Transport, display and serve wine with modern style! This wine caddy holds two glasses and one bottle. Beautiful enough to be a centerpiece, practical enough to transport, this simple diy project makes a great gift, wedding centerpiece, or perfect for a romantic event.
Free step by step plans to build your own modern wine caddy include detailed diagrams, shopping and cut list, video tutorial and lots of photos.
Why We Love this Modern Wine Bottle and Glass Caddy
- Transport a bottle of wine and two glasses easily with this wine holder, everything stays safe and in place, and a handle at the top makes it easy to carry
- Display the wine service in style with this modern take on the wine caddy!
- Makes a beautiful centerpiece at weddings, events, or even a picnic
- Wine is cork down, the preferred method of storing wine
- Inexpensive project built using minimal materials
- Makes a great gift, just add your favorite bottle of wine!
How I Built this Project
Here's how I built this project -
First up, to cut an oval out of the side board. How to do that???
For the larger wine bottle hole, I used a 3" hole saw and drilled a partial hole in the side board.
I only drilled the first hole partially through so I could start the second, overlapping hole on the board, since I wanted to cut an oval out. An alternative to the oval would be to cut one 3-1/4" or 3-1/2" hole.
With the second hole punched through, the first hole mostly through, all I had to do was connect the two hole saw cuts, and finish the first cut with my jigsaw using a scroll blade.
Then I used 1-5/8" self tapping trim screws to attach the four corners. You probably could do nails and glue, but I thought I'd use screws, since we are carrying glasses and a wine bottle.
One the top I drilled 1" holes for the wine glass feet to rest in. I also drilled a side hole for the wine bottle next to pass through.
For the stems of the wine glasses to pass through, I cut a channel out of the wood just the size of the stem. This keyhole shape holds the wine glass in place surprisingly well.
I sanded with a sanding sponge, this was actually hard to do. The hole saw doesn't cut a perfect cut, which I thought was fine for a home project, but cutting with a router with a pattern would be a more professional method.
The color I choose was dark walnut for the stain. I used a foam brush to apply the stain, and wiped excess off with a shop paper towel.
For the handle, I used twine screwed on.
I think this turned out pretty great for a quick and inexpensive project, and it's definitely unique!
Watch! Build Video for This Modern Wine Caddy Project
Here's a quick video showing how this project was built!
Free Plans to Build Your Own Modern Wine Caddy
Ready to build this yourself? Here's the free plans, enjoy!
Preparation
- 1 - 1x6 @ 4 feet long
- 1-5/8" trim screws (8)
- wood glue
- 3-1/4" and 1" hole saws
- 2 - 1x6 @ 16"
- 2 - 1x6 @ 7"
Instructions
Step 1
I suggest marking out the larger hole first, and cutting it, then testing the wine bottle for the location of the smaller hole.
For the larger hole the easiest way is to cut a 3-1/4" or 3-1/2" hole with a hole saw.
You can also use a 3" hole saw and do two holes to create an oval, as I did, but I found this method difficult to get perfect.
I do recommend drilling the larger holes first before assembly, as the large hole saw applies quite a bit of torque on the project and could break the box joints.
Step 2
Assemble the box with glue and the screws.
Then drill the remaining holes as shown.
I liked this method for holding the stemware, as the "foot" of the glass embeds in the larger hole, to remove it, you have to pick the glass up and slide the narrow stem through the jigsawed out channel. This works pretty good to keep the glasses locked in, without a complicated system.
