Ok, so we don't live in an apartment, but we may as well, our townhouse has almost zero storage space, no garage and NO BICYCLE RACK! I'm not complaining, just stating some facts.
When we moved to Austin, our bikes were stolen. When reporting the theft, I learned that bicycles are among the top reported stolen items in Austin. Moral of the story, when we finally bought ourselves some new bikes, we promised to ALWAYS lock them up. The problem, as I've explained, is that we have no bike racks or storage options.
After months of keeping them in our living room, causing me loads of frustration, we hit up Home Depot for some pipes.
Items Needed:
2 - 1/2" Floor Flange ($6/piece)
2 - 1/2" Galvanized Elbows ($2/piece)
1 - 1/2" x 12" Galvanized Nipple ($4)
PROJECT TOTAL: ~$18
If you have two bikes and have the space for two bike racks, I would suggest it. As you can see, we pretty much have to stack our bikes until we can get a long or second bike lock.
There you have it, a space saving, landlord approving, bicycle rack for less than $20!
Like I said, I needed to take a hiatus from blogging because of all these major changes in my life: new job, home repairs and wedding planning!
Now that I've had some time to recoup, I'd like to share with you some budget repairs we're doing around our townhouse to make it a little more organized and homey. I've already showed you my closet reorg and bar cart makeover, but this week, we'll be creating built-in shelves, DIY bike racks and more!
My most recent issue was that no matter how clean I got our living room, Rusty's guitars were always on the floor, making it look more cluttered than it really was. Before we moved our couch, I hid his guitars between the couch and the wall, and one guitar sat on a stand near the TV. Now that the couch has a new location, the guitars were just lying out in the middle of our living room. Blerg.
My solution? Turn the guitars into pieces of art. We bought guitar hangers, like you see at music stores, on Amazon for about $3 each (and free shipping, I LOVE AMAZON).
Now they're off of the floors and our wall looks less bare! Rusty also loves it because it's easier access for him when he wants to play...and honestly, when you spend that much on something, wouldn't you love to have it displayed?
Total cost: roughly $6
Check it!
