DIY Weekend Project: A Nature-Inspired Branch Coat Rack

Entry #1454, August 10, 2012

Hanging your coat has always required a coat rack that takes up a lot of room in your foyer. Until now, did you know you can use trees as a decorative coat rack at home? We found the perfect DIY weekend project for you! Yes, your trees outside are not only intended to give shade and cool ambiance but also a work of art in your home with a purpose – a coat rack. This masterpiece can be placed on the walls of your home office, bedroom or any where you need a handy hook for your coats, clothes, and more.

Create this tree coat rack this weekend!

All images via Instructables

This branch coat rack project is one of the effective ways provide a little twist of your urban-inspired home. With the natural beauty of the branch of a tree, you will never be wrong in taking your home design into a new height. Thanks Instructables for such a great idea!

Materials Needed:

• Tree branches
• 4” nails
• 2 x 2 wood
• Hammer
• Steel Tape
• Ripsaw
• Paint

This would be awesome in a rustic inspired home!

Cut tree branches to your desired length.

Directions:

1. Create a frame. To do this, you may decide the measurement of your coat rack depending on the availability or the length of your branches. Use the 2 x 2 wood and form it into a frame. Make sure that the frame is enough to hold branches of trees you have. Use a steel tape measure to be more accurate with the dimension.
2. Insert the branches of the tree into your frame. Since your frame is done, the measurement of your branches will have to adjust to the frame. Cut the branches of the tree carefully so that it will fit accurately in the frame.
3. Secure the hold of the branches. Using your 4” nails, position your branches first before nailing it down. The distance may be depending on the curves and style of your branches. To ensure that your branches are stable, get hold of two nails for each side.
4. Paint your frame with forest colors like brown and green. You may also use a natural colored varnish for this project.

Ensure wood is sawed off evenly to rest on bottom of shelf

That’s all you need and you will have a nature-inspired branch coat rack. You can do this in your free time this weekend. This is a simple yet very useful project for your weekend DIY project around the house!

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