How to Create a Hat & Coat Hook Rack DIY

How to Create a Hat and Coat Hook Rack

Hat and coat racks are brilliant for keeping any hallway, boot room or kitchen tidy. Follow these simple steps to create your own...

1.) Choose a material for your rack.

Be creative with your choice of material. You could paint a piece of timber or use an old scaffolding board. We’ve used a lovely piece of oak which has been cut to size, sanded to remove any splinters and rough edges, and then oiled with OSMO Polyox Oil Raw.

A man oiling a cut piece of oak using OSMO Polyox Oil Raw on a white cloth

2.) Choose your hooks.

We offer a large collection of hooks in many different styles and finishes. For our rack we have chosen to use both hat & coat hooks and smaller coat hooks in Aged Bronze.

A selection of Pewter, Black, and Beeswax coat hooks and cup hooks on a white background with two orange mugs.

3.) Position your hooks.

Using a tape measure to measure a piece of oak wood and centered using a square. A piece of paper with notes is next to it.

Place the hooks in your desired position. Do the maths and then measure an equal distance between each hook. Make a mark for each hook, making sure that the marks are parallel and centred using a square.

4.) Mark the fixing holes.

Place the first hook back on to the rack with the centre of the hook lining up with its mark. Then mark through the screw holes with a pencil.

Next, use a hammer and a centre punch to punch a hole on each screw hole mark. This prevents the drill bit from slipping when you drill the pilot hole.

5.) Drill a pilot hole.

Man in navy clothes putting a piece of tape around a drill bit.

Man using a drill bit coated in masking tape to drill a hole through a piece of wood. A From The Anvil coat hook is next to it.

Use masking tape to mark your drill bit at the desired length for the screws that you are using. This prevents you drilling a hole that is too big or drilling straight through the rack.

6.) Secure your hooks.

Man using a flat headed screwdriver to tighten a screw into a piece of wood to secure a coat hook.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 so that you have pilot holes drilled for the remaining hooks. Then, starting with the second hook, secure the hooks into position using a manual screwdriver, leaving the first and last hook for now.

7.) Drill holes for wall fixing your rack.

Man drilling a hole into a piece of wood with a power drill. Multiple coat hooks have already been attached to the piece of wood.

The rack can be fixed to a wall, door or storage unit using two countersunk screws at each end. To prepare for wall fixing, drill a clearance hole directly through the rack in between the screw holes for the first and last hook. If the rack is particularly long, then drill an additional clearance hole in the centre.

Next, using a countersunk drill bit, countersink the holes, allowing for the screw heads to sit flush with the rack.

8.) Wall fixing your rack.

Place your rack into position using a spirit level. Then mark through the clearance holes. Check for wires or pipes and then drill into your wall. Insert suitable wall plugs. Then screw your rack into position.