Even though a plate rack s most important job is to keep your plates stored safely it doesn t mean you can t have some creative fun with it.
Make your own plate rack.
Prefinished t molding is available wherever wood flooring is sold.
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For a neater look use brass screws and finish washers.
It will take only a few hours to make a wooden plate rack if you have the right tools and materials.
What you ll need per rack 6 17 lengths of 2x6 2 35 lengths of 2x6 make sure to measure what you ll need for your own plates 2 1 x 4 x 17 cheap pine is fine 1 1 x 6 5 x 17 board 2 1 5 lengths of 1x4 2 and 3 drywall screws lots drill.
Plate rack dimensions 1200 x 336 x 18mm.
1200mm long but can be cut down and features 25 x 10mm diameter dowels at 47mm centres set between 18mm top and bottom rails.
One 4 by 20 inches.
Two 32 inches.
The plate rack itself is a pretty simple item it looks like a miniature ladder the plate racks are made from solid timber spindles and rails.
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Your kitchen deserves to have some personality so we encourage you to make this special recipe wall plate rack by thistlewood farms.
Recipe wall plate rack view in gallery.
Again much more expensive than making your own weight rack but not everyone has the time for diy projects.
It will also keep your plates neatly arranged.
This is a video showing you how to make you very own shoot rack.
Watch our fun video to make your own wine glass storage rack for some more great kitchen storage ideas.
Section costs about 25.
If you stack the plates it can cause scratches.
Fit the design to your dishes by altering the depth of the sides or the space between shelves.
Download a printable cut list here.
Illustration by gregory nemec.
This rack is available in a bumper plate and steel plate version.
It is better to arrange the plates on a plate rack rather than stacking them on top of each other.
That simply means that the dividing metal bars are set at distances for one kind of plate or another since there are such large differences in plate width.
For dinner plates the space between the dowels needs to be smaller than 2 at least for my plates and or their length dowels needs to be more than 3 like the ones karianne thistlewood farm got.
Over the sink.
Make sure you measure the gear you intend to store before cutting your pieces.
Just cut it to length predrill screw holes and screw it to the underside of a shelf.
A wooden plate rack will look stylish in any kitchen.
I like the ones where the dowels are spaced at 2 but if you re building your own you can customized them to the size of your plates.
