Living in the middle of a forest, I am obviously surrounded by branches. Some days they are the bane of my existence, falling on my metal roof with a loud 'CLANG!' and giving the lawnmower fits. But most days they can come in pretty handy. For instance, I currently have an entire wall of branches and saplings serving as a trellis for climbing flowers. Any project that uses this abundant resource catches my attention, and this particular one is destined to become a part of my home.
I have been kicking around the idea of a series of hooks or pegs made from a branch but did not manage to come close to this beautifully simple design from Instructables member slylee. Its genius lies in the fact that you do not need one long perfect branch for it to work. Trust me, the perfect branch is hard to find. Instead, a series of short pieces with protruding hook-like branches are held in place by a box frame.
Even if you do not have access to a large supply of branches, you can still probably make this project happen. And, as slylee points out, it even creates a small shelf on top. Easy to build, looks great, completely customizable--we are hooked.
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(Images: Instructables member slylee. Via: One Pretty Thing)
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Instructables is one of my favortie sites. This is a really great idea, and I could easily see it being expanded to accommodate many more jackets.
I can see a whole wall of branches in a mud room, much more useful than the tree patterned wallpaper but with a similar effect. Then you can hang all sorts of coats and bags and whatnot from the branches, maybe even make some bags that look like leaves or tree dwelling animals just for fun and to tuck smaller stuff into. Make sure all the actual critters have crawled out before bringing the branches in - some surprises are not so nice.
that's really nice!
also make sure the wood is dry so you're not leaking sap all over your coats!
I like it, but not likely to hold more than two adult coats & maybe a scarf and umbrella. Still in the end, would prefer to just hang the coat(s) in the closet.
Wonderful usage of nature's beauty. Seeing the photo made me read the article, and I'm glad I did, very inspiring, thank you!
That's really nice! I love birch tree branches in decor
This is so much fun!
I need to make this!!! Maybe I should visit my parents and use their workshop this weekend...
This is a cute idea! It would make a fun project to do with the kids to make their own coat racks. This may (we can dream) encourage them to hang up their coats! I like the antique bottles on the top of the box, but that's because I have a collection of them (over 100! yikes!)
First time poster! I think I will RSS the site! I especially like that there is a whole Wood working section!
This is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time! We have used branches around the house in glass pots or even as a make-shift chandler once as decoration but never with any utility. I will have to look into what types of branches I can use from the trails around my house and get started on this one!