Dec
Picket Fence Coat Rack
So I had a few pickets left from my picket fence headboard project. I had been drooling over Donna’s Horse Gate Coat Rack over at Funky Junk Interiors for months, and she inspired me to put one of the extra pickets to good use.
The previous coat rack was a honey colored faux-wood piece with brass hooks.
I removed the hooks and screws and hit them with some Rustoleum metallic gray spray paint (on the left)
A quick tip for spray painting screws. Use cardboard as a drop cloth and poke your screws into it. They will stick up nicely and you’ll be able to paint their tops without using much spray paint, which will prevent the paint pooling in the heads.
I had painted and sanded the extra picket when I made the headboard, so now all I had to do was cut it down to size and mount it in place. The girls use this coat rack for their jackets and backpacks, so I had the littlest one reach up and marked that as the height for the picket.
After mounting the picket I spaced out the hooks and screwed them in.
I’m linking up to some great linky parties this week. Be sure to check them out (or if you are Canadian, check them oot — a little shout-out to my northern girlfriends).
It’s DIY day at A Soft Place to Land.
Shanty2Chic’s Rustoleum Revamp — if you want to see some incredible Rustoleum product uses be sure to click the button below.
Gina’s Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage.
Tales From Bloggeritaville’s Thrifty Thursday.
Finding Fabulous — Frugalicious Friday
And I’ve gotta post this at BNOTP’s Metamorphosis Monday.
Tags: coat rack, DIY coat rack, Funky Junk Interiors, metallic gray, picket fence, Rustoleum, spray paint, Thrifty Decor
03Dec 2009
Really nice! So much better than the original back board for the hooks. painting the hardware was a great idea.
Kathy
03Dec 2009
That looks great! Simple but beautiful!
03Dec 2009
I love the coat rack. I think i have one of those posts and I’m going to try it. Just have to wait till I find some suitable hooks. I don’t want to pay full price. I am a thrifter at heart. thank you for visiting junkblossoms! I hope you’ll visit often.
03Dec 2009
Cool coat rack!
03Dec 2009
This is so awesome. Thanks for the great idea. I’m so going to make one or more of these.
03Dec 2009
Love that picket hanger !
Kammy
03Dec 2009
It looks great!
03Dec 2009
What a great use for an extra picket. I love how it turned out. You are such a crafty girl, Jen!
03Dec 2009
What a great idea…I love this! And your hooks turned out beautiful, love the color of that spray paint. Thanks for linkin’ up to Frugalicious Friday!
Jane @ Finding Fabulous
03Dec 2009
Wow! This looks fantastic! Great tip for painting the screws!
03Dec 2009
Fabulous!!!! So glad my little project inspired this! I so love the authentic rustic nature of that picket! Makes your project one of a kind. Kudos!!
Thanks for linking up!
FJ Donna
03Dec 2009
This turned out amazing – I love the weathered white post and grey hardware together – it’s simply fabulous!
03Dec 2009
Looks so much better, very pretty!
03Dec 2009
Love the weathered beauty of it! Totally my style too. I giggle when I think that some of my friends, outside of blogland, would wonder why I would prefer a chippy old picket to the other, but they just wouldn’t ‘get it’. I really get it. I also used spray paint to redo some shiny brass double hooks and knobs in our masterbath. Huge savings! Great tip on the screws, I forgot about mine and had to touch the heads up with paint afterwards. I will try to remember your technique.
I think I just became your first follower on friend connect. I like to get new post updates in my sidebar so I can visit my favourite blogs easily. Come check ‘oot’ my blog anytime, eh!
03Dec 2009
Soooo cute! I love it!!
Nancy
03Dec 2009
I’m not surprised….too fabulous!
03Dec 2009
cool! it looks great!
gail
03Dec 2009
Nice job! Thanks for the painting tip!
03Dec 2009
Great! I like the tip with the screws in the cardboard! Your other rustoleum projects are cute too!
03Dec 2009
Very pretty!
03Dec 2009
Okay, now it’s starting to look like I’m stalking you, but EVERY project is so great! I love the contrast between the chippy fence and sleek hooks, fantastic!
03Dec 2009
That’s okay, Kimm. Stalkers are people too.
Jen
03Dec 2009
Oh my goodness! Your coat rack looks fabulous.
) Trish
I love the old picket fence!
03Dec 2009
I love how it looks! How did you attatch it to the wall?
(Thanks for asking Heidi. I attached it with drywall screws with anchors. I was able to cover one of the screws with a hook, but the other one is visible right next to a hook. We’ll pretend we don’t see that one.
That’s why it’s “Good enough DIY and Decor.”)
03Dec 2009
I love that! Looks great.
03Dec 2009
I am in love with your coat rack… so creative… love it… I am one of your new followers too… great work.
03Dec 2009
I absolutley loved this post when I read it on your blog! I saved it to my file of ideas. This is wonderful! Beautiful.Thanks for linking up to Thrifty Thursday, sweet friend!
Leigh
Tales from Bloggeritaville
http://www.lbratina.blogspot.com
03Dec 2009
Hope by comment went through? I LOVE this idea…from when I saw it on your blog (which I also love BTW) Thanks for linking up to Thrifty Thursday, sweet friend!
Leigh
Tales from Bloggeritaville
http://www.lbratina.blogspot.com