My $12.83 version:
Their $199 version:
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I do like the Frontgate pool towel stand alot. I do not like the price tag that went with it though. It's normally $279. But, wait! Its on sale for only $199. Um..., no I don't need to spend 200 bucks on something to hold a wet towel.
So, I was in Home Depot :-) and thinking about a towel stand... Hmmm I bet I could do something similar with some PVC...
Slip Tee's
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Caps
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I had a concrete umbrella stand already. So, I used that for my base. I took the 10ft piece of PVC and cut it down to make my 4 arms. Then I marked the left over pvc about where I wanted my arms to be and cut. Then I put the slip tee in added my arm and put the next piece of pvc into the top of the slip tee. Then capped all the ends and the top. I did drill a hole into the pvc where the umbrella stand pin goes through. Just to keep it from blowing over. Then I just spray painted it and done. So easy!!
1- 1" PVC pipe (10feet)...........................$3.50
4- 1"PVC slip Tee @ 0.69 each..............$2.76
5- 1" PVC slip Cap @0.54 each..............$2.70
1- can of spray paint..............................$3.87
1- umbrella stand (already had)...........$free
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Grand Total:.........................................$12.83
Savings of ............................................$187.17
Not too bad. Plus I can change the color whenever I want. And, I'm thinking about getting another post finial and putting it on the top to make it even nicer.
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I do like the Frontgate pool towel stand alot. I do not like the price tag that went with it though. It's normally $279. But, wait! Its on sale for only $199. Um..., no I don't need to spend 200 bucks on something to hold a wet towel.
So, I was in Home Depot :-) and thinking about a towel stand... Hmmm I bet I could do something similar with some PVC...
Slip Tee's
via
Caps
via
I had a concrete umbrella stand already. So, I used that for my base. I took the 10ft piece of PVC and cut it down to make my 4 arms. Then I marked the left over pvc about where I wanted my arms to be and cut. Then I put the slip tee in added my arm and put the next piece of pvc into the top of the slip tee. Then capped all the ends and the top. I did drill a hole into the pvc where the umbrella stand pin goes through. Just to keep it from blowing over. Then I just spray painted it and done. So easy!!
4- 1"PVC slip Tee @ 0.69 each..............$2.76
5- 1" PVC slip Cap @0.54 each..............$2.70
1- can of spray paint..............................$3.87
1- umbrella stand (already had)...........$free
_______________________________
Grand Total:.........................................$12.83
Savings of ............................................$187.17
Not too bad. Plus I can change the color whenever I want. And, I'm thinking about getting another post finial and putting it on the top to make it even nicer.
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YAY!!!!
6 comments:
That's brilliant. I love a good knock off and this is a good one.
I'm kinda just staring at, and envying your pool, but having done that - great knockoff towel stand Layn, very ingenious.
Awesome, awesome knock-off! Love the glossy red that you painted the PVC!
Thanks for sharing!
--Katie
@ Creatively Living
I was planning on buying a towel stand this summer - tired of towels laying all over the lawn - thanks for sharing this idea!! You just saved me some money!
Does it really fit into the stand perfectly? I would like to build one....just afraid that I cant get it to stand up correctly.
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