Karen Dengler Offers a Conversation Starter on Her Etsy Shop
Trish Smith — March 26, 2012 — Lifestyle
If you are old enough to have experienced the raw sound quality of the classic vinyl record, then you will without a doubt appreciate this handmade wine rack created by Karen Dengler.
This wine rack, which is made from seven vinyl record albums that have been warped together and bonded with super glue, is for sale in Karen's Etsy shop, RetiredRecords. The rack can hold six bottles of wine, or it can be used as a modern day magazine or towel rack. You can even hang it up on the wall as a piece of nostalgic art. The sky is the limit for this creatively recycled item.
The recycled record wine rack by Karen Dengler is a perfect conversation starter while you're serving up some wine for your guests.
This wine rack, which is made from seven vinyl record albums that have been warped together and bonded with super glue, is for sale in Karen's Etsy shop, RetiredRecords. The rack can hold six bottles of wine, or it can be used as a modern day magazine or towel rack. You can even hang it up on the wall as a piece of nostalgic art. The sky is the limit for this creatively recycled item.
The recycled record wine rack by Karen Dengler is a perfect conversation starter while you're serving up some wine for your guests.
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