DIY: clothes rack

My father and I recently built this freestanding clothes rack, and it was relatively easy and only took about half a day! We made it using some spare wood, castor wheels, nails, paint and and an old curtain rod.

There are 4 parts:

the base - this piece should be quite wide. It goes across the bottom of the rack.

the support-y balance-y bits - 2 pieces that help balance the rack, attached sideways to the base piece. The four castor wheels are attached to these.

the sides - 2 thinner pieces that go up the sides and hold the rod.

the rod - a metal or wooden thin (preferably cylindrical, but it doesn't really matter) piece that goes along the top and the clothes hang from it.

We cut the wood and rod into the right length first (the rack is about 1.5 x 1.75m, but you can alter this to suit you) and my father drilled a hole for the rod at the top of the piece at each end using a drill bit a little bigger than the rod (the layers of paint add a few millimeters).

 step one: sanding

You have to do A LOT of this. Make sure to get the edges nice and smooth.

 

 step two: attach all the wood pieces together

Use a drill and nails. My father did this part (so essentially he built it, not me). Make it strong and stuff.

 step three: paint it (optional)

I used two coats of primer and then a creamy colour.

step four: attach the castor wheels

then slide in the rod and then you're done!

 

skirt & shirt - thrifted

dress - Glassons

piano bag from China

Use this tutorial as a basic guideline to building your own clothes rack and have fun!

As I mentioned in my last post, I had the absolute pleasure of styling a little shoot in the beautiful weather on Saturday for Johanna Macdonald, and I had so much fun doing it. I sort of just stuffed my backpack with misc clothes and it all came together nicely, and Rebecca was so much fun too. She sorta reminds me of Florence Welch crossed with someone from a Mucha print, giving us lots of inspiration for future photo adventures. I love dressing up pretty girls; I wish I could make a career out of it, but I guess every blogger does. Sigh, onto the pictures.


(Behind the scenes!)






Photography: Johanna Macdonald Photography
Model: Rebecca D @ Portfolio
Styling: Georgia Rose~~~

Feel free to share them anywhere, as long as they're appropriately credited!

Cartography

Today I last-minute-styled a little photoshoot for Johanna Macdonald, the results of which will be posted here in due time. However, Jo was also kind enough to take some outfit photos for me in my amazing map-print dress made by Ella from my last post.





(Wearing a dress made by Ella, Goldenponies shoes, Datter arrow necklace and a thrifted belt)

Amazing right? Jo is so talented, I feel so privileged to get to work with her.

Mega-blog!

Ah, sorry for not blogging properly for so long. I've been super busy- I finished uni exams without too much stress, then hopped a plane to Wellington to go see my new fella and take a little road trip around the North Island with some of his friends. I didn't get a chance to take many photos, but rest assured it was a beautiful trip with plenty of beaches, beer and de Beauvoir.





(This is said fella. His name's Jack.)

Then I got back, and got back to the monotony of full-time work. I've had the same job making jewellery since I was 13, and am beginning to get a little sick of it. But thankfully I have the amazing local bloggers Helga and Brodie to make my life a little more exciting. Yesterday we jumped in the car (after some bubbly to take the edge off) and perused a few local thrift stores in search of gold. I didn't buy anything due to my laughable attempt to downsize, but Helga and Brodie scored some gems. We had to stop on the way for some photos, of course.







I was wearing a 1950s bird-print dress from Etsy, which there are better pictures of at Helga's blog. It's so, so nice to hang out with other ladies who understand the ins and outs of blogging and don't think it's weird when I say suggest we stop the car in some abandoned stockyards for a little photoshoot. They are two of the loveliest and most stylish ladies I've had the pleasure to meet lately, and I had such a riot with them.

Aaaaand now for a proper outfit post. Phew.



(Wearing a dress made by Ella, a belt from Margot, shoes from Emporium Vintage, bag from Two Squirrels Vintage, and ancient, peeling sunglasses from a market in Hanoi)

So remember how me and Christie and Margot had a garage sale the other week? I met a girl named Ella there, who seems to be my kindred spirit in weirdo novelty prints. Much to my good luck she's moving to Paris soon (!), so is trying to downsize her wardrobe. From her I've acquired two amazing dresses that she's made herself from craft fabrics- this one, featuring a girl watering her garden on the bodice and a floral skirt, and a map-print one that is just as beautiful. To punish myself for getting two new dresses, I added another four from my own wardrobe into my 'to sell' pile, which is growing massiver by the day. If anyone wants to come and pick through it, you're welcome to!

Oh, and I also had the pleasure of meeting Ayesha who runs Love Vintage at a party the other night, she was adorable and a total sweetheart too.

Outtakes

Every now and then I take outfit photos that just don't turn out that well. Sometimes it's the lighting, sometimes it's the scenery, sometimes it's my ridiculous poses, and sometimes my outfit just makes me look like a pregnant middle-aged woman from the 90s (my curse). I thought I'd put a few of them in a little post together, as I'm a bit busy with studying and working and being excited to do much in the way of proper blogging at the moment.


(Wearing a vintage dress from Etsy, belt from Margot, and shoes off Trademe.)


(Wearing a 1940s dress from Two Squirrels Vintage, 1950s cape from Emporium Vintage, misc tights and Goldenponies brogues)


(Wearing a misc long-sleeved tee, Ruby Boutique skirt, thrifted polka-dot scarf, tights from Chinatown in Sydney, and shoes off Trademe)


(Wearing a dress and belt from Two Squirrels Vintage, misc tights, costume cupboard satchel and shoes off Trademe)