How to Build a Tie Rack

Ties last longer and look better if they are not tangled in knots in a dresser drawer. Matching your tie to your shirt and jacket is much easier when all your choices are readily at hand. Silk ties in particular wear much better if they are kept on a tie rack. Any wrinkles that may have gotten into them during cleaning would fall out naturally as the tie dries.

Things You'll Need

• 1-inch-by-4-inch-by-18-inch cedar shake
• Cedar tie pegs
• Drill
• 1/8-inch drill bit, countersink bit
• 1-inch screws with 1/4-inch heads
• Clear acrylic
• Drop cloth

Instructions

1. Brush clear acrylic over one side of a cedar shake. Allow to dry 24 to 36 hours. Turn over and brush clear acrylic over the other side. Allow to dry another 24 to 36 hours. Brush clear acrylic over all the pegs as well, and allow them to dry 24 to 36 hours.

2. 

   Drill 1/8-inch pilot holes for all the screws, one for each peg you need for your tie rack. Ties should hang about 2 inches apart. Countersink the holes on the back side of the tie rack. Screw the pegs into place from the back of the rack, being careful not to split them. If they split, try using thicker pegs.

3. Drill screw holes at each end of your tie rack and screw into the wall at eye height. Hang your ties from the pegs. Organize your ties by color, pattern or type of cloth.