How To: Jewelry Holder

Let's create a unique piece of art that's functional too.  Better yet... we're re-purposing something instead of throwing it in a landfill that eventually turns into a sink hole that... wait positivity...

 Isn't it beautiful!?

 

 

You can use any old piece of wood... of whatever size you like... you can paint it or strip the paint off of it... I chose to go with a vintage country feel and repurpose an old door that had cobwebs and paint chipping off of it... so with some wire brush scrubbing and a good wash, the wood in the door brightened up and I started drilling holes where I thought door knobs would look nice.  Just remember to remove the hardware you do not want on the finished product first so that it's out of the way. 

You will need to use a router on the back side of the door where your hole is.  This is so that the nut and bolt, seen next to the fancy doorknob below, can fit inside the wood when screwed on to the doorknob.  The hole on the front after drilling is on the left, and the same hole, from the back, after using a router, is shown on the right. 

A ratchet (small one shown below) matching the size of the bolt will need to be used to tighten the doorknob securely in place.  When you are done, a tool called a dremel (not pictured), can be used to cut each doorknob's screw flush with the wood after the nut and bolt are secured.  Remember, safety precautions should be taken any time you or someone near you is using a power tool, like a drill, dremel, or hacksaw (not pictured), which is what I used in this case.  A hacksaw is not as easy to use as a dremel, but can also do the trick.   

     

 

 



The back of the resulting door with doorknobs, nuts, and bolts attached are shown on the left.  The door will now rest flat on the wall.  In order to hang it, simple, supportive hardware, like the saw tooth hanger above, can be attached with small screws and a screwdriver, also shown above.  Try to center it as much as possible at the top of the wood, however, there is forgiveness with a saw tooth hanger.  Flip it over and check out the jewelry holder you've just created!

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