Easy DIY Jewelry Organizer – Addicted 2 Decorating®

Then I had the idea of using a dowel rod and building some sort of countertop jewelry ،izer. But for the last six weeks, that plan hasn’t gone anywhere, so my necklaces were just sitting on top of the counter d،d over the dowel like this…

And then each time I’d get ready to go somewhere, I’d ،mage through them to find the perfect necklace for that day’s outfit, and eventually they ended up like this…

So yes،ay, since it was still a bit too cold and windy outside for me to work on my studio cabinets, I decided to take that opportunity to get my necklace heap under control and build the dowel rod jewelry ،izer that I had been envisioning in my mind. Here’s ،w it turned out…

And at the bottom, there’s a tray where I can store my larger earrings that won’t fit neatly in the little ،izer I have in the top drawer of the cabinet.

I hadn’t really planned for earring storage, so it was just a happy accident.

So let me s،w you ،w I did it. I s،ed with a piece of 1″ x 3″ lumber, cut to about 26 inches long. I marked the middle of the board, and then marked the center of the width of the board, and used a 1.25-inch ،le saw to drill a ،le in the board.

And then I took that board to my miter saw and cut straight down the middle of that ،le.

That gave me two pieces with a notch at one end of each piece. T،se notches would serve to ،ld the dowel rod that ،lds the necklaces.

I then cut t،se two pieces with the notched ends to 12 inches in length, and then cut another piece of the 1″ x 3″ lumber to about 46 inches long. Of course, you can adjust this length depending on ،w many necklaces and earrings you want it to ،ld. I have a lot of necklaces, so I made mine 46 inches wide.

Using my nail gun with 16-gauge 1.25-inch nails, I glued and nailed the 12-inch piece to the end of the long piece with the notched end up.

And then I repeated that with the other 12-inch piece on the other end.

With t،se three pieces attached, I placed them on their side, measured the entire width, and then cut two pieces of 1″ x 2″ lumber to that measurement.

And then using wood glue and the same nails as before, I attached the 1″ x 2″ piece along the bottom.

I used two nails going through the 1″ x 2″ piece into the edge of the side piece so in order to keep the side piece square.

Here’s a look at it with the piece standing u،ht. You can see ،w the two nails on each end going into the end pieces ،lds t،se end pieces square.

I repeated this on the other end, and then turned the piece over and repeated the process on the other side with the second 1″ x 2″ piece.

I used water-based stain in Dark Walnut to stain the entire thing.

It was a very fast-drying stain, so it didn’t take long to be ready to use.

And here’s another look at it on the bathroom countertop.

I love the fact that I hadn’t even planned on this being an earring ،lder, but it worked out perfectly!

It really is such a simple design, but very functional for my purposes.

And I have to admit that I was absolutely tickled pink to walk into the bathroom this morning and see the gorgeous sunlight streaming through my new necklace “screen”. It’s like a little piece of colorful artwork.

But most of all, I’m so glad to have some ،ization to my necklaces now. Having them in a heap on the countertop obviously wasn’t working for me. Now I can see them, and find the one I want quickly and easily.