A coat rack is really functional piece of interior decor that may look quite unique and transform the hallway, becoming its centerpiece.
Quite minimalistic and simple, vintage or modern, creative or really common, it’s supposed to serve the same purpose. And that is for you to be able to put away your stuff quickly once you come home without creating a messy spot near your entryway. The child’s/guest bedroom may spot one as well.
But my point is that no matter where you’d like to hang it, you may always create your own unique DIY coat rack instead of buying the one every second house has in IKEA or other shop that sells furniture.
That’s why I’ve gathered a few DIY coat rack ideas that may inspire you to carry out your own project.
15 DIY coat rack ideas
- The classiest looking coat rack that you’ll be able to mount onto your wall may be made out of wood pallets.
You may design it however you want, move the individual parts to create a pattern or recreate your favorite design.
You may also paint it to add a pop of color to your wall or leave it as it is to enjoy natural wood pattern.
Visit Instructables.com to get step-by-step instructions. - A little bit more edgy, but still really convenient DIY coat rack option features wooden hangers.
You just need to cut a couple of them almost in half, just below the actual hook part, attach them to a wooden plank of your choice and mount the final product onto the wall.
The best thing about this design is that you may turn the hooks in different directions to hang a coat, a bag, or something like that. - All wooden DIY coat hangers may be improved with an amazing key holder. Just get a vintage looking lock with a key and attach it to your rack wherever you wish.
Add that key to your key chain and don’t forget to put the key into that lock once you get home. Really convenient and unusual, isn’t it? - A painted wooden ladder attached to the wall with the help of two wooden triangle holders and closet hangers hung on it may become not only an outstanding rack with a top shelve, but also a centerpiece for your hallway.
- If you’re on a lookout of cute and interesting coat rack/bathroom towel rack for your kids, you may make it at home together with your little ones.
Just take a wooden board and attach either cute flowery door knobs, small wild animal toy models, baseball knobs or pretty much anything you may hang your clothes on to it. - If you’re all about repurposing and reusing old items, try this incredibly easy DIY coat rack that will perfectly suit any rustic, farmhouse or loft style of interior design.
You’ll need to find an old and preferably a little bit shabby window pane/shutter, attach 5-6 hooks to it and hang it onto the wall. That’s it! - Another industrial and modern-looking coat rack may be made out of long old wooden rulers. You just need no nail them onto the wall and attach different hooks to them.
Frankly speaking, those rulers aren’t meant to hold anything and you may use just the hooks. But those decorative pieces make this DIY rack 100% better. - A beach house or nautical themed room may be adorned by this cute and truly marine DIY coat hanger. As usual, you won’t need too much to make it.
A couple of rustic hooks attached to whitewashed wooden paddle will do the job. - A similar idea that involves 2-4 old repainted or vintage skis with hooks attached to them will look amazing on the wall of a mountain resort house.
But don’t feel limited by your location if you’re a true ski lover. - A coat rack made out of an old window or door with old-school wooden boat steering wheels and metal anchor hooks attached to the bottom pane will continue the marine theme.
Paint it white and navy and find an old captain hat to hang on it to introduce even more marine motives to your house decor. - The back of an old wooden vintage chair painted white or baby blue attached to the wall along with metal sophisticated hooks will look really unusual and inspiring.
- A wooden board with colorful hooks attached to it and wild animals (like elephant, lion, tiger or giraffe) painted on it from their back will go with the animalistic child room theme.
The hooks will look like they’re the animals’ tails.
If you’re not great at painting, print out animal stencils to help you out. - Another child theme for coat rack is connected with legos. Wooden ones attached to one another or just nailed to the wall with the hooks close enough to each other to create a coat rack always look great in the play room.
- A long wooden block with screwdrivers inserted in it will suit the industrial style just well. Paint the handles of screwdrivers (the hooks of your DIY coat rack) in different shades to have a colorful accent on your wall.
- A reused wooden shelve or the one you’ll make out of pallet wood with wooden sticks instead of hooks is an amazing nature-inspired DIY coat rack idea.
Have you ever thought that making a coat rack could be so much fun? I haven’t for sure!
But, if you’re worrying that you’re not be able to carry out this project on your own or if your final rack turns out to be too heavy for you to lift and attach it to the wall safely, go to HireRush.com.
Hire one of the local handyman (or better post a task for them) to help you out.
