DIY Blanket Ladder

Want to know how to make a cheap and easy Blanket Ladder for under $10? Read about this farmhouse style blanket ladder anyone can make.

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After pretending to be Jillana Gaines for weeks on end, I finally put my Pinteresting and power tools to work and decided to work on one of my pinned projects I was wanting to get around to – a wooden blanket ladder!

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After we finally got it right –  and with it being so cheap and easy, we thought we would pass it along to you from our home to yours. Before we get started, you will need a handful of supplies for this project. Luckily, it’s fairly low maintenance, and the friendly folks at Home Depot will be happy to help cut it down to size if you do not have a saw.

The blanket ladder in this tutorial is 4 feet tall. If you would like a taller or shorter ladder, please adjust your wood accordingly.

Materials

• Drill
• 1 – Furring Strip cut in half (8 ft. long = 2 – 4 ft. pieces)
  • If you do not have a saw, or are worried about cutting the measurements yourself, Home Depot will do the cuts for you!
• 1 – Furring Strip cut into 4 – 18 inch pieces
• Wood Stain
  • I use Miniwax Water Based in American Walnut on everything I do, however this is a personal preference.
• Polyurethane to keep your blankets clean
• 8 – 2 1/2 inch screws
• Inexpensive Paint Brush and Old Rag
• Wood Glue

Step 1: Stain your Furring Strips

Stain your furring strips and wipe off any excess stain with an old rag. Let dry before moving on to the next step.

Step 2: Measure your Ladder

Lay all pieces on the ground in the shape of the ladder. Using a tape measure, measure out the bars in an equal distance apart. I put mine 6 inches apart so there would be plenty of room at the bottom for blankets to hang.

Step 3: Drill your Bars

Add wood glue on the end of the bar to keep the bars in place, then attach with a screw on each side going into the center of the end of each bar.

Step 4: Protect your Ladder

In order to protect your blankets, and make sure your ladder lasts forever, I recommend spraying your ladder with a polyurethane to ensure your favorite stain doesn’t end up on your favorite blanket.

For my DIYer’s, you may have a lot of these materials in your cabinets already making this a $5 project! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

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XO – Jill