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When it comes to the ultimate relaxation a considerable amount of people will imagine the perfect relaxing bath surrounded by a lush romantic atmosphere where candle light and bubbles work their magic and manage to release you from all the daily accumulated stress. With the season holidays upon us, there is no better time to take a well deserved break from the hustle and bustle of our busy lives and disconnect from the tiring reality. With this thought in mind today we have prepared a creative useful beautiful DIY craft designed to fulfill that relaxing bath experience and transform your wet room into the perfect spa: a DIY Reclaimed Wood Bath Caddy. Follow the simple steps found below and create your own perfect wooden bath caddy with ease.
1. DIY Reclaimed Wood Bath Caddy- CHOOSING OF THE PERFECT PIECE OF WOOD
We have chosen to go with a piece selected from an old wooden floor that had been replaced. The age of the wood and its natural imperfection have been desired in order to obtain a more original outcome of the end product.
2. choose the right thickness
Make sure you choose a constant piece of wood with a considerable thickness that will resist the constant humidity and water stress.
3. Proceed by cutting it at the desired lenght
Our piece of wood was quite long so we have cut it multiple times using a skillsaw in order to be able to maneuver it with ease.
4. make sure you take precautions and craft with family – a second pair of hands is required
5. take your time
Do your best while cutting the wooden piece to obtain a clean perfect cut.
6. MEASURE on the spot in order to make sure the piece will fit your bathtub
A ruler can come in handy.
7. mark the cutting edge at 90 degrees
8. POSITION the wooden piece SECURELY on your working bench
You don`t need any unnecessary risk. Take precautions and secure your wooden board on the working bench.
9. cut the wooden piece by following the mark carefully
10. Emphasize your caddy with a champagne glass holder
To obtain the ultimate relaxing experience we have decided to create a hole in the caddy, this will securely hold our champagne glass .
11. start by drilling a hole in your wooden piece and make sure you FOLLow a 90 degree angle
Take your time with it in order to obtain that perfect angle.
13. Create a vertical path towards the hole
Here the glass leg will slide towards the stable, circular spot where it will reside.
14. choose the desired diameter of the hole and drill
15. this is the drilled HOLE
We`ve used the electrical saw angled to enlarge the hole as it’s presenting itself below.
16. to prevent the caddy from sliding from your tub we have added little wooden stoppers on each side of the caddy
17. FInishing touches
The functional part of our wooden caddy has been finalized, we proceed with the aesthetic part. We`ve really wanted that rustic, natural look to come forward.
18. add a wood stripper and wait for it to do its magic
The wood stripper solution is rather toxic so we recommend you to use it in open air and wear a mask and gloves. We`ve used it to make sanding easier. It thinned the layer of varnish.
19. start cleaning the varnish residue using a metallic spatula
After half an hour the chemistry did a great job. We`ve cleansed the wooden surface with a metallic spatula in seconds.
20. the perfect clean, raw wooden effect achieved through sanding
An electrical sanding machine has been used to bring the wooden texture forward. You can sand it by hand as well but it will take far longer. It might take a while to eradicate the old varnish but the result will be stunning.
22. enjoy your new handmade bath caddy and relax
Wooden textures can bring simple tones forward beautifully. After we`ve finished the caddy a matte in-color varnish has been applied to protect the wood from humidity.
What are your thoughts on this simple yet useful craft? We would love to hear your opinion in the comment section below.
