Build Your Own Bathtub Caddy

Transform your home using salvaged materials by rebecca proctor and published by laurence king.

Build your own bathtub caddy.

If your bathtub is not as wide as mine then i suggest cutting the board down to where you have about a 1 1 2 overhang on each side. It took less than an hour to make. I made this bathtub caddy for my mom as a gift for christmas. The first of which was to glue and nail the mitered edges of the caddy so it sits slightly higher than your tub.

Start by creating. Cut two pieces of the 1 x 2 x 8 down to the length of the long sides of your tray base the board you just cut. This bath caddy is one of three amazingly simple projects you can make with rustic wood. Keep both above the water with this simple bathtub tray.

Rebecca s tutorial is straight out of the pages of her book but i ll add notes in brackets as to how we modified ours pictured below to suit our style and standard tub. Justin screwed the layers together using 1 1 4 drywall screws in several places all into the spacers three on each edge and two rows of three around the book holder s frame. Start with a very rough grit 36 or. Bathtub caddy step 1.

If you choose to paint your bucket you first have to apply a metal primer to the bucket. Trim on table saw. This bathtub caddy is made from from walnut. It is easier to do the major sanding before cutting this lumber.

Cut your big board the 12 x 3 pine board down to 33 1 4. Diy wood bathtub tray. This board was a. Cut the vinyl border to size and apply to the bucket.

Get some 4 4 walnut boards and start by jointing the. Wrap the border around the bucket and mark the length and width of the bucket on the backside of the bucket. Place the jointed edge against the table saw fence and rip the board to width creating two. Make sure to cut openings in the vinyl border for the bucket s handles.

Probably the easiest way to make one of these. Easy diy bath caddy step 1. Build your own bath table with wine glass holders no bath is complete without a good book and a glass of wine. The 2x12 i used had been sitting my my garage for.

The instructions for how you too can make a scrap wood bathtub caddy courtesy of recycled home.