Make a wine rack - oasis style

Keep your best bottles close to hand with this handy wine rack decorated to match your kitchen. Compact and versatile, it can hold up to 25 bottles and is perfect for filling the space at the end of a counter.

Level 2, less than 4 hours

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List of tools
List of materials
Cutting list
Step-by-step instructions
This wine bottle storage rack, measuring 30 ½" high by 24" wide and 11 ¾" deep, includes a handy removable tray. The rack is made from MDF which is then painted.

List of tools

  • Mitre saw
  • Table saw
  • Router
  • Drill
  • Hole saw with 3" and 1 ½" blades
  • Pneumatic nailer
  • Pencil
  • Measuring tape

List of materials

  • 1 sheet MDF, 5/8" x 48" x 48"
  • 1 sheet Masonite, 1/8" x 24" x 48"
  • 1 length pine, 1'' x 1'' x 96''
  • 1 ½" No. 8 screws
  • 18-gauge 1" finishing nails for nailer
  • RONA carpenter’s glue
  • Richelieu handles

Cutting list

Take care to clearly identify each part with the corresponding letter. Sand the edges smooth as needed.
PartsQuantityMaterialDimensions
A - Base – top 1MDF 5/8"10" x 22 ¾"
B - Base – long side2MDF 5/8"3" x 24"
C - Base – short side2MDF 5/8"3" x 10"
D - Front/back upright4MDF 5/8"1 ½" x 27 ½"
E - Side upright4MDF 5/8"7/8" x 27 ½"
F - Front/back brace2Pine 1"1" x 21 ½"
G - Side brace4Pine 1"1" x 7 ½"
H - Front rack5MDF 5/8"3" x 21 ½"
I - Back rack5MDF 5/8"5" x 21 ½"
J - Tray – bottom 1Masonite 1/8"7 ½" x 20 ½"
K - Tray – front 2MDF 5/8"2 ½" x 21 ½"
L - Tray – side 2MDF 5/8"2 ½" x 7"

Step-by-step instructions

All the pieces of MDF must be glued and nailed together.
Base
The top edges of the base should be rounded off with a router once the base has been assembled.
  1. Glue and nail base top A between sides B and C.

  2. Round off the edges of the base top with a router (½" radius).
Structure
The uprights are made from two strips of MDF assembled at right angles and nailed to the base from underneath.
  1. Make four uprights by gluing and nailing uprights E onto uprights D. The parts should be at right angles to each other, and the edge of E should be flush with that of D.

  2. Fasten the uprights to the four corners of the base by nailing them from underneath. The uprights should be 5/8" from the edges of the base.
Racks and braces
The racks are made by sawing holes in lengths of MDF and then cutting along the exact centre of the holes.
  1. Draw a line lengthwise along the exact centre of front racks H and back racks I.

  2. Along the line on each of the racks H and I, make marks at 3 ¼", 7", 10 ¾", 14 ½" and 18 ¼".

  3. Saw five holes in racks H with a 1 ¼" cutter and five holes in racks I with a 3" cutter, centering the hole cutters on the marks made previously.
  1. Cut racks H and I along the centre, lengthwise. Each half thus obtained makes one side of a bottle rack, to support either the bottom end of a bottle or its neck. There will be one rack H and one rack I left over, which you will not need to use.
  1. Glue and nail front racks H between the uprights, resting the first rack on the base, then positioning the others every 3 ½".

  2. Fasten back racks I in the same way as the front racks, but this time spacing them every 2 ½ ".
  1. Insert braces F and G inside the uprights. Bottom braces G should rest on the base, and the top braces should be placed 1 ½" from the top end of the uprights. Glue and screw in place.
Tray
Grooves need to be made along the lower edges of the sides and fronts of the tray, in order to slide in the tray bottom.
  1. On the table saw, make a groove ¼" deep and 1/8" wide, ½" from the lower edge of parts K and L.

  2. Fasten one side L between the two fronts K (glue and nail together).
  1. Slide bottom J into the grooves, then close up the tray frame by fastening the second side L to fronts K.
  1. Measure, cut and install the decorative moulding along the upper edges of the tray.

  2. Paint the wine rack as well as the tray.

  3. Bore pilot holes and screw the handles on the two short sides of the tray.

    All that’s left now is to uncork a good bottle!
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