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    Home » DIY » Painting » Garment Clothes Rack Makeover

    Garment Clothes Rack Makeover

    Published by Gail | Published March 9, 2018 | Updated April 9, 2019
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    Do you have a cheap garment clothes rack? You know the white ones that are on wheels that you keep in your laundry room, or maybe in your bedroom? I’ve had one for years in the basement. It got old and dirty and I quit using it. I’m surprised I hadn’t thrown it out yet. When I started cleaning out the ugly corner of the basement to do my laundry space makeover, I just shoved this garment rack out of the way. As all the pieces started coming together I started looking to buy something on Amazon. Then it hit me—why not clean this one up and paint it? So I did!

     

    ugly basement before plastic garment rack

    Can you find it in all this mess? It’s stuck over there in between the ancient old table and the cinder blocks (fireplace). It’s so hard to remember the basement looking like this. Very soon I’ll share more updates about how I disguised the sump pump.

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    Clean Plastic Garment Clothes Rack

    garment clothes rack clean with krud kutter before spray painting

    If you have something you want to spray paint and it’s really dirty I recommend Krud Kutter

    Allow ample time for plastic to dry thoroughly

    sparkling clean after krud kutter

    Look how much cleaner the plastic garment rack is after I hosed it off. It sparkles in the sunlight.

     

    Spray Clothes Rack with Light Coats of Metallic Spray Paint

    plastic garment rack metallic spray paint

    When I buy paint, I may have it for years before I use it. I have no idea if this paint is still on the market. But, my oh my! I love the way the spray paint makes the cheap plastic garment rack look now!

     

     

    paint plastic with metallic spray paint

    I painted the entire garment rack, even the wheels with the metallic spray paint.

     

    closet rod extender

    I even painted the closet rod extender that I’ve had hanging on the garment rack for years.

     

    she spray painted a plastic clothes rack with metallic paint MyRepurposeLife

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    New Metallic Garment Clothes Rack is Ready for Use

    cheap plastic garment rack painted with metallic spray paint for laundry room makeover

    Ohhh so much better, right? It’s not quite high end, but it doesn’t look like a cheap plastic garment rack anymore. It’s really handy now that I do all my laundry folding and sorting  in the basement before I bring it upstairs. I typically grab the top basket of clean (folded) clothes and the hanging clothes. I put the clothes away, grab the empty hangers from my closet, throw them in the laundry basket so I’ll have hangers downstairs when I need them.

     

     

    refreshed basement laundry space with painted garment rack

    Do you LOVE my DIY laundry cart? I’m so glad I was smart enough to buy extra baskets. It’s so handy when I transfer clothes from the washer to the dryer, and now to the freshly painted laundry folding table.

    Do you use spray paint to change up unexpected items?

    gail

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    1. Derry

      March 14, 2018 at 12:54 pm

      I love these two projects! The laundry cart is inspired!!!

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    2. Shirley

      March 10, 2018 at 6:39 am

      Oh your basement laundry room brings back many memories for me... when I was a child, around the age of 10, my parents owned a home (well a few actually) with the laundry in the basement. One in particular where the laundry was directly below the kitchen and directly below their mater bedroom upstairs. They devised a laundry shoot through a closet in the bedroom and a cabinet in the kitchen to throw all the laundry in and it landed right in the basement sink. As children of course we thought that was so cool! There were a few attempts at throwing ourselves down that shoot but landing in that sink when no clothes were in it...well ouch! It did make the job easier for us to use that shoot though verses having to go all the way to that dark dingy basement In the section where the laundry was. The rest of the basement was gorgeous but that end for the laundry was a little scary.

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      • Gail Wilson

        March 10, 2018 at 12:06 pm

        That's a fun memory Shirley! I'm sooo happy to finally have that laundry tub out of the basement. I thought it was a permanent fixture.

        I have a shoot that is in the bathroom closet. It lands pretty close to the laundry area. I know it saves a lot of time. Basements can be scary places. I have a huge hole that leads to a crawl space. It had framed artwork over it for years, but I have put black plastic over it to keep the cave crickets at bay. With getting the basement laundry done in one corner and the workshop done in the opposite corner, the basement is a much happier place to visit now.

        gail

    3. girlfromwva

      March 09, 2018 at 6:24 pm

      what a wonderful makeover!
      does not look like plastic anymore.

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    4. Eliz~

      March 09, 2018 at 2:35 pm

      Your laundry room is to die for! I am so envious! If I had time! I use Krud Kutter adhesive remover for removing 25 year old glues carpet squares off floors etc. It works like a charm! Love Krud Kutter products!
      My problem with buying paints and not using them for years is they dry up! :o( So I've stopped that.

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      • Gail Wilson

        March 09, 2018 at 4:32 pm

        ohhh, it's just one corner of the basement. But it's amazing how cleaning it up and painting it makes the chore of laundry less drudgery. Of course the new appliances help me stay on top of everything too!

        I have paint my sister gave me back in 09 or 10! I never throw anything out. lol

        Krud Kutter removes the glue? I didn't know that. Maybe I'll try it on a smaller project.

        thanks!
        gail

      • Eliz~

        March 09, 2018 at 4:33 pm

        It's called krud kutter adhesive remover.

    5. Bonnie Hipps

      March 09, 2018 at 2:27 pm

      Wow what a difference paint made. I know a lot of people don't believe in painting everything (my daughter is one) but, after seeing you and a few other ladies I follow, how the beat and down trodden things that are out there you make new and beautiful again, I am a firm believer in it. I hope you all never get tired at what you do, great job!

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      • Gail Wilson

        March 09, 2018 at 4:35 pm

        I love the power of paint!!! I'll keep going as long as I can help others to DIY. I believe every old thing (including me) can be made useful again! 🙂

        gail

    6. Jennie

      March 09, 2018 at 8:33 am

      It looks great. Baskets at the bottom, for folded items is a good idea. This is what I’ve been looking for, for the garage laundry. I pass these up at thrift stores and yard sales all the time. I wonder how the paint will hold up where the hangers hang?

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