Crafts & DIY
Creative Ways To Use Cooling Racks Around The House
Jenny Brown
03.06.16

You can go to your local dollar store and purchase a few cooling racks for just $1. While many of you would be hesitant to do this, I highly recommend you do it. Why? Because cooling racks are very useful.

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They aren’t made just to help cool down a batch of cookies or muffins. In reality, these wire racks can actually help all around the home!

Spice Organizer

Using pliers, you can transform a cooling rack into the perfect storage solution for your spice cabinet. Stop worrying about having a cluttered cabinet and try this!

Find more instructions for this project here.

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Dry Wet Shoes

Shoe racks are very important to any household, but what happens when it’s raining outside? This leaves our shoes very wet. To help accelerate the drying process, place your shoes on top of a cooling rack to let air flow underneath and help the shoes dry faster.

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Plastic Lid Organizer

For those of us with a bunch of tupperware and other plastic containers, it’s impossible to keep track of all the lids. Use a cooling rack to separate and store the lids.

Place a cooling rack on top of a basket, and you’re done!

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Scarf Organizer

Organize your scarves by hanging a cooling rack on a hanger. Then, thread your scarves through the pockets in the cooling rack for convenient storage.

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Fabric Organizer

In the same vein as a scarf organizer, you can store fabrics instead!

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Display Greeting Cards

Ever receive beautiful, cute cards and postcards from your family members or friends? Rather than store them in a drawer, put them on display for all your guests to see. A cooling rack is perfect for this.

Add ribbons and other season accessories for greater emphasis.

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Organizer Earrings

Keep track of all your beautiful earrings by using a cooling rack. You can dangle and hang earrings on a cooling rack easily.

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Homemade Craft Display

Enjoy doing arts & crafts for fun? Show off your work to your friends and family members by displaying them on a cooling rack.

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Sunglass Storage

Store your glasses and sunglasses in one convenient location.

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Memo Board

Do you like to write down shopping lists and to-do lists to keep your life organized? A cooling rack can be a perfect place to store all these in one centralized location.

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Hanging Art

Tie fabric pieces onto a cooling rack to create a lovely chandelier that’s perfect for the home. Find the full tutorial here.

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