I’ve been crushing on decorative ladders for quite some time now. Not library ladders, which you see anchored to tall bookcases (and which I also think are awesome) but ladders leaned against a bathroom wall holding towels or against a living room wall cascading with pretty throw blankets.
And of these decorative ladders, the ones that I love the most are those made from bamboo poles. So I just went ahead and made one :)
The hardest part was finding the large bamboo poles for the sides of the ladder, but a friend suggested trying a garden center and that’s where I finally tracked them down after a few dead ends.
They’re super affordable – each pole was around $6 – and the whole ladder itself cost under $20 to make. I initially thought I’d paint it glossy white but once I had it together I really liked the natural bamboo color so decided to keep it bare for now.
You can get all the details on how I made this bamboo ladder in my latest article for EHow, found HERE.
Love the look of your ladder. Such a great idea
Thanks, Julia! I’m pretty excited about it, especially for a simple project!
oh this is awesome! we have an old orchard ladder i wanted to use for blankets and it was too splintery… this idea would work for me!
Totally – this is nice and smooth :)
Love it!!
Thanks, Sarah!
Perfection!
Thank you!
Fantastic! Looks so great in that room too. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! I love that it’s an accent piece AND storage :)
Love how your ladder turned out. The best kind of project..style on a dime!
Exactly!!
Love this, Jennifer. It’s so perfect in that spot!
Thanks! I had wanted something on that wall for awhile and it’s the perfect something other than traditional wall art.
Looks perfect in that space! I love it!
Thanks, Gabbi!
Such a great idea and super duper cute! xo
Thanks! I love it :)
Lovely! I like your creativity.
Thank you!