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Organize and Store Coats, Purses, Book Bags and More

Perhaps your first instinct when arriving home is to throw your coat, purse or book bag across the nearest couch or piece of exercise equipment (after all, that's what they're there for, right?). A better solution is to utilize hooks, such as decorative coat hooks or over the door racks (if you don't have a traditional coat rack).

 
 

Use screw-in hooks because they maintain better than the plastic adhesive ones. For me the plastic ones are hit and miss. I have a white plastic adhesive one on the back of the bathroom door that's holding steady and others that fall off within months (and I do read the directions on how and where to properly apply them).

 

Place hooks on the back of bedroom and home office doors. That's a great place to store and hang bathrobes too. I found a great metal double hook from Home Depot for about $8 that I'm using there. It hangs over the door (not adhesive). I guess you would call it decorative (and it might have even said so on the box) but really who cares because once you hang something on a double hook, there isn't much left to see. I use mine 24/7. No one sees it. But it's very functional. Make sure you get one that hangs low enough for you to reach (unless you're tall).

 

Make sure you space the coat hooks at different heights and widths. That way adults and children of different heights can utilize them. Plus you can better accommodate a wider variety of coat lengths and purse straps or book bag straps. This will enable you to use the space on the back of the door to its fullest.

 

You also can purchase a mountable decorative coat rack from places like Home Decorators Collection . Decorative coat racks come with multiple chrome or brass hooks on wood frames for attaching to the wall or back of a door.

 

You can quickly fling any coat, robe, raincoat, umbrella or items with straps such as book bags or canvas bags, lunch boxes, purses and more onto decorative coat hooks.

 

Don't want to mar your doors with holes from screwing in these wall hooks? Use over-the-door closet rods,  which contain multiple hooks.

 

Sometimes these also are called over-the-door racks or over-the-door hangers. You'll often find these at  walk-in retailers too in the closet organizer, bathroom or hardware section. Here are two over-the-door hook racks from online retailer Organize.com:

 

Classic Over The Door Hook Rack

 

Buzzo Overdoor Hook Rack
 

Note that sometimes over the door hook racks will leave scuff marks on your doors at the top where they hang over the door. (I know, because I use them on white painted doors -- but they work great.) But they won't leave holes in your doors like a screw-in coat rack or screw-in coat hook will. So there is pros and cons for either preference.

 

However, if you prefer no holes or scuff marks on your doors or walls, then you probably want a freestanding coat rack. Some freestanding coat racks, also called coat trees, come with umbrella stands too. These are great if you have a foyer or hall space near the inside of your front door. You'll find a wide variety of coat racks online and at walk-in retailers. I have found some great ones at JC Penney online for under $100. I prefer black metal but they come in other colors there and wood too. Mine from there holds eight coats and has an umbrella stand at the bottom half. Take note of the diameter so you get one that fits appropriately in your hall space -- some are a little wider than others at the bottom. Choose one you can reach the pegs on too -- some are taller than others.

 

Here's a fairly ordinary looking Coat Rack sold by Stacks and Stacks. It's not my taste but then I can't speak for you. You may love this one, or click through the link above to check out other styles there:

 

 

 
       
 

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