DoItYourself

Make a colourful boot rack

Build a boot rack for winter and add a splash of colour with Woodoc Colours.

Photographer FrancoisOberholster

You will need

  • Woodoc Water-BorneFLOOR Clear Matt
  • Woodoc Colours in FullMoon, Pink, Orange and Yellow
  • paintbrushes
  • mixing containers
  • pine plank (600 x 69 x32mm)
  • 9 dowel sticks (180 x 19mm)
  • ruler
  • pencil
  • 19mm spade drill bit
  • drill press
  • rubber hammer
  • stirring spatula

Get started ...

1. Measure and markintervals of 60mm down the centre of the length of the pine plank.

2. Use the drill press and19mm drill bit to drill holes through the pine plank on the marks you made instep 1.

3. Mask 32mm off on each ofthe dowel sticks.

4. Mix a few drops of eachcolour with about 75ml of Woodoc Water-Borne FLOOR Matt and stir well.

5. Seal the pine plank with two coats of Full Moon, letting it drybetween coats.

6. Seal three dowels with each of the three bright colours; applytwo coats, letting the sealer dry between each layer. Once dry, removethe masking tape.

7. Place the dowels in the holes on the pine plank andhammer all the way in with a rubber hammer.

Shelly Bergh