I don’t know who started doing DIY Industrial Pipe projects for home decor, but I salute you!
Or lift a plumbers wrench to you or something.
I think a good industrial pipe project is needed in every home. I’ve seen them in the bathroom (like my DIY Industrial Pipe Shelves I made in the fall), in the living room, entryway and even in the laundry room.
I think part of the appeal is they are easy to make, sturdy as all get out and somewhat MacGyver-ish.
You’re not using a potato and a screw driver to make a flying car or anything, but it sure is satisfying to screw together a bunch of odds and ends and come up with something you can sit a cup of coffee on.
So I gathered together some of my favorite DIY Industrial Pipe Projects from around the internet to share with you. Hopefully they will give you some inspiration to try a project of your own.
10 Best DIY Industrial Pipe Projects
Industrial Pipe Side Table from The Golden Sycamore
The Gathered Home’s Copper Pipe Light Fixture
Love Grows Wild’s DIY Industrial Pipe Stools
Linda at Itsy Bits & Pieces’ Industrial Paper Towel Holder
House Of Hawthornes Industrial Pipe Shelves (that’s me)
DIY Pipe Dining Table by Designer Trapped In A Lawyer’s Body
Industrial Desk Calendar by Design Dining Diapers
Copper Magazine Holder from Table And Hearth
Sincerely Saturday’s DIY Industrial Curtain Rod
A Bubbly Life’s DIY Copper Pipe Ipad Holder
And Nellie Bellie’s funky and fabulous DIY Pipe Lamp (an Anthropologie knockoff)
And I’m adding this awesome Industrial Pipe Dog Bed that James & Jamie from The Cavender Diary built.
BTW, James also wrote the book on industrial pipe projects – DIY Industrial Pipe Furniture And Decor: Creative Projects For Every Room Of Your Home. There are LOTS more projects listed there, from firewood log racks to jewelry holders to full-blown pieces of furniture.
The man’s seriously into his pipe!
What’s your favorite way to use industrial pipe? And don’t say plumbing.
If DIY is not your thing, there are some sellers on Etsy that sell some pretty cool pre-made industrial pipe items (if you click on the link, you’ll be transported to their Etsy site):
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- Industrial Pipe Chandelier
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- Industrial Pipe Table
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- Industrial Pipe Garment Rack
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- Industrial Pipe TP Holder
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Amy
Very cool projects. Thank you. I’m showing the stool and dining room table ideas to my hubby. Picture big doe eyes. Hee hee heee. Have a great day.
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces
I love all of these projects, Pam…such a great look! Thanks so much for featuring mine!
Audrey
I am a quilter and spotted this on a quilt designers blog. Her name is Lisa Bongean. Great way to make shelves in your closet!!
https://lisabongean.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_9783.jpg
Audrey
And here’s her blog – https://lisabongean.com/
Pam
All. Those. Quilts!!! I’m dying over here 🙂
Gorgeous photo, thanks for showing it to us! I would think you’d have to have something pretty darn sturdy to hold all those quilts, wouldn’t you. They’re not that heavy individually, but get that many together in one place .. .
Melissa's Antiques
I’m obsessed with industrial pipes right now. I wanted to redo my whole spare bath with industrial pipes. But, I just did the shelves. But it would’ve been cool to do towel bars and a tp holder!
taryterre
fascinating and fun.
Chris K
How can you do the 10 best without a nod to James Angus of The Cavender Diary? He has a new book out, DIY Industrial Pipe Furniture & Décor.
Pam
How the heck did I never run across that blog before!!! Now I’m going to have to sit here and spend a few hours digging into it 🙂 I’ll email them and see if they mind if I use one of their photos and link over to their blog. I’m sorta liking that dog bed. Or that log carrier is awesome too. Thanks for alerting me!
Melissa
Thank you so much for featuring my double industrial conduit curtain rods. I love your blog! Can’t wait to read your future posts.
Vickie
Wow! Those are some creative uses for plumbing pipes! I haven’t gotten on that bandwagon yet, but I really like the look of your wood shelves held up with industrial pipes. Hmmm, now you’ve got me thinking.
Fonda Rush
I just entered a raffle online for a paper towel holder kit. I can’t remember whose blog or who made the kit. Who needs a kit? But, still…it was a raffle, and the components would be free. These are some really cool ideas. I have to say that yours was the best, and as far as the paper towel holder goes, the one you showed has more character than the raffled one I entered. Oh, well…
Pam
I saw a kit at Home Depot for a paper towel holder!!! And really all they did was gather the pieces together and put them in a box, but I guess it would save you from searching for them yourself? But hey, if you win it free, then that’s a different story 🙂
Lloyd's Landscaping
Hi there, Great tips by the way and thank you.
I did have a question though. I’m hoping you can answer it for me since you seem
to be pretty knowledgeable about gardening.
Can railway sleepers for a raised garden bed rest directly on the ground without support or pegs in the
ground? If you had some insight I would greatly appreciate it.
Guru Veer Singh
Another décor idea is to style your room in black and white with a pop of one accent color. It makes a bold statement. I decorated my daughter’s nursery in black and white with a pop of green. Not your traditional baby room colors, however I used a repeated damask print that gave the décor a feminine touch. It will also stay in style as she gets older and grows well in to her teens. I can keep the black and white, and simply change the accent color. Black and white adds interest to any room.
Liam Plunkeet
Imagine walking straight inside the era of Kings and Queens. A time when there were grand palaces and everything around was simply grandiose. The feeling of ridding on an elephant and moving around in a horse drawn chariot is beyond words. It is this era that wedding decorators can create effortlessly.