Comments on: Hanging coats

By: Jeri Dansky

Jeri Dansky — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:23:49 +0000

I’m a huge advocate for hooks, but sometimes a freestanding coat rack is just the right answer. It all depends on the space, and the individual needs. I’ve certainly recommended them to some clients. For more fun options, see http://tinyurl.com/o9cnq6 and http://tinyurl.com/pymv7e,

(Fazal, thanks for the warning on the 10-degree one.)

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:46:12 +0000

Instead of a free-standing coat rack, try http://www.hingeit.com for hooks that attach to the door hinges. When the door is open, the coats and jackets are hidden. They also have towel racks for bathrooms that work the same way. I love them! Unobtrusive and handy.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:42:55 +0000

Children cannot reach the top of these coat racks so Mom or Dad still has to hang up and get down their coats. Also since folks usually stand the coat rack in a corner, the coats are usually piled on one side and the coat rack falls over. Invest in an armoire or put up the hooks as @infmom suggests

By: infmom

infmom — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:38:09 +0000

We found out that the biggest problem with having a coat rack near the door is that if the wind is blowing through the door, over goes the coat rack every single time. Ah, the lessons living in an old house in Kansas with no coat closet teaches you.

We solved the problem by putting a row of coat hooks down the wall in the central hallway. There was already a nice slab of solid molding there, so it worked really well. Probably not a solution for a newer house with drywall, although you could take a nice slab of 1 x 6, paint it, mount it to the studs and attach your coat hooks to that.

By: knitwych

knitwych — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:07:53 +0000

Coat racks can be great *if* you can resist the urge to junk them up and use them as permanent storage. Alas, I’m not one of those folks, so my coat rack in my old condo was burdened with heavy winter stuff all year round.

By: Fazal Majid

Fazal Majid — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:12:04 +0000

I had purchased the 10-degree one, but after 2 hours of fruitlessly trying to assemble it, gave up and returned it to the store. The design is unforgiving of sloppy manufacturing tolerances.