♦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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