The 'problem' was that I had more knives than I had slots in my knife block. It happens, right? Well this DIY knife block has no 'slots', so it can accomodate as many knives as I want!
I found a stylin' bamboo box at Value Village for $2 (I seem to be doing well there lately!), and stocked up on a few packages of bamboo skewers from the dollar store.
After a fair bit of trimming, here's what I ended up with:
Not too shabby, eh?! A designer look for a fraction of the cost. That's my kind of craft project!
You're pretty amazing, and under utilized and appreciated. You and your friend should start your own business, I'd bet you do pretty well.
ReplyDeleteI hope you took that anon's^ comment to heart & started a business with your friend; even if it was just diying/renovating & blogging full-time. I'm only now finding your stuff, but I think it speaks volumes that, almost a decade later, this diy full holds up, in both affordability and taste. Also, I find it hilarious that, after all this time, all of the sources you credit in the first paragraph either 404 or redirect to a long kitchen product list with nothing akin to this knife block. That wasn't meant as a dig at you & your sourcing, I honestly found it funny/interesting as this is the first version of this block I've ever come across; I think it's marvelous and am planning on making one myself. Thank you for sharing this diy!
DeleteWhat a awsome idea! I have a rv and trying to find a way to store my knives and I tried a magnetic strip for knives but turned out with my knives all over the place after we got to the top of a mountain. So I found you article and am in the process this weekend of making this and I will keep it in place with my Quake Hold Putty on the bottom! I use it a lot for niknaks and such and nothing moves I swear by it!
ReplyDeleteThank you!