The things to build, the wonders I could craft; the world was at my splinter-filled fingertips! Looking at the counter covered with my friend's medicine she takes on a daily basis, inspiration struck, and I took to the drawing board.
The concept: create a spice rack where she could keep all of her medication, but large enough that it would all fit on one rack. As she takes them during the day, she can move it down to the second rack, until all of them have been moved, signifying she's been properly medicated for the day. Both racks will have a removeable sign, so once the day is done, instead of moving all the bottles to the top again, the signs can be swapped and the 'Taken' rack will now be on top for the day.
Easy enough; clear the countertop, use some of my free wood, and help a friend with their pain killers all in one go. In total, this project took around 5-6 hours.
Step-by-step guide
Step 1: Blueprints and supplies
I designed the rack at about three in the morning. When it comes to pallets, you never know what size pieces you'll get. I was lucky to have enough combinations of 65 and and 70mm pieces, along with a 125mm piece to use for the bed of the two levels. This did mean that the back of the rack wouldn't have slots in it like I wanted (kind of a picket-fence style is what I wanted, but I didn't have any wood thin enough) but I still like the final product.
The style used for the text was to make it look more 'old fashioned'. I went to the calligraphy section of dafont.com for inspiration, and took it from two different fonts. Most of it was from 'Wolf in the City', and the M in Medicine was from 'Mademoiselle Camille'.
Other than the pallets, I needed a wooden dowel, some black, white, and brown craft paint, small nails, twine, sandpaper, and two hooks and eyes.
Step 2: Select and pry
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