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Recycled Bottle Coat Rack at Uncommon Goods

041408glasscoat.jpg"99 bottles of beer on the wall..." ok- so maybe 99 is a bit excessive. What about just 4? And I guess if you're going to have bottles on your wall, they might as well be functional! This coat rack is made from the top portions of wine bottles rescued before going into the landfill...

They are handmade in Wisconsin. They also come with a set of four clasps that help secure it to the wall. We love the recycled concept of it, but we're not sure of the overall... Although, we're thinking it could look kind of fun in a beachy/coastal themed room... what do you think? Hot or not?

Available at Uncommon Goods $75.

Comments (9)

I bet you could never get a coat to stay put on one of those hooks....looks slippery.

posted by emhoop on 2008-04-15 12:14:37
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It's hard to tell if they will actually hold things or will coats etc. slip off?

posted by fleadell on 2008-04-15 12:14:51
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I'd worry about cracking/chipping from putting heavy stuff on them, but they could be cool for a bathroom to hang towels on.

Overall, I like it!

posted by Melissa82 on 2008-04-15 12:18:59
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While they are technically recycled bottles, it is a bit of a stretch to think of this as being a help to the environment (more like adaptive re-use). My question is why didn't they cut the bottles at an angle allowing the 'hooks' to point upward?

posted by Devyn on 2008-04-15 12:33:46
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Seems like it should be for plants somehow, although I really like the towel idea, too. Not such a great idea for coats, though.

posted by karyn on 2008-04-15 13:39:17
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Ouch... all I can hear is glass shattering sooner or later. Does anyone have any experience with these or other glass coat hooks? Maybe there is a reason glass is not a popular hook choice...

posted by plain jane on 2008-04-15 14:49:10
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Just because you can make something, doesn't mean you should.

posted by black_sheep on 2008-04-15 16:19:44
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treat it as wall art

posted by LaDonnaNichole on 2008-04-15 16:52:55
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That was my immediate thought, too, Devyn. If they were angled, you could use the whole assemblage as a vase as well.

posted by luna on 2008-04-16 09:56:28
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