A friend of mine recently asked me to make her a spice rack. She felt like she couldn't buy anything that fit the space she had available, and that stored her spices in a way that was convenient and accessible.
I'm someone who always believes that the best way to learn is through doing, so I jumped at the chance to try to make something that would work for her.
A few months back my wife snagged a couple of old pallets for me from work. I was able to make a couple of sweet lightboxes for old arcade marquees I had from them:
My friend wanted a rustic look, and I had some wood left over from these pallets, so it seemed like the perfect fit!
Here are a couple of progress pics as the spice rack was coming together. I made some dados on the table saw in the sides that the shelves fit into.
I picked up 5 oak dowels from the Home Depot to keep the spices in check.
I had some 1x6's from another pallet that worked perfectly to make the back. I stained the whole thing with Minwax Classic Gray stain, gave it a single heavy coat of shellac and then a light sanding just to take down the sheen.
Delivered it to my friend, and I think she was pretty happy! As soon as she gets it installed, I'll have a picture of the rack in-action.