Make a Chic Bath Caddy for Guests

Turn an old wooden box into a rustic caddy for your bath and body essentials, or stock it full of travel toiletries for overnight guests.

Rustic bathroom caddy made from an old wooden box.

Chic Bathroom Caddy with a Rustic Look

Turn an old wooden box into a caddy for your bath and body essentials, or stock it full of travel toiletries for overnight guests. Hang the finished bath caddy in your bathroom, or the guest bathroom, and fill with a variety of bath and body potions only an arm's length away from the tub or shower.

Photo by: Maureen Stevens

Maureen Stevens

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Materials Needed:

old wooden box
fabric trim
a set of doorknobs

paint
hand-held drill

Drill Holes Into Box

Using hand-held drill, drill holes in each side of wooden box where knobs will be secured.

Drilling holes to later secure a doorknob set for a DIY bath caddy.

Drilling Holes in Wooden Box to Create a Rustic Bathroom Caddy

Step 1 in crafting a rustic bathroom caddy is to drill holes on each side of a wooden box, using hand-held drill. These holes will be where each doorknob will be fastened and secured after the wooden box is painted.

Photo by: Maureen Stevens

Maureen Stevens

Dip Wooden Box

Pour paint into a pan and dip bottom of wooden box. Repeat several times until you get the perfect amount of paint on the bottom of the box. Allow to dry.

Step 2 in the process of crafting a bathroom caddy for guests is to gather paint and a pan for dipping the wooden box. Pour the paint into the pan.

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Step 3 in crafting a chic bathroom caddy is to dip the bottom of a wooden box into a pan of paint. Repeat several times until you get the perfect amount of paint on the bottom of the box. Allow the box to dry.

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Pouring Paint Into Pan to Create a Chic Bathroom Caddy

Step 2 in the process of crafting a bathroom caddy for guests is to gather paint and a pan for dipping the wooden box. Pour the paint into the pan.

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Dipping the Bottom of a Wooden Box in Paint to Create a Bathroom Caddy

Step 3 in crafting a chic bathroom caddy is to dip the bottom of a wooden box into a pan of paint. Repeat several times until you get the perfect amount of paint on the bottom of the box. Allow the box to dry.

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Secure Fabric Trim

Get the doorknobs ready and secure fabric trim on each side by inserting the front of the knobs into the drilled holes on each side of the box. Fasten and secure the nuts and bolts.

Step 4 in crafting a chic bath caddy for guests is preparing to fasten the fabric tape, cut to length, to each side of the painted and dry wooden box. Eventually the trim will be fastened to a doorknob with a nut and bolt.

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Step 5 in crafting the rustic bath caddy is to secure the doorknobs on the wooden box.Get the doorknobs ready and secure the fabric trim on each side of the box by inserting the front of the knobs into the drilled holes on each side. Fasten and secure the nuts and bolts to the box.

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Preparing to Fasten Fabric Trim to Create Rustic Bath Caddy

Step 4 in crafting a chic bath caddy for guests is preparing to fasten the fabric tape, cut to length, to each side of the painted and dry wooden box. Eventually the trim will be fastened to a doorknob with a nut and bolt.

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Securing Fabric Trim to the Side of a Wooden Box for DIY Bath Caddy

Step 5 in crafting the rustic bath caddy is to secure the doorknobs on the wooden box.Get the doorknobs ready and secure the fabric trim on each side of the box by inserting the front of the knobs into the drilled holes on each side. Fasten and secure the nuts and bolts to the box.

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Fill With Toiletries

Hang the finished bath caddy in your bathroom, or the guest bathroom, and fill with a variety of bath and body potions only an arm's length away from the tub or shower.

Hanging DIY Bath Caddy With a Rustic Design

Rustic Bath Caddy Offers Convenience

The last step in crafting this bath caddy is to hang the finished piece in your bathroom or guest bathroom. Be sure to fill it with a variety of bath and body lotions, now only at an arm's length away from the tub or shower.

Photo by: Maureen Stevens

Maureen Stevens