Spoon Rack to Herb Rack
If you grow your own herbs, you know the need for a place to dry them. Last summer, mine were draped over every surface I could find, so when I found a spoon rack at a little shop last fall, I knew exactly what to do with it. Let me begin by saying it wasn't nearly as nice as this. When I found it, it was outside in a pile of junk, exposed to all the elements. I started to clean it but stopped myself for a picture. Pretty gross, huh? I used Murphy's Oil Soap and a blue scrub pad to get the layers of dirt off of it. I left it in the sun to dry and it was looking better already! Next came a little sanding and filling. The cracks and gaps were filled with wood putty but those cut-outs for the spoons were pretty rough. I do have a Dremel with some of those handy little sanding attachments, but I was working outside and that meant I'd have to go to the basement to get it. So I went 'old-school' with some sandpaper wrapped ar...