DIY Upcycled Wine Rack

Usually, I like to keep a few bottles of wine at home. They’re useful for cooking, as well as for the last minute guests coming to dinner. Unfortunately, in my small NYC kitchen, I just didn’t have the space for much of a wine rack. However, I believe that with a little elbow grease, you can solve most any problem.

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Lucky for me, I had a shipping tube in my recycling bin, from which I decided I could create a small microwave-top-sized wine rack.

You’ll need:

  • 4″ or 5″ inch diameter shipping tube that’s at least 16″ long
  • craft sealing tape, masking tape, duct tape, or gaffer’s tape (not painter’s tape) or hot glue gun
  • scissors
  • measuring tape
  • pencil

First, measure, mark, and cut the tube into 8″ lengths.

Next measure, mark, and cut the tube into to halves.

Lay out the tube halves on a table next to each other, bowing up. Tape each tube half to the ones next to it, along the entire length. Flip the entire piece over and apply tape on the back.

Optional: You could paint it (I’d recommend a fast-drying spray paint), but I think it’s nice unfinished, plus it’s more eco-friendly. The kraft sealing tape, being the same color and papery texture as the tubes, will give you the least contrast, but you could also creatively apply colored duct tape for interesting looks.

Enjoy your wine rack! It will hold 4 bottles of wine in the rack (you could extend the concept to a longer length if you want), as well as a second layer of 3 bottles on top.

Update: Because of the website reformat, I’ve lost some of the photos on the site including the ones that used to be above.