Gloves and Hats stashing near coat rack?

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Gloves and Hats stashing near coat rack?

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Started 2 years ago by mickeyg
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mickeyg
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I've finally been lucky enough to have a space that has a hallway near the front door in which we can hang all our in season coats. But unlike in past places, it's in a narrow hallway so shelves can only be about 6 inches deep. I'm trying to think of creative ways to keep gloves and hats from winding up on kitchen counters, coffee tables and anywhere else that they get dropped since they don't hang very well on the coat hooks. What ways do you keep your gloves and hats in the winter when being used?

Gina
Garwood, NJ

Posted 2 years ago #
candy
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I use one of these things:

http://www.ikea.com/se/sv/catalog/products/90154559

Posted 2 years ago #
MsDasha
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We are only two people, so I have an LL Bean tote bag standing in my closet - it is sturdy enough to stand by itself. It also makes it easy to store the stuff away in the off season - I just zipper it up and put it on a higher shelf!

Posted 2 years ago #
citygirl
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I use a tote bag, too -- but I use a decorative one and actually just hang it from one of the hooks on the coat tree. I get to see the bag's design (it's a cool bookcover) and no one knows that it's also storing my gloves and scarves. Win-win. :)

Posted 2 years ago #
Charity
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Oooh that's a good idea. At the moment the hats, scarves and gloves for 4 of us just pile up on the "landing strip" table in the hall, along with all the bags, outgoing mail, items to take to Kindergarten and so on. A bag on the coat tree would be perfect and stop my 4 year old endlessly losing her gloves. Sadly she objects to having them on strings inside her coat as "that's for babies!".

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
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These might be good solutions, Charity!

Wall pockets:

http://www.shopbrodart.com/shop/cb/product.aspx?pgid=5059

http://www.earthlinkhandcrafts.com/earthlink-Wallpockets.htm

Posted 2 years ago #
PrairieGal
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I only have hooks at my door, no closet, so I use a beach bag. In the winter it has toques and gloves, in the summer it has ball caps and sunscreen.

Posted 2 years ago #
opadit
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Another person here who uses just a tote bag on a hook. It's one of those cheapo reusable grocery sacks, and my daughter and I stuff our hats, scarves, and gloves in it. I hang it from a hook on the inside of our coat closet door.

At the end of the season, I go through it to make sure all the gloves are still in pairs, I launder everything, and then I hang it up out of the way in the back of the closet. Then I use the hook for my sun hat.

Posted 2 years ago #
trillie
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Another IKEA recommendation... What about something like these:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60139301
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10096163
and my personal favorite: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60107828

I only have a few hooks, too, and I use a bag I never use anyway to stuff the "current" hats and gloves into (I have been thinking about getting that pelican for a while now though, I love it), but I live alone and there are no children :o)

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
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You can be fun and have a pelican, trillie! You don't need to have children as an excuse! You go, Girl!

Posted 2 years ago #
jesscyn
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I actually "accidentally" discovered a solution for this. I recently switched from using a purse to a backpack. The purse hung out on my entrance hooks, until I realized that it was a great place for my hat and gloves. I have a hat that has a string on the top, so when it gets wet (why exactly IS it raining in December in Montreal?!) I tie it to a hook so that it can dry.

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
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I found this in an old magazine today, mickeyg! It looks great!

http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y93/casscat/Good%20Ideas/?action=view&current=Untitled.jpg

Posted 2 years ago #
citygirl
Member

Claycat -- that's really cute!

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
Member

Hi citygirl! LOL! I was getting some magazines together to take to the library. (They give them away, and they disappear fast.) Seeing that page was serendipity!

I want to use that idea myself. I could sure be better organized about what I need to take with me when I leave the house!

Posted 2 years ago #
trillie
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@Claycat, I actually meant to say that since I live alone and have no children, I don't know if just hooks and a bag will do for mickeyg, also depending on the amount of children and their amount of hats and gloves... I know children like to sit down when putting on their shoes (and many adults do, too!), so maybe a very slender bench with storage underneath might be better for mickeyg's needs than just hooks... However, thank you so much for bringing to my attention that I have been looking longingly at the pelican for _years_ now, so the next trip to IKEA that pelican is mine, Mine, MINE! Mwahahahaa! ;o)

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
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Trillie, you are definitely right that a child would need a place to sit down. That picture I posted had a bench for the child. I think a bench with storage is a great idea.

When you get your pelican, we want to see a photo!

Posted 2 years ago #
KathyGee
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I have a long ribbon, with clips (like clothespins, only a bit fancier) every 6 inches or so. Attaches to a hook near the ceiling, and hangs down. I clip hats, gloves, earmuffs, etc. to them. It's attractive (enough), and also allows me to hang things and let any snow or wetness drip down. (I have it hanging over an entry mat). People can use it from any height -- kids can get the lower hooks, I can get the middle, my husband near the top, etc.

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
Member

That's another great idea, Kathy, especially for wet items!

Posted 2 years ago #
mickeyg
Member

I love the home and garden hanging baskets - especially since we have so many hooks! I've been trying with a basket on the ground, although I keep tripping over it, so the hanging ones would certainly be better for my toes. thanks for the ideas.

Posted 2 years ago #
trillie
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@Claycat: Hah. Got the pelican! :o) Photos will follow -- I still want to start a challenge thread for my oh so dreaded basement room as soon as I get the time. (I can't believe it's almost March! Where did the time go? And what is that stuff -still- doing in my basement? ;o) )

@mickeyg, do you have an "after"? Have you found a solution yet?

Posted 2 years ago #

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