I thought it would be fun to show you all how I made all of those awesome hat hooks for Matt’s closet makeover back in June. The knobs were super easy to make, well after I finally figured out what I wanted to make.
There are many kinds of hat hooks out there and most involve putting screws into the wall with an average cost of $ 2.50 per hook. This isn’t too bad unless you are wanting to hang 32 hats like I was, plus there isn’t any fun in buying metal hooks and hanging them on the wall. I wanted something rounded so that Matt’s fitted hats would be able to hang without marring up. I needed more of a challenge and a challenge I got! After scouring the internet for HOURS, no kidding I spent at least 8 hours searching for the perfect knob I decided to hit the local hobby store. And there they were these awesome rounded, masculine, jute knobs.
So I bought all they had, 8 to be exact! With plans of buying more when they came in and hitting other stores. So I waited and 2 weeks went by and no more were coming in.
Then it was obvious I had to move on to plan B – Make my own! I researched knots and found out that these knobs were a type of monkey fist knot. A few tutorial videos later and I was ready to make my own …
Umm WOW! I have no words not only was it nearly impossible to do I have seen better looking rat’s nests. Thinking maybe it was just the material I was using, I decided to try paracord.
Looking better but still not right and Holy COW this took forever … NEXT
Plan C – which actually at one point had been plan B but I talked myself out of doing it this way. Plan C involved using wooden ball knobs, craft glue (super tacky), and twine to create something similar to my original hobby store Jute Knobs.
Just take a bit of tacky glue and put it on the top of your round. Roll the end of the jute and press to the top center of the round. Wait a few seconds for it to grab hold (hence the fast grab) and begin to wrap your round adding glue as you go.
They aren’t exactly like the original knob but I was in love with how they turned out!
Five down – 27 to go! In all it took me about 2 hours or so to make all of them. After using a level and a tape measure to figure out exactly where I wanted the hat hooks I attached them to the wall using the 3M Command picture hanging strips cut to size.
Once all the hooks were happily in place it was time to hang the hats …
To date this is still one of my more favorite projects! Do you have any favorite surprise projects you have done?
What a neat idea! How cute. Thanks for sharing with the newbie party. Enjoy!
Thanks for stopping in and visiting again Debbie, we love seeing you here!
What a cute idea & kudos to you for not giving up! I would love you to share these at my Totally Transformed Tuesday party @ http://pjhdesingsoneofakind.blogspot.com Have a great day! Peggy 🙂
I love those little knobs you made! I think they turned out cuter than the store bought ones. We have a similar hat problem at our house. There are always at least 4-5 hats hanging on the kitchen chairs. The rest hung on the stair railing the bed posts and stacked in the closet. I REALLY need to make something like this. I’d love for you to share this at my link party today. http://adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com/2012/07/terrific-tuesdays-24.html
Rachel
Thanks Rachel! I wish I could say that this wall completely solved all of our hat ‘issues’ but there are the occasional few stray hats strewn around. Not sure I could live without finding one in a random place!
What an awesome idea!! I love it. Just stopping by from the Newbie Party. 🙂
Those are super cute! I great way to display hats. YOur fingers must ache from holding all of those knobs. Great job!
Haha thanks Trina! It ‘may’ have dropped a few after getting finger cramps, but it was all well worth it!
AWESOME idea…love how they turned out…thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks Cindy, and thank you for stopping by to check them out!
Holy cow, 32 of them?! They turned out fantastic, and I love the idea of a “hat wall”! Thanks so much for sharing this at The Fun In Functional!
OMG What a fantastic idea! Perfect for keeping all of his hats in place and I do believe for displaying all of my wide brimmed hats. Love love love it!
Thanks! They really do look cool hung that way too … much nicer than the moving box!
Jacque! great job with the hat storage! jute is fun!
gail
Jacque,
Stumbled upon this while googling hat-hanging ideas… looks awesome! Just wondering how the command strips are holding up these days? Have any of the knobs fallen off the wall… have any been bumped off the wall? Do any of the hats have a bit of trouble staying on the knob?
Seriously considering this idea, but a little worried about them falling down!
Thanks!
Steph
i’m also curious to know how well the hats have stayed on the knobs…do they tend to fall off easily if they get bumped or are they fairly secure?
This is totally awesome!! Thanks for sharing. I’ve wanted to do the monkey fist thing for a long time but I like yours just as much. They are great! Thanks again, Linda
I love this idea! How far apart did you set each knob on the wall?
Based on my wall size I was able to space them 10″ apart.
A silly question. How did you attach the nail on the back side of the wooden ball? I mean how did you stabilize the wooden balls on the wall at the end? Can they hold a jacket maybe or they can’t make it with so much weight?
I used command strips on the back of the wall and basically velcroed them to the wall. I would not hang a hat on the knobs using my mounting method.
Thanks for sharing this! I think it’s the best idea for our hat problem. Two questions- I realize you did this two years ago but where did you find the ball knobs in bulk? Also I’m curious how have the command strips done with keeping the knobs tight to the wall? Blessings, Amy
Hey Amy! I picked up the knobs at Hobby Lobby in the wood craft aisle! So far they strips are holding up great! If by chance my husband knocks a knob off the wall they snap back onto the command strip on the wall in no time flat.
this is so adorable! I’ve been looking for this exact thing for all my husbands hats. I can’t stand them being left all over the house.
Me too! I wish this would have completely solved the problem of the “breeding hats” but I still find them strewn about the house. Oh well, you can’t win them all!
Just finished this in my sons room, it’s awesome!!
Good idea. I was thinking of large Command hooks to place on the wall or large pegs to screw into the wall. Hubby doesn’t want any part of the hat “scrunched.”
Love this idea for my son but I think Im leaving the knobs as is…you cant see how cute they are from the hats. ?
What a cute idea! I love the texture of the jute wrapping. You could use these to hang necklaces and bracelets, too.