A modern Ikea towel rack featuring four gold hooks, each holding a white towel, is elegantly mounted on a light gray wall. The Lurt design includes a dark wood border and a white background. A gray door is partially visible to the left, complementing the sophisticated setup.
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Custom DIY IKEA Lurt Towel Rack Hack

ByLisa

Last week I shared our Master Bath Renovation Reveal and today I want to talk about one of my favorite DIYs from the bathroom, my IKEA Lurt Towel Rack Hack. There were so many choices made in the bathroom design and while some of them were easy off the rack items, it wouldn’t be a project of mine if I didn’t make or customize some things 😉 I tried to keep the customization to a minimum since there was already so much to do, but the one thing I couldn’t just buy was a towel rack. So I made my own rack with IKEA Lurt and some new hardware. 

Collage of a DIY Ikea Lurt towel rack hack tutorial. Top half displays materials: the Lurt bracket, gold handles, and a wooden dowel. The bottom half features a modern bathroom with a round mirror and a vase, showcasing the finished towel rack.

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  • Cost: Under $30

Finding the Right Towel Rack

Honestly, I looked high and low for a towel rack with a modern look I liked. We used to have an over the door towel rack like this, but I didn’t want to clutter up my new barn door with towels since they would have to hang on the front. Not to mention it would be a bit of a reach to grab a towel from the shower. 

I knew I wanted hooks preferably on a wall rack, but I just had a hard time finding a pre-made option I loved. A lot of them were either super generic, not the right style, or way too expensive. So when I came across the Ikea Lurt, my wheels began to turn. This is such an affordable piece and so many creative ways to customize it!

Introducing the Lurt, a minimalist white wall-mounted coat rack with six evenly spaced pegs, perfect for hanging coats or even doubling as a sleek towel rack. Inspired by Ikea's functional aesthetics, it seamlessly blends into any modern space.

Although this is just a simple piece of white wood, it sure saved me the time of cutting, drilling and and attaching mounting hardware on the back at exactly 16 inches apart to hit the studs. Thank you Ikea for saving me the trouble for $3 with the easy way! 

You are probably thinking, how is this not generic? Well it is, which is why there is more. If you read my bathroom reveal post last week, you know I customized this generic floating vanity with some gold square pulls and a wood frame. It turns out, they also make small gold knobs that match the vanity. 

Two gold-colored, rectangular cabinet handles with a sleek design are shown. One is positioned flat, and the other is upright, revealing its cylindrical attachment part. These Lurt handles from Ikea embody a modern and minimalist style, perfect for complementing any sleek towel rack ensemble.

If mounted vertically, these sleek knobs made a perfect hook for a towel! To mimic the vanity design, I added some simple stained trim to the outside of the IKEA Lurt. 

A light-colored wooden dowel or stick, shown against a plain white background, with a square cross-section and smooth surface texture.

First, I had to stain the trim to match the frame around the vanity.

A can of Minwax Wood Finish Penetrating Stain in Dark Walnut 2716 is displayed, ready to enhance the beauty of natural wood. In the background, a blurred wooden towel rack mirrors Ikea's elegant style, surrounded by handy tools.

Then we attached the trim to the Ikea Lurt with the nail gun.

A nail gun is placed next to a wooden board on a white table, possibly for assembling an Ikea towel rack. The board, framed in dark brown with five small holes, suggests a woodworking or DIY project in progress. The nail gun is connected to a yellow air hose.

As I mentioned above, the back of the Lurt has mounting hardware already in place at 16 inches, which should hit a stud on each side. Luckily, our studs fell in just the right spot to line everything up! I swear, that never happens to me! I marked the studs on the wall and then used my easy hack to hang the new towel rack. Seriously guys, this is the best part if you take nothing else away from this post, put this one in your back pocket because it works EVERY time!

Simply turn Lurt or whatever you are hanging over to expose the mounting hardware. Apply a long piece of painters tape to the back and use a pencil to poke a small hole where the nails or screws need to go at each end. Then transfer the piece of tape to the wall and mark your holes. Remove the tape and add the screws or nails. Easy peasy!

Tutorial showing how to hang a coat rack or towel rack perfectly. Images depict using painter's tape to mark holes, sticking the tape to the wall, and aligning the rack with screws. Text reads: "The easy way to hang things perfectly every time, even your new Ikea finds!."

Now I have a stylish towel rack for less than $30 that coordinates with our semi custom vanity that looks like a piece of furniture.  

A sleek towel rack with gold hooks is wall-mounted beside the shower, showcasing a metallic showerhead and chevron-patterned tile. White tiles complement the space, while the Garrison Street design studio logo graces the corner.

Looking for more easy IKEA hacks? Check out my home office with an IKEA desk built for two, my IKEA furniture hack that went viral, one of my favorite IKEA hacks I made for my pup, or my hubby’s custom closet using pax units, or my IKEA custom size curtain rod hack. 

Modern bathroom with a herringbone-patterned tiled shower, glass door, white sink counter, and a gray floor. There's a rectangular mirror with light fixtures above and abstract art on the wall.

Here you can see a sneak peek of my custom closet using IKEA pax wardrobes! 

Minimalist hallway with a sliding grey door revealing a closet. The closet has neatly arranged clothes. On the wall, there's a row of gold hooks. The floor is covered with dark tiles, and the room appears brightly lit.

This simple IKEA hack works perfectly in my small space bathroom and looks high end! 

Bathroom with a modern shower featuring herringbone tile walls and a hexagonal tile floor. Outside the shower, two white towels hang neatly on a stylish Ikea towel rack, adding a touch of elegance to the space.

These white towels hang perfectly on the new hardware! 

Two white towels hang on a sleek Ikea towel rack with gold hooks in a bathroom. The background showcases a neutral wall and a glimpse of beautifully tiled shower walls.

Interested in more of my Ikea Hacks? Check out my Fniss Side Table Hack, Fniss Modern Planter Hack, Marius Stool Side Table Hack, Sniglar Changing Table turned Bar Cart, and my Hidden Jewelry Storage Mirror Hack!

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A bathroom featuring a clever towel rack hack using the Ikea Lurt showcases two white towels elegantly hanging on a wooden rack. Mounted on a wall adorned with herringbone-patterned tiles, the design captures a modern and minimalistic essence.

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