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Wrapping Up the Wire Dish Rack

ByJane & Sonja

Today I am going to share a quick  piece I made from an old dish…

Today I am going to share a quick  piece I made from an old dish rack that had rusted up and I was ready to throw  out… but as usual inspiration struck!

I grabbed that old wire rack and took it  with me on my way to the farm.  This is where I do most of my painting, and of course I forgot to take a “before” picture.  So I have found a stock photo from Google (thank God for Google) to show you what it looked like before, just imagine it with lots of rust!

Σήμερα θα μοιραστώ ένα γρήγορο κομμάτι που έκανα από ένα παλιό καλάθι στραγγίσματος πιάτων που είχε σκουριάσει και ήταν έτοιμο για τα σκουπίδια … αλλά ως συνήθως η έμπνευση χτύπησε!
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Wire dish rack - Wrapping up the wire dish rack - The Boondocks blog
I painted it with a black rust proof spray paint, and as I was running out I did not do the best job, but I believe that is part of the charm.  Here is what it looked like after the paint. 

Το έβαψα με ένα μαύρο σπρέι, και όπως μου τελείωνε δεν είχα κάνει την καλύτερη δουλειά, αλλά πιστεύω ότι είναι μέρος της γοητείας. Εδώ είναι αυτό που έμοιαζε μετά την βαφή.
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Wire dish rack with black spray paint - wrapping up the wire dish rack - The boondocks blog
Wire dish rack wrapped with twine - Wrapping up the wire dish rack - The Boondocks blog
What to do next??  If any of you have been following me recently, you know that I have been in a wrapping frenzy.  And I had vowed to not do this any time soon… So what do I go ahead and do?  Wrap!!   Of course, it was much less painful this time around. 

Τι να κάνω στη συνέχεια;  Αν κάποιοι από εσάς με ακολουθείτε πρόσφατα, ξέρετε ότι είμαι σε μια  φάση μανία περιτυλίγματος. Και είχα ορκιστεί να μην το κάνω αυτό σύντομα … Λοιπόν, τι πάω και κάνω; Το τυλίγω !!  Βεβαίως, ήταν πολύ λιγότερο οδυνηρή αυτή τη φορά.
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Detail or t wine wrapped dish rack - wrapping up the wire dish rack - the boondocks blog
Blackboard label on wire dish rack - wrapping up the wire dish rack - the boondocks blog
I wrapped the twine all around the top part of the wire rack.  And that was it.  I think it gives it a nice rustic feel without being heavy handed.  And like I said before, I was not perfect with the black paint so it has an old world charm.

Το τύλιξα με σπάγγο σε όλο το επάνω μέρος του καλαθιού. Και αυτό ήταν. Νομίζω ότι δίνει μια  ωραία ρουστίκ αίσθηση, χωρίς να είναι βαρύ. Και όπως είπα και πριν, δεν το έκανα τέλειο με το μαύρο χρώμα,  ώστε να έχει μια γοητεία περασμένων εποχών.
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I tied the twine on the side and added a blackboard label that I had purchased from Micheal’s. 

Το έδεσα με σπάγγο  και πρόσθεσα μια ετικέτα του χρώματος μαύρη κιμωλία.
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Dish rack used as file holder - Wrapping up the dish rack - the Boondocks blog
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Dish rack wrapped with twine - Wrapping up the dish rack - the boondocks blog
And after I finished it I decided to use it as a file holder.  

Και μετά που το τελείωσα αποφάσισα να το χρησιμοποιήσω ως βάση να  κρατάει  αρχεία  και φάκελα.
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Dish rack used as file holder - Wrapping up the dish rack - the boondocks blog
Dish rack wrapped with twine, used as file holder - Wrapping up the dish rack - the boondocks blog
Dish rack wrapped with twine used a file holder - Wrapping up the dish rack - The boondocks blog
That about wraps this one up for today.  I hope you enjoyed this easy re-purpose of an everyday household item. Let me know what you think of this simple project.

