Do you want to take advantage of the heat from the radiators to dry your clothes? Clotheslines for radiators are ideal for this task. If you also use the space above the radiator to place a custom organizer cabinetyou will be able to get much more out of it and always have everything at hand.
Clotheslines for radiators are very practical on rainy days and for clothes that are small in size. Apart from providing this dual use to the radiator, using the space above it to place a piece of furniture where you can store clothespins, ironing accessories, etc., will make you get much more out of it.
In the following video tutorial you will be able to see all the step by step to make a practical custom organizer cabinetwhich has been placed on the radiator behind the entrance door to a room:
radiator drying rack
A radiator clothesline can get you out of more than one hurry. Specifically, the Epotherm 3 m adaptable clothesline. CLICK by Metaltex has a series of features and benefits that make it an excellent option:
- Use for balcony, window and radiator
- It has the exclusive Metaltex Epotherm coating that makes it weather resistant as it is antioxidant
- It has 2 adjustable height and depth supports that are easily assembled and disassembled.
- Its laying capacity is 3 meters, but when it is disassembled it hardly takes up space
- Cleans very easily
Bespoke furniture organizer step by step
I have always said that there is no hole or corner that we can waste in a home, we just have to find the right solution or make it to measure. In this case, I had a space of 83 cm wide and 1.45 cm high above the radiator that I have behind the door of the room where I usually iron. For this reason, I decided to make a custom organizer cabinet as indicated below.
1º.- Cut the pieces of wood and MDF
For the construction of this piece of furniture, pine wood has been used for the structure, divisions and shelves, as well as MDF or DM for the drawers and plywood for the back and interior of the drawers.
The pieces that have been cut with the saw are detailed below:
- 2 pieces of 80 x 15 x 1.8 cm pine wood for the top and bottom of the furniture frame
- 4 pieces of pine wood 49 x 15 x 1.8 cm for the sides and vertical divisions
- 2 pieces of pine wood 18 x 15 x 1.8 cm for the central shelves
- 1 piece of pine wood 24 x 15 x 1.8 cm for the shelf on the right side
- 2 pine wood strips 30 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm for the left side
- 6 pieces of MDF 17.5 x 14.5 x 1 cm for the front and back of the drawers
- 6 pieces of MDF 12 x 14.5 x 1 cm for the sides of the drawers
- 3 pieces of MDF 17.5 x 14.5 x 0.3 cm for the bottom of the drawers
- 1 piece of plywood 80 x 53 x 1 cm to place on the back of the furniture
- 3 pieces of plywood 15.5 x 7 x 1 cm to place on the front of the drawers
2º.- Assemble the furniture structure
The next step will be to assemble the structure of the organizer cabinet. To do this, the side, top and bottom pieces will be screwed together, as well as the vertical separations so that the piece of furniture measures 80 x 53 x 15 cm and three interior holes of 30, 18 and 24.5 cm. Next, the plywood backing will be nailed down.
3º.- Paint and varnish
Once the piece of furniture is assembled, a couple of coats of gray paint will be applied on the outside and clear varnish on the inside.
4º.- Build the drawers
In the central module of this piece of furniture, three practical drawers will be placed in which to store clothespins and other accessories. To be able to open them comfortably, holes will be made in the front part with the Wolfcrat adjustable holesaw. Among its main features are:
- Being adjustable, it is used to drill different diameters (between 45 and 90 mm), without having to change the crown
- Makes fine and clean cuts thanks to the special geometric shape of the teeth
- Works on soft materials such as plasterboard and softwoods, making it ideal for interior renovation and carpentry work
The steps to follow for the construction of the drawers will be:
- Mark the center of the front of the drawer, fix it with clamps and drill with the hole saw. To make it more decorative, different diameters have been used for each of the drawers, specifically 45, 50 and 65 mm.
- Nail the four sides of the drawers and the bottom.
- Paint the front of the 3 drawers. In this case, each one has been painted a different color: grey, yellow and white.
- Adhere the plywood pieces to the inside of the drawer front, using carpenter’s glue. In this way, the opening hole is reduced, at the same time that a more decorative result is obtained.
Finally, the drawers will be placed in the central module and some clamps will be screwed in the upper right part to hang the rack from the clothesline.
Fix the organizer cabinet to the wall
When screwing a piece of furniture to the wall, both the weight of the piece of furniture and the material on which it is going to be fixed must be taken into account in order to use the most appropriate screws. In this sense, Desa has the “Heavy Shelving” Solukit, made up of bags that offer a complete solution to the different fixing needs that we may have at home. For example, there are kits to hang a lamp, a wall light, a boiler, etc.
In this specific case, the shelf weighs almost 9 kilos and is going to be fixed on a hollow brick wall. For this, the Solukit «Heavy Shelving» is ideal since it includes a set of plug, screw and washer that supports up to 13 kilos of weight.
The steps to follow will be the following:
- Mark where the holes will be made
- Use a 10 mm drill bit to drill the wall, since the plug is of the same diameter
- Insert the plug with the help of the hammer
- Place the shelf on the wall and screw
After following all the steps indicated above, the piece of furniture will be perfectly fixed and ready to place the ironing and laundry accessories. In addition, it also allows you to store the disassembled radiator drying rack.
In this way, we will always have it on hand to place it on the radiator whenever necessary.
What did you think of this tutorial on how to make an organizer cabinet with clothesline? It is undoubtedly a practical and functional solution to take advantage of the space above the radiator and give it a double use. You can find more ideas in this article with storage solutions to take advantage of every corner, as well as many more guides and tricks on DIY and decoration at
Project carried out in collaboration with Mi Hogar Mejor
