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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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.

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.This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please see my policies.

Ikea Lurt Towel Rack Hack

Honestly, I looked high and low for a towel rack 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, but I just didn’t love any of the pre-made options. 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.

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!

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 gold pulls 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—reminiscent of Ikea's minimalist design ideal for crafting your own Lurt-inspired towel rack.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 favorite trick to hang the new towel rack. Seriously guys, if you take nothing else away from this post, put this one in your back pocket because it works EVERY time!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 that coordinates with our semi custom vanity for less than $30!

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. Ideal for any Ikea-inspired bathroom makeover.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.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.The Lurt towel rack, available at Ikea, features gold hooks that elegantly hold two white towels against a textured light-colored wall. 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. 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.

 Hooks | Ikea Lurt | Trim | Towels | Bathroom Sources

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 inside my Small Pax Walk In Closet!

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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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