Recycled wall coat racks for the DIY workshop

For lovers of DIY, mechanics or, simply, order, the garage is not just a space in which there is no order or concert and where anything goes.

On the contrary, it is a very special place where we enjoy the time we spend there. Therefore, it becomes another very personal room in the house, which must be given its own personality and, of course, full functionality.

For all these reasons, the current decoration includes the garage in its plans, to make them more welcoming and comfortable,

Currently there are many alternatives to decorate the garage. Both in furniture, accessories, designers and specialized shops.

As in BricoBlog we are not interior designers, we do not have the necessary knowledge to carry out the complete decoration of a garage. But we have come up with a accessory that seems super original, easy and cheap to make, and that fits perfectly with the decoration of the workshop.

It is about the wall coat racks, we are used to seeing all kinds of designs. They are made in a wide variety of materials. From plastic materials, to metal, through wood. There are also all kinds of styles, shapes, designs.

The truth is that there are wall coat racks for all tastes.

Well, today we are going to teach you how to make one that, it is very possible, you have not seen until now.

It is a coat rack that, fitting perfectly into the decorations of garages and storage rooms, is more specific for workshops, whether carpentry, DIY, mechanics, etc.

The coat rack that we will see next combines the recycling of materials and creativity, obtaining a result that is not ugly, and very original.

It is a wall coat rack made with old claw hammers. Although any other type of hammer can also be used.

Next we will show you, step by step, how to make this super original wall coat rack. It is much simpler than you may think.

Also, in case you have any questions, I include below a video tutorial with the entire process.

Despite this, if you still have any questions, you can ask us in the comments of this article or the video, and we will clarify it for you as soon as possible.

Coat rack video tutorial

Below you have a video, which we have made for you, in which, in less than 7 minutes, you will see from start to finish, how to carry out this DIY project.

Wall coat racks with hammers

Well, once you have seen the previous video, it is possible that the instructions along with the illustrations that we include below will be of help to you.

Well, let’s stop rhetoric and start making our wall coat racks.

Tools and materials needed

Regarding the materials we will only need:

• • Various hammers. It depends on how big you want to make your coat rack. You can do it from a hammer. There is no maximum number. For the one we’ve done in this tutorial, we’ve used four.

• • Various screws. The number of these is the same as the number of hammers used.

• • metal plates. A pair of straight metal plates.
  • Lasur, stain or varnish. This material is optional, since the end of the hammers can be left as is.

Regarding the tools, below we will indicate both the minimum tools, as well as the optional ones. If we have the latter, we will work more comfortably, but they are not at all necessary for the realization of this project.

TOOLS NEEDED	OPTIONAL TOOLS
Bevel square. Handsaw. Driver drill. Chisel.	Keyhole saw. Sander or multitool. Brush.

Where to find and how much these tools are worth

The entire DeKor Lasur range can be found at any official distributor of Cedria. On their website you can see all the distributors in your area.

Both the battery-powered multi-tool, as well as the 18V drill driver, as well as any other Ryobi tool, you can find them in any center of bauhaus and of Leroy Merlin.

Both Cedria and Ryobi products can also be found in the marketplace of amazon.

Below are the links to the products mentioned, in case you want to buy any of them or simply want to take a look at them. To do this, you just have to click on the following images:

Realization of wall coat racks

1st Step – Cut the hammers

The first thing we must do is miter cut the ends of the hammers.

To do this, we have to present one of the hammers on the wooden base, copy the angle with a false square, and transfer the angle that we just copied to the hammers, thus marking the cutting lines.

The cut can be made with various tools, such as a jigsaw, disc saw, miter saw or even a hand saw or a rib saw.

In my case I will use my Ryobi cordless jigsaw. Soon we will dedicate an entire article, with its corresponding video, to this powerful tool.

In your case you can use the one you most want, or have more on hand. All of them are valid, since the result obtained is the same.

2nd Step – Mark the location of the hammers

Now we need to lay out the hammers on the base, to mark the exact place they will go.

Once marked, we make a small hole in each hammer, going through the base. For this we will use our 18V battery drill.

3rd Step – Making the hangers

Before we continue, we need to put the hangers on the back of the base.

These hangers are simple metal plates that are screwed on, but you have to make a recess in the wood so that the spike enters later.

To make the aforementioned recesses, we first have to measure and mark the area to be emptied. To subsequently drill the entire area with the drill.

At this point you have to be very careful to cross over to the other side. With practice, it can be done perfectly by eye. But if you’re not too sure about going overboard, you can use a depth gauge.

Once the holes are done, we finish emptying the recesses with the chisel. If the wood used is plywood, this step is carried out very easily, since this type of wood is very comfortable to work with.

And finally, we screw the metal plates with small lag screws, whose length cannot exceed the thickness of the wood.

4th Step – Lasur application

To take a bit of seriousness away, giving it a somewhat more casual look, we will paint our coat rack in different shades.

However, you can always leave the hammers as they are, and leave the base raw. As I say, we have chosen to give it a touch of color.

To do this, we have to remove the varnish from the hammer handles, so that the wood absorbs the product.

Therefore, we will sand them with our 18V multitool. If you want to see all the possibilities that this versatile tool has, click on this link All about the Multitool.

Well, now, we will apply the color using decorative lasur of different shades.

As usual, the varnishes, stains and other wood treatments that we use are from Cedria.

We can give one or more coats, depending on whether we want to give more or less intensity to the color.

The tones that we will use are Teak, Bronze, Chestnut, Traffic White, and Walnut.

What I like most about lasur is that, once it dries, it exposes the grain of the wood. Precisely what makes wood special.

Once applied, let it dry.

5th Step – Assembly of the wall coat rack

Well, we only have to assemble our coat rack, fixing the hammers to the base.

We will do this by screwing them with lag screws. Without screwing at all, we confirm the verticality of the hammer, and tighten.

Clever! We have already finished our exclusive workshop coat rack.

How are you? Did you like the idea? Do you like how it turned out? Can you think of another way to make wall coat racks?

We would like to know your opinion. Leave it to us in a comment.