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Wooden Coat Rack

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  • Estimated Time

    20 Minutes

  • Challenge Level

    Easy

  • Tools & Supplies:

    • Sandpaper: grit 220
    • Strip of Wood
    • Lint-Free Cloth
    • Natural-Bristled Paintbrush
    • Decorative Metal Hooks
    • Drill and Keyhole Router Bit
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A DIY coat rack helps keep coats where they belong while adding a decorative touch to your space. Follow these steps to construct, stain and paint your own wooden coat rack.

  1. Lightly sand wood until smooth, then wipe dust away with a lint-free cloth.
  2. Brush Rust-Oleum® Ultimate Wood Stain on one side of the wood with natural-bristled paint brush, and wipe away excess as you work. Allow it to dry for an hour before applying stain to the other side.
  3. Apply Zinsser® Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Spray Primer to the metal hooks, and allow them to dry.
  4. Apply Rust-Oleum® Metallic spray paint to the hooks, and allow them to dry. Repeat if extra coats are necessary.
  5. Apply an even coat of Rust-Oleum® Ultimate Spar Varnish to the wood strip, and allow it to dry.
  6. Drill notches in the back of the rack of the using a keyhole bit.
  7. Attach the hooks to the front of the strip of wood with a drill and screws.
  8. Hang your complete coat rack on the wall from the keyhole notches on the back.