Coat Rack DIY

I’ve been eyeing the wall across from my laundry room for several months thinking that it would be the perfect spot to hang coats. Instead of traipsing through the house to the hall closet in the front entry hall this spot is so much more convenient for coats and bags when you come in to the house through the laundry room from the garage.

How hard could it be to mount a piece of wood on the wall and add some hooks? Well as it turns out, if you want to do it properly and not have it fall off the wall the first time you hang a coat on it, it’s a little more involved.

Don’t let that scare you off! It’s not so difficult to do that you can’t tackle a project like this on your own. I’m going to walk you through the process step by step so you can do it yourself too! Set aside a few hours one afternoon and you will soon be enjoying the fruits of your labor.

Do you have a similar spot somewhere in your house that would make a good spot for a wall mounted coat rack? Not only is it useful, but it will add an architectural detail to your home that looks great too! Form and function meets fashion with this project.

Supplies needed:

• 1″ x 6″ board, cut to length
• Hammer & nail
• 3″ wood screws
• Drill
• Measuring tape
• Level
• Decorative hooks
• Wood filler
• 1″ putty knife
• Paint & painting supplies

The first step after cutting the board to the correct length to fit your space is to lay out the hooks. I used an odd number of hooks. I divided the length in 1/2 for the placement of the middle hook. I measured in about 5 inches from the ends on either side for the outermost two hooks. I then divided the space between the center hook and the hook on the ends for the placement of the two remaining hooks.

Using a pencil trace the outline of the hooks onto the board, making sure to also mark the screw holes.

Using a power drill, pre-drill holes in the board for the screws that will hold the hooks in place.

Next you will want to decide where to mount the board horizontally. The height of your ceilings will play a role in how high you want to mount the board. Visually it will look best if it is about 2/3 of the way up the wall.

There is no specific height but you do not want to mount the board too low or exactly in the middle of the wall cutting it in 1/2. We have 10 foot ceilings so I mounted the board 4 feet from the ceiling.

It is helpful to find the studs in the wall to avoid having to use wall anchors. Using a hammer gently tap a nail into the wall until you find at least two studs. (Don’t worry about the holes you make in the wall, the board will be coving them up).

Mark the board so you can pre-drill a hole for the screws that will mount the board to the wall into the studs. Pre-drilling will keep the wood from splitting. Once the board is mounted to the wall, use a putty knife to fill in the screw holes.

Paint the board and wall. I elected to paint the board to match the existing trim in the house and I opted to paint the lower portion of the wall in a darker color paint. I have a few spots in my home that are accented with this darker paint so it works with the flow of paint colors in my home.

You can choose to paint or not to paint, but I think painting the lower portion of the wall in an accent color rally makes it pop. It gives it more visual presence and makes a bolder architectural statement.

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Once the paint has completely dried, all that is left to do is to mount the hooks onto the board using the predrilled holes.

This is an easy DIY project that you can accomplish in a weekend. I have a confession…I’ve always been intimidated by power tools. So you can trust me when I tell you that if I can do this, anyone can easily do this project!!!

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