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  What the world needs now is LOVE! For Valentine's Day I had to make something with a heart. I was going to make a little pallet wood box and put the wooden heart on the front, but I ran out of time. I looked at the pallet wood pieces I had, and this project came to me. These 2 wooden items are from previous blogs, so they will be recycled twice! This board was part of a cross in another blog, so it has a cut-out section. The wooden heart was drawn and cut with a scroll saw. I placed the wooden heart on the cut-out section and traced it with a pencil. I painted the background and the hooks Tuscan Red. I glued on the wooden heart. I screwed in the hooks and painted the screw heads. A quick and easy and cute Heart Coat Rack, spreading the message of Love. Happy Valentine's Day!

When I saw a picture of horseshoes and hooks welded together for a coat rack, the idea came to me that I could screw our Small Coat Hooks into Large Horseshoes to make Horseshoe Hooks. I placed a Small Coat Hook on the bottom of a Large Horseshoe and made marks for drilling the holes. Clamp your horseshoe on the drill press. Use a 9/64" bit and drill holes for the hooks and enlarge two top holes in each horseshoe. I drilled 4 horseshoes. I had a piece of pecan left over from my kitchen bar and even though it's cracked I screwed the horseshoes and hooks into it. Dry wall screws (#6x1") are perfect for this project. I drilled pilot holes and nailed in Small Star Nails . If you want to decorate the horseshoes you can choose from small tacks, nails or conchos that we have on the website. You can paint the horseshoes, hooks and wood in the colors of choice or leave as is. I wanted to go one step further and add a ba...

I've always wanted to make a Hall Tree Coat Rack. Here's our version of it. The post is 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" and the total height to the top of the star is 5' 8 1/2". I attached Large Coat Hooks and drilled a hole in the top and inserted a Mini Star Nail . For the base, John came up with the idea of attaching the Star Braces for stability. I love this! The wood pieces are glued and screwed into the post. You could paint the hooks and star to match the braces or paint it all the color of your choice. Stain or paint the wood or leave natural.

Here's another simple coat rack with Horseshoe Star Hooks  painted the same manner as the Southwest Coat Hook .

Use our Star Braces to make a Coat Hook/Shelf. Find the wood pieces you want to use. This happens to be cedar and I believe I put a wax finish on it. You can use any finish or paint it the color of your choice. Drill holes for Star Nails, hooks and 2 Star Braces. Find studs in your wall and use screws to mount it. And here you have a handy Coat Hook/Shelf for the Mud Room, Entry, or Bedroom. From the store you can buy these items: Star Nails Star Brace Coat Hooks