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Intro by Robin & Steps by Ed
Even with all the additional storage of our DIY mudroom built in , I knew we could use more. You can never ever have too much storage, right? I knew what I wanted to add: a reclaimed wood coat rack. Two actually!
Near my old work there are two reclaimed materials shops that I love. I hope you have places like this near you! You can find such interesting things. I miss strolling through them on my lunch breaks. Luckily Ed is more than willing to drive there and poke around on the weekends.
One weekend we had a mission: find a beautiful old door (project coming soon!) and source an interesting piece of reclaimed wood to add to our back hallway storage. As usual, our teens were more than happy to stay home and do their own thing (without their folks chasing them off screens every few minutes).
Thankfully – we did the smart thing and measured the spaces before we left. Always do this!
Early in our DIY days we would forget to measure and regret it when we found something and tried to guess if it would work. You never know when the perfect piece will find you – be prepared for it! Now I keep a list of measurements for all sorts of places in our home in the notes section of my phone.
In my most favourite shop (Artefacts) we have found fabulous things over the years, including our four antique panel doors (that make our second storey addition look timeless) and our reclaimed iron built-in welcome mat. I think the stained glass window you see below is from there too – I can’t remember.
This trip led us to another score: this piece of column box moulding. This patina’d piece was originally found in an old theatre in Stratford, a small town nearby famous for it’s theatre festivals.
This box moulding was a great length, had interesting fluting detail and lovely chippy sage green paint.
And at $30 we couldn’t go wrong! We couldn’t have made this from new materials for so little.
I already had the super affordable, yet rustic and perfect hooks that I used in the rest of the mudroom. This project totaled $40 for two large and lovely antique coat racks. $20 for a truly unique coat rack! It’s why we DIY!
What follows is how we very simply made these reclaimed wood coat racks plus how we hung them invisibly – you can’t see any screws or brackets.
Steps to Make and Hang a Reclaimed Wood Coat Rack:
Step 1: Cut the reclaimed wood to length
Here’s how we hung our reclaimed wood coat rack INVISIBLY!
You can’t see any screws or brackets and it’s attached securely into studs.
Step 1: Locate your studs
Step 2: Choose which stud to drill into – and will be covered by hook
Step 3: Anchor to stud
Step 4: Attach hooks
Step 5: Refinish Fresh Cut Ends
This is just one project in our Stair Makeover – we’ve added storage and beauty on a tiny budget! Check out more of the projects here.
Robin & Ed Hicken
Robin and Ed are a DIY-loving couple with over 20 years of design and build experience. Also, Robin is a former Registered Dietitian and Ed is an award-winning Business Educator. We share strategies for living a rich life on a DIY budget: creative money-savvy ideas for a stylish home, healthy meals and family fun. Our work has been published in the pages of Farmhouse Style and Better Homes & Gardens magazines.