DIY Coat Rack

You might have a tiny foyer, or crumbly plaster walls that can barely hold a push pin. You might even just prefer the cute hooks and knobs that you’ve collected from various places.

It’s easy to make a backing board for pegs, it just takes some careful measuring. Optional: PVA wood glue, painter’s tape, primer and paint

(If your hooks have a large backing like these ones, measure the midpoint on these as well and line them up with the plywood.) I also covered the screw holes with spackle filler, just to give them a polished finish.

Finish the backing board – whether you want to add paint, varnish the wood, or leave it raw. (NB: My rack was modified from the instructions list, as it wrapped around a small corner of this mudroom. I left extra space in the corner to leave clearance for hooks and coats.)

In making your own coat rack, you get the fun and variety of custom hooks with the sturdiness of a backing board.

These hooks won’t budge under heavy wool coats any time soon!