Constitutionally Modern DIY

Modern, funky craft/DIY creations. Good for gifts or yourself.

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WHAT:
Making things. Affordable and accomplishable things.

WHO:
Suitable for amateurs, average Janes/Joes.**

**Particularly useful for urbanites lacking power tools or even a kitchen table.

WHEN:
Whenever I goshdarn can. Lay off me.

WHY:
Because looking at other people's ideas is awesome fodder for my noggin so shouldn't I share a decent idea that someone else can make perfect? Send me a pic if you make something similar to what I post!

WHO'S THIS "ME"?
I am Lynn. I'm an urban planner by training, and a maker of random items by vocational calling. I do my projects in my apartment in Brooklyn, or on the stoop or roof. If you see a 5' 3 7/8" female breaking concrete blocks out on your street, you probably live on my block.

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Tie rack and/or belt rack…<$15

Keep your eyes peeled for old wooden tennis rackets.  They make great hanging storage for belts, ties, etc.  Really this sucker can hold anything - ideal for necklaces and earrings too.  And you can paint it whichever way you like to suit any decor.  The perfect addition to the tiny unused wall nook next to my closet…

You need:

  • Wooden tennis rackets (nabbed these from my parents’ garage)
  • Paint (I used spray paint + what I had lying around: chalkboard paint & acrylics)
  • Artist tape or painters tape
  • Hammer
  • Nails
  • Paint brush
  • Mask/bandanna (if spray painting)
  • Gloves
  • Sandpaper
  • A means of hanging your creation

Want to see the steps? 

Costs = <$15: 

  • Spray paint = $6.95
  • Other paint = $3.19
  • Artist tape or painters tape = $3.99
  • Everything else = free or already available around the house

How to:

  • Prep the tennis rackets by prying off the grips, sanding down the wood and leftover adhesive, and cover the nylons in painters tape.

  • Now just paint.  I spray-painted mine a pale yellow, then added some stripes with paint I had lying around (chalkboard paint and grey and white acrylic).

  • Add some nails down the handle.  I used some golden/bronze colored ones because they look kinda classy.  Clearly I could have done a better job hammering in the nails in a more orderly/straight line.

  • On the nylons, I added leftover curtain hooks from Ikea.  Plain s-hooks work as well.

  • I used cotton mason line for hanging.

  • There it is on the wall, with nothing on.

  • Here’s the other one I made for my husband’s ties and belts.

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