DIY wine rack using terracotta pipes

dominoman · 24 June 2014 at 10:01AM

I saw a beautiful wine rack in someone's basement while I was on holiday in Portugal last week.

It was made from small sections of hexagonal terracotta pipe and looked a bit like this: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/913QiO6Zo0L._SL1500_.jpg

Has anyone managed to make on of these themselves? I've looked for the pipes and all I can find and really expensive kits. I was hoping there is a way to do it cheaply using plumbing supplies from Wickes or similar?

Chunks · 24 June 2014 at 11:33AM

Dont have wine long enough to need a rack

but clay land drainage pipe? Might pick some up cheaply at a local reclamation yard (if you want shabby chic). They will be round (ish) so you will need to figure out how best to arrange them; (don't want wine stored in something precarious).

Avoriaz · 24 June 2014 at 12:00PM

Wine worth storing should be stored in a cool dark place such as a cellar or garage so it really shouldn't matter what the racks look like.

If you want one for decorative purposes don't keep any decent bottles in it for more than a short period of time.