When redoing Savannah’s bedroom for her 10th birthday, one thing she asked for was her own little dance area. With a double bed, a desk, cube storage units and a set of draws, the available space for a dance area was pretty limited!
I decided to makeover her wardrobe and give her mirror sliding doors (doubling as her own dance mirrors) and try my hand at a little DIY for a ballet barre.
The project itself is really quite simple and thankfully I found Bunnings to actually have an amazing range of pieces perfect for the job!
Step 1
First step was to measure the width of space that I was going to build the ballet bar. To save space I opted for a wall mounted design.
Step 2
I got Savannah to stand facing the wall and pretend she was holding a barre so I could measure an estimated height the bar needed to be to ensure it wasn’t too short or too tall for her.
Step 3
A quick trip to Bunnings and I was able to purchase all the supplies. My shopping list included:
Step 4
Once home, the process really was quite simple. We cut the dowel to our desired length (ours is 80cm) and attached the two end caps.
Step 5
I checked the desired height again on the wall. I used a pencil to mark the positions for the brackets and then used screws to attach the brackets to the wall with a hand drill.
Step 6
The last step is screwing the dowel to the hand rails. I lined the dowel up to ensure it was centered and used the provided screws and a hand drill to attach the dowel to the brackets.
Step 7
The final step was to give it a quick wipe down and it was ready to use!
I hope you loved this simple and effective DIY Ballet Barre and feel free to drop any questions or comments below.