Και εδώ τυλίγουμε αυτή την εργασία. Ελπίζω να σας άρεσε αυτή η εύκολη ανανέωση ενός καθημερινό στοιχείο των νοικοκυριών. Πείτε μου τι σκέφτεστε για αυτό το απλό έργου.

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49 Comments

  1. love it! So rustic yet simple and so totally useful for a zillion things! The black paint and the twine really look good together, great contrast! Thanks for sharing the inspiration at the creative craft challenge!

    1. Thank you ladies, it was a last minute project that turned out great and very functional! I guess sometimes you don’t know what you’ll end up with when you do it spontaneously.

    1. Thanks Fabiola, This one was done at the last minute, because I did not have anyting to upload for a post, and yet, it has proved to be a treausre for me – it is so functional!

    1. Hi Donna, I’ve been a fan for a while now, so happy to have you visiting me. I am honored that you are featuring my little “throw away”. Thanks so much!

  6. Thanks for linking this up to the Welcome Home Wednesdays link party! A little bit of twine completely transformed this!! It looks great! Thanks for sharing…we hope to see you again next week!

    1. Thanks for visiting, I really love how this turned out too and now I love using twine on many projects. Will see you next week!

  10. it may be “simple,” but i love it…i just happen to have extra dish drainers…one black, one red, one bronze, and one white! i switch off according to my mood….the bronze one i am using as a plate rack and i really love it!!! you have given me a great idea and inspiration…thanks for sharing..

    1. Lucky you I wish I had some extra dish drainers. I love the way it holds all of my files and paint supplies as well.

  11. I love it Mary! You are a genius, you are always coming up with some kind of awesome repurpose project. I like how you added that rhyme around the top, and the cute chalkboard tag. This so neat I could sure use one of these in my craft room.

    1. I find that sometimes simple is best Linda. As in this case. It has held up remarkably well and I’m still using it.

  12. You know what, i would never look at an old dish rack and think with a lick of paint and a little twine this would make a good file holder. You really do have a knack for seeing things differently!

    1. I am still using it and it is so practical but now it’s also pretty. Thank you Julie!

  13. I love twine too! It’s always nice to know there’s someone else out there who shares the same quirky ‘loves’. I have been known to use it to cover jars (time consuming!) but I love your ideas, as always Mary.
    xxx

    1. Yes Jen this has been with me for three years now and I’m still getting lots of use out of it.

  15. I was READY to see what you had came up with on this dish drainer project! Love it! You’ve got my head to spinning now on different things. I thought; such a neat idea to fancy it up as you did with dishes and actually have dishes in it for a party. Oh the idea! Thanks for sharing. Pinning this one my friend. Hugs and blessings, Cindy

    1. Cindy thank you for the pin. And yes you are absolutely right, we can use it for it’s original purpose but all gussied up!

  16. What an innovative idea…Mary, you amaze me with the things you come up with that are so simple! Sometimes I find myself thinking…what would Mary do with this? So you are an inspiration, my friend.

    1. This one was super simple Florence and yet it made such a difference. Thank you for your sweet words my friend!

  18. Such a great idea Mary and it’s the perfect shape to hold folders. Love how you added the twine around the top to give it that rustic look

  22. I really like this idea to repurpose an old dish rack, Mary! Like several folks mentioned above, I am amazed at all the ideas you come up with using simple items found in anyone’s home. Love this repurposed rack because it can hold really large legal size folders! When we were in our house, I seemed to always have kids’ school photo packets from the school photographers in a stack that were too big to fit in a file drawer. Large legal size flatlay envelopes would fit good in there and be tidy, too. I do get a bit crazy with untidy! Papers drive me crazy… 😉 Thank you for a very inspiring idea ~ of course I pinned and will schedule for later, too! 😀

  25. Love, love, love this! So cute, and I could definitely use this in my office to organize my folders that I use the most! You are so clever! Thank you for sharing at Celebrate It!

  26. Mary, I recently used wrapped jute twine for one of my projects. I really like how your organizer turned out. Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm–pinned!

  28. I love this project! It’s so cute and clever. Thanks so much for sharing it on our very first Homestyle Gatherings link party. I look forward to seeing your next project.:)

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