Hanging Coat Racks

I have 2 pegged coat racks that both have 6 pegs on them. I need to hang both of them for all the coats I have and I was needing a crafty idea other than just hanging them both up. This will be in the hallway. They are both on a flat piece of wood with plain pegs sticking out.

One has been painted already. The other one I just found. If I hang them so the pegs alternate, I will be left with a space on each end. Does anyone have any frugal ideas of how to dress this up? I was thinking I would hang them touching each other so all of the coats could hang in one group. Thanks!

By suzi_homemaker01 from NC