After checking out the Nespresso store and seeing how expensive Nespresso pod racks were I decided I could make myself one for practically nothing — I always love a challenge. With two A4 sheets of plastic coated cardboard I found I was able to work out a simple design that would hold the pods in place. The sheets were about 2 mm thick which is about ideal. It needs to be thick enough so you can form at lip to hold the pods in place. The rack is filled from the top and pods slide down when you take one from the bottom. The rack can hold 36 pods but you could make a larger or small version quite easily. I worked on the principle of being able to create this out of two A4 sheets or one A3 sheet. I first used craft glue but this didn't hold so I ended up using double sided tape to hold the cut strips in place.
SNAPSHOT REVIEW:
PROS: Cost me practically nothing to make, Easy way to store and see how many are left. I think it looks pretty cool
CONS: Need time to make, Need to measure and glue accurately
MUST TRY: Making a version out of white acrylic one day
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| Final Nespresso Pod Wall Rack — holds 36 pods in total |
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| Add pods from the top |
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| Originally I used craft glue but because I was using a plastic coated board it didn't stick probably so I ended up using double sided tape |
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| Used double sided tape in the end to glue all the pieces together |
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| Need to make sure the lip is just high enough so the pods can slide down smoothly |
14 comments:
Haha, this is so clever! Very creative!
Simon! That's so clever! I couldn't live without my Nespresso, but the boxes always look shabby in my kitchen. This is a great idea.
love it even though i don't own a nespresso but very cool
Love it Simon!
hi jen, thanks. took a little while to work out the measurements but the process is all pretty easy for anyone to make I think.
hi sarahkate, i think Nespresso has a lot of fans out there that can't do without it. i wish their racks were cheaper though. ridiculous prices for some things. i guess it's all about the brand.
hi vivian, i reckon if i made a larger one i could make patterns and drawings on it
hi richard, thanks mate. does the job and bargain to make so i'm happy.
Nice work! I love a bit of arts and crafts. :-)
Martha Stewart would be impressed but these pods are so environmentally unfriendly I would never use them.
hi em, me too.
hi anonymous, i thought they now have a recycling option if you bring them back to the store? although I'm not sure how effective it is and how many customers actually do it.
Very Nice!! Clean and simple.. You should post this with pics on NespressoBoard.com, others would love to see this! We had to reset the Board recently so its not that active at the moment.
hi NespressoBoard.com, thanks!
I tried something very similar but with a wooden instead of a plastic board.
The problem is that pods overlap and pulling one pod out will sometimes trigger a cascade of pods coming out.
Unless of course you carefully lower the pods with your other fingers like you do in the video.
From what I see nothing will prevent the same from happening in your version. You are just pulling them out carefully, right?
hi Thanos Polymeneas, a wooden version would be very cool. you have to make sure the bottom lip is wide enough so when you drop them quickly and overlap it won't all fall out. i know what you mean though and putting them in slowly tends to be the safest way so they don't fall out the bottom.
Hi Simon! great craft!- i looked to do one like this. it is a pity that you didn't put the measurement also.. :( it could helpfull me a lot
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Great idea Simon!!! Please give us the measurement, so we can try to build it.
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