13 Easy DIY Coffee Mug Holders and Racks You Need at Home

Last updated on September 23, 2019

Want to show off your coffee mug collection as a decor feature? You need one of these easy DIY coffee mug holders and racks at home.

How big is your coffee mug collection? It gets bigger and bigger after Holidays, birthdays and other special occasions. And how many times you’ve bought that cute mug you’ve seen and fallen in love with? You need to display all of them and make a decor feature. Here’s how.

We’ve picked 13 easy and great looking coffee mugs and racks that you can DIY at home. They will make putting your mugs on display easy and visually appealing. Check them out and try one out!

Coffee Mug Hooks

Check out the tutorial for this easy DIY wooden mug holder rack @istandarddesign
Tutorial: alightthatshines.blogspot.com

For a simple but visually attractive mug rack, all you need is a couple of boards and coat rack hooks. Essentially any coat rack would do with enough space between the hooks to hold the mugs.

Wooden Coffee Mug Holder

13 Brilliant DIY Mug Racks You'll Have Fun Making - Check out how to make this DIY wooden coffee mug holder rack
Tutorial: www.mynewestaddiction.com

You can craft a great coffee mug rack that has plenty of room to hold your entire collection. For this project, you can use pallet wood or 2×4 boards.

Rustic Mug Rack

13 Brilliant DIY Mug Racks You'll Have Fun Making - Love the idea for a rustic DIY coffee mug rack
Idea via: www.etsy.com

Here’s an idea for a big coffee mug rack in rustic style. You can use scrap wood and masonry nails for the most significant rustic effect. It’s all about recycling old materials with this project.

Coffee Mug Display Shelf

13 Brilliant DIY Mug Racks You'll Have Fun Making - Check out how to make a DIY mug display shelf
Tutorial: delicateconstruction.com

If you want something more classy, build this coffee mug display shelf. All the small compartments are designed to store individual mugs, and it makes a real showcase of your collection.

Cabinet Mug Holder

Check out how to make an easy DIY mug holder for a kitchen cabinet @istandarddesign
Tutorial: www.pinterest.com

If all you have is a side of the cabinet to spare for a mug rack, then this project is definitely for you. Alternatively, you can even add the hooks straight to the side of the cabinet.

Coffee Mug Display Rack

13 Brilliant DIY Mug Racks You'll Have Fun Making - Love the idea for a DIY display mug rack
Idea via: Pinterest.com

For a mug collection that’s big, this mug rack idea is precisely what you need. You can make it as big as you want and put all of your mugs on display.

Under the Cabinet Coffee Mug Rack

13 Brilliant DIY Mug Racks You'll Have Fun Making - Love the idea for a DIY coffee mug rack under the cabinet
Idea via: storagegeek.tumblr.com

We’re all about saving space when it comes to storage, and this DIY project makes use of dead space effectively. The area under the cabinets is often unused, and you can fit the perfect mug rack there.

Under the Shelf Mug Rack

Make an easy DIY mug rack under the shelf @istandarddesign
Tutorial: laurieannas.blogspot.com

Here’s another idea to save some space and use your shelves more effectively. Add little hooks to under the shelves for a quick and easy mug rack.

Rustic Mug Holder Hook Rack

13 Brilliant DIY Mug Racks You'll Have Fun Making - Love the idea for a rustic DIY mug rack
Via: Pinterest.com

If you don’t have a lot of free wall space to hang mug racks, these vertical board mug holders will be handy. The idea is to use scrap wood for a rustic accent.

Mug Holder Rail

13 Brilliant DIY Mug Racks You'll Have Fun Making - Love the idea for a DIY mug holder rail
Idea via: www.flickr.com

Creating a mug holder rail is easy – you can use a curtain rod for that. It gives you plenty of room to display even the biggest of mug collections.

Mug Display Drawer Shelves

Check out how to make DIY Coffee Mug Display Drawer Shelves @istandarddesign
Tutorial: mychampagnetaste.blogspot.com

If you want to display your mugs with style, use this idea of small drawers to create display shelves. The idea is simple – all you need is to find drawers of the right size and mount them on the wall.

Under the Cabinet Mug Rack

13 Brilliant DIY Mug Racks You'll Have Fun Making - Check out the tutorial for a DIY Under the Cabinet Mug Rack
Tutorial: penelopesoasis.com

It doesn’t get any more simple than this. All you need to do is to add small hooks under the cabinet to hold your coffee mugs. The space is only limited by the size of your cabinets.

Cabinet Side Mug Rack

13 Brilliant DIY Mug Racks You'll Have Fun Making - Check out the tutorial on how to make a  cabinet side mug rack
Tutorial: thehandymansdaughter.com

What can you make of an empty side of a kitchen cabinet? A lot if you use your imagination. One of those things is the perfect mug rack which you can easily install. Check out the tutorial for all the details of this idea.

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