a lot of hang ups!

Posted by Cobi on Monday June 07, 2010 at 06:00 AM
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I was in PEI recently, opening our summer cottage for the season, and it occurred to me how much I used coat hooks to decorate the walls. Coat hooks, and versions of, are a practical substitute for art, particularly at a cottage or country home. They fill the wall space nicely and can be both decorative and useful. I snapped a few pictures of mine to show you.

This is a piece in our master bedroom...

It's made of reclaimed wood and vintage door knobs. So smart.

Here's another version of it I found on the internet - a great DIY project.

On another wall in the same room I just used hardware store peg boards to fill a blank space...

Pretty cheap wall art.

Downstairs we have a lavender coloured room and I found this old piece of cottage green wood someone had used for coat hooks, the colours look great together. It's been hung a few times as you can see by the holes but it's got a lot of character and holds pjs, bathing suits and t-shirts with ease...

And in another bedroom we hung a traditional accordion coat hook contraption, which does the job...

Behind the front door of our place is a cool project from a few years ago when we took a canoe paddle and screwed drawer pulls into it. I forgot to take a picture of it but you can see a bit of it here....

Here's another great front door shot I found...such an affordable solution and I love the look...

And how cool is this random idea...

Here's a more controlled, modern look...

At a second entryway in PEI, we hung this vintage French piece. It's an amazing colour and really handy for catching caps, keys and the dinner bell...

And check out this magazine article for a fun cottage idea....

No matter what you do, be proud of your hang ups. We all have them!!