Looking for a unique, custom magazine rack design? This great tutorial will take you step by step through building your own, unique magazine rack.
If you are anything like my family, you probably have a magazine or two lying around your house. Maybe they are issues you don’t want to throw away or maybe you just haven’t made the time to read them yet. My husband and I have a couple subscriptions between the two of us which can accumulate into quite the pile after just a few months.
While browsing Etsy for options to help get our accumulation under control, I fell in love with this “M is for Magazine” holder by Paper Doll Wood Shop.
My mother-in-law has started asking for Christmas gift ideas and since this magazine holder was something I wanted and needed I immediately wrote down the information. Sadly, I soon realized it had been discontinued. I thought to myself how unfortunate that was and knew it would have made an awesome Christmas gift. My next thought was “What am I thinking?! I can make that myself!”
Now that my magazine holder is complete and I know just how easy it was to make I plan on building one for each of my siblings this year. It is THAT simple! So let’s get to it, shall we?!
Step 1: Measure and cut the poplar wood. One piece will be used to create the back of the magazine holder and the other will become the bottom.
Step 2: Using a finish nail gun and the pieces of poplar wood you just cut, attach the back piece of the magazine holder to your “M’s”. After the back piece is secure, attach the bottom piece of poplar wood.
*Note: If you don’t have access to a finish nail gun, wood glue and clamps would work just as well!
Step 3: If you prefer a minimalist style décor, you may choose to stop here. I like the natural wood look myself!
Step 4: I ended up choosing to paint my magazine holder and picked white so it would work in any room. I used a paint & primer in one gloss spray paint.
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I absolutely love this magazine holder, it looks great and is simple enough for almost anyone to make! We have featured you on our website.
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I love this cute idea.Thanks a lot.
Ali
I love your magazine holder. So smart, completely functional and design savvy. I love it!
This is so cute. Thank you for showing. I'm making them as Christmas presents.
What a fun and simple idea for a few children I know! Add a book or two and voila! Thank you so much for a great project!
This is a very neat idea! Pinned it for next my DIY project :) Thank you!
What a great idea! My husband gets hunting magazines that he likes to keep and this would be the perfect place to store them.
this is cute! i might have to make me one.
i'm loving the handmade holiday series. i've been implementing the idea in my own life, and i created some handmade ornaments that took about 2 mins to make. i'm learning that it doesn't have to be fussy or expensive to be cute!
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this is great! I might have to make one for the growing bernstein bear book collection filling my keeping room!
What a great idea! I think I will try this one!