21 January 2015

DIY - Small wire basket

Amazing what you can do with some chicken wire, a pair of manky old pliers and ye olde fingertips.

Thanks to the rabbit hutch project which has turned out to be longest wait for a birthday present in recorded history, a small amount of chicken wire was left over and I snaffled it to make a storage basket for my kitchen.

Let's not pretend I came up with this idea myself; having looked online after I made this and seeing how many tutorials there are already out there I decided that the world doesn't really need one more wire basket tutorial. Instead I give you a brief rundown on how I made my small version.

Our roll of chicken wire from the hardware store had 2cm squares. I cut out a shape that resembled a plus sign using pliers, bent the sides and wrapped the tines around the adjoining side to hold it all in place. My completed basket is 7 squares wide, 7 squares deep and 6 squares high (5 squares when the top row is turned down to prevent being scratched or clothing getting caught on the sharp tines).

Now I have something to house my garlic instead of just having them sit dejectedly on the bench.
Misshapen, mine.

10 comments:

  1. clever idea for leftover wire. We have heaps in the garage so i might give this a whirl and restore order to my cupboard under the sink. It would be great for holding sponges, cleaning stuff, pegs and candles :)

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  2. That is so cool, love a wire basket but they are really expensive online xo

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  3. This is so cool! I didn't even know it was a thing, and I spend far too much time on the internet.

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  4. It looks really good! That's the best way to store garlic (and onions) - nice and open.

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  5. How clever is that!! You are amazing you know! xx

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  6. Awesome! You clever clogs, you :)

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  7. I bet that garlic is feeling pretty chuffed with his new home :) xx

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  8. I love a bit of DIY attitude! Looks great holding your garlic!

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  9. What a great idea! That really is clever.

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  10. I love this project, I'm thinking I could make some and spray paint them black and maybe add a piece of wood for the base. Thanks for the idea-Great blog:-)

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