would not scratch the finish on the bathtub.
His mom loved the finished rack. He is looking forward to his next project. I am very proud of Jordan.
