“Life hacks” are growing to immense popularity with tips and tricks on how to achieve kitchen and home bliss with half of the effort and usually, half the cost. While Spring is the time of year you start thinking about home improvement projects, a grand undertaking might not always be in your budget. Adding simple DIY decor around your home is a great way to bring a fresh, updated look without having to worry about breaking the bank. Current trends include a mix of rustic with the modern, which means we’re seeing a lot of wood details combined with industrial style hardware. Add a few bright colors with perhaps some geometric designs to the mix and you’ve got something sleek and modern. This is the perfect formula for a Do it Yourself venture. Spend a weekend perusing your local thrift and hardware stores and you can find lots of treasures to incorporate these design elements in your home.
One project we had a lot of fun on was putting together this rustic multi-purpose hanger. Built with a solid piece of 100 year old Oak and adorning cast iron pegs as the hangers makes this a classic luxurious addition to an entryway or wet room. While we have the access to this gorgeous material, it is just as easy to recreate at home using a few techniques. Decide on the width and length you want your hanger to be for the space where you’re going to hang it. Buying a piece of lumber at your local hardware store is cheap and they’ll cut it to the dimensions you want. Use different sized sandpaper to experiment with the worn-in look you’re going for and stain it to match the rest of the room. You may want to go over the dry stain with sandpaper again for an extra rustic feel. You can find different sizes and shapes and colors of hangers that you like from a thrift store for an eclectic, whimsical look, or you can purchase matching hardware from your home store. For an even homier feel, lots of times antique stores will have matching sets of beautiful hardware for an extra penny.
It’s a simple design, with lots of visual and functional payoff!
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