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DIY Copper Towel Ladder | Little House On The Corner

We still need to add more finishing touches and I’d like a new chest of drawer (you can never have enough storage, right?) but it’s definitely starting to come together.

One of my favourite new additions is our new DIY copper towel ladder.

DIY Copper Towel Rail | Little House On The Corner

I admit that our bedroom usually isn’t this tidy and more often than not there are clothes strewn across the floor. Although we’ve not quite managed to conquer our bad habits just yet, our new DIY copper towel ladder definitely helps us keep the room tidier!

DIY Copper Towel Ladder | Little House On The Corner

I’d originally planned on buying a wooden ladder but they were surprisingly expensive so, as usual, I wondered if it would be possible to DIY instead.

I was trying to work out how to build it out of wood when I thought why not make it out of copper instead! So that’s exactly what I did!

DIY Copper Towel Ladder | Little House On The Corner

Building the ladder out of copper is actually really easy as there are countless copper connection parts available and it’s essentially just a matter of glueing some parts together!

This is what you will need to build a DIY copper towel ladder:

DIY Copper Towel Ladder - Supplies | Little House On The Corner

  • 3 x 18mm 2.4m Copper Pipes
  • 8 x 18mm Copper Equal Tee
  • 4 x 18mm End caps
  • Pipe Cutter (or a metal saw)
  • Fine Wire Wool
  • Superglue
  • Optional: Silicone

This is how to build the DIY copper towel ladder:

1. Cut.

Start by cutting the pipe into pieces. The easiest way to do this is with a pipe cutter but you could just as easily use a metal saw to cut them. If you cut them with a saw, you’ll probably have to sand the edges as they can be very sharp!

DIY Copper Towel Ladder - Supplies | Little House On The Corner

You’ll need to cut your pipe into lots of shorter pieces that you can slot together using the t-shaped connectors. To build a ladder that’s the same size as the one we built you will need 4 x 420 mm, 6 x 335 mm, 2 x 400 mm and 2 x 300 mm pieces.

We only have a pipe cutter for thinner pipes so cut our copper pipe with a mitre saw. A pipe cutter would be easier and quicker, though.

2. Polish.

When you’ve cut the pieces give each of them a polish with some fine wire wool. This will remove any dirt, any writing that may be printed onto the pipe and will leave the copper nice and shiny.

DIY Copper Towel Ladder - Polish | Little House On The Corner

DIY Copper Towel Ladder - Polish | Little House On The Corner

3. Connect.

Now you can start to actually build the ladder.

DIY Copper Towel Ladder - Connect | Little House On The Corner

Tip: It’s a good idea to test that everything will fit before glueing them together.

Just apply some super glue to the end of one of the pieces and slot it into a tee connector. Then add the next piece of pipe followed by another tee connector and so on until you’ve completed the first long side of the ladder.

We used the longer pieces of pipe (400 mm) at the bottom of the ladder and the shorter pieces (300 mm) at the top of the ladder.

DIY Copper Towel Ladder - Connect | Little House On The Corner

Just continue slotting and glueing everything together. It’s a good idea to lay the DIY copper ladder down on a flat surface every now and then to check that the ladder isn’t warped. The last step is to glue the little caps to each end of the ladder.

DIY Copper Towel Ladder - Connect | Little House On The Corner

As you can see, this is a super simple and quick project to complete and you can make it any size you want to suit your home!

4. Silicone

We were worried that the DIY copper towel ladder might scratch our wall or, because the copper is so smooth, slip on the floor or wall. That’s why we decided to add a couple of blobs of clear silicone to the ends of our ladder. The silicone is invisible when the ladder is up against the wall and it gives the ends a tiny bit of grip and stops the ladder slipping.

DIY Copper Towel Ladder - Silicone | Little House On The Corner

We used 18 mm copper pipe and I wouldn’t recommend using thinner pipes as I think the ladder might be too flimsy – especially if you decide to build a larger version than we did!

DIY Copper Towel Ladder | Little House On The Corner

DIY Copper Towel Ladder | Little House On The Corner

How do you keep your bedroom tidy? Do you always make your bed (I won’t tell anyone if you don’t)? Do all of your clothes end up in a big pile on the floor or do you fold them into tidy stacks?

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  1. Linda Crowther says

    06/05/2021 at 11:57

    Wow that looks lovely. You are s talented.

    Reply
    • Christine says

      06/05/2021 at 15:42

      Ahhh, thank you so much, Linda. It was a really easy project!
      Cx

      Reply
  2. Carey says

    17/12/2020 at 12:14

    This looks fantastic, you guys did great job!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      17/12/2020 at 13:00

      Thank you, Carey!
      Cx

      Reply
  3. Francesca says

    14/01/2019 at 20:53

    The copper ladder looks amazing, so original. items that are both functional and beautiful are a winner in the home and this towel ladder embodies both of those qualities. Love how simple the process seems too! Shows how far a quick polish can take you!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      15/01/2019 at 08:02

      Thank you, Francesca! It really was super easy and quick to make.
      Cx

      Reply
  4. Sarah says

    18/09/2018 at 14:19

    This is an amazing idea, that ladder looks so nice, and much easier to fix together than faffing about with wood/nails.

    Reply
    • Christine says

      19/09/2018 at 08:51

      Thank you, Sarah! It really was a super easy and quick thing to build!
      Cx

      Reply
  5. Lucy, Kent ~ England says

    03/09/2018 at 13:37

    Ladder looks great as does your bedroom reveal.
    This ladder idea could also be used on your balcony for climbers, just leave more space
    where bottom rung should be. Criss cross fishing line between rungs and your plants
    have invisible support to cling on to.
    Smaller/thinner pipes could do the same for your indoor houseplant collection.
    I’m desperately short of room in my kitchen and now working on ideas to turn your ladder
    into a grid system to put on wall and support pans (pans for one don’t weigh much), and
    anything else I can hang up.

    Reply
    • Christine says

      03/09/2018 at 14:34

      Thank you, Lucy! I love the idea of using the ladder for plants to climb up. The copper would be perfect outside, too as it would turn lovely and green over time.
      We’d thought about using a ladder in the kitchen for storage, too. I’d been thinking about hanging one horizontally from the ceiling and installing some kind of pulley system. Kind of like one of those old-fashioned clothes maidens but with a ladder. Our pans just aren’t pretty enough to display! ;)
      Cx

      Reply
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