So my wife really loves wine and has been accumulating more bottles than our cheap rack we had bought could hold. Like most guys I think “Hey, I can just build one cheaper than what we could buy.” with having zero experience of course. After looking at a few things online though I figured I could do it for a fraction of the cost assuming it all went according to plan. By my calculations the cost of the wood and a few hole-saws for my drill the total cost to build a rack that would hold about 126 bottles (I could get 144 if I tried, but it would be too close to the ceiling in my opinion) would cost me about about $80 – $90 while buying one would be several hundred dollars. Now this wouldn’t be as pretty looking as buying one, but hey…it’s cheaper!
I got about half of it finished now and it hasn’t been that bad minus burning out a drill and having to buy a new one (not factored in the cost since I need a drill regardless). Here are the pictures so far…not terrible I guess.
One thing…there are several bottles of beer I’m aging on the bottom right as well, but I’m limiting it to just those that have corks in them. The ones with caps I’m aging upright to try and protect the seal.
Close-up of the work in progress.
A slightly larger view.
Pingback: Wine Rack Finally Completed & Other Basement Alcohol Fun | flaskey