Homemade Hat Rack

DeBushe
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Total Time: half hour

Yield: one

Supplies:

• 1 one gallon jug - I used a white vinegar jug ($1.99)
• 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inch round head Phillips machine bolt and nut to fit ($0.30)
• 1 3/4 inch cap - sold for plastic pipe ($0.30)
• 1 Hanger Jumbo Storage" It might be called something else, like a ladder or bike hanger. I got mine at the Tractor Supply Store for $1.29.
• 1 1/4 inch bit for your drill

You can order the hangers online from the Tractor Supply Store at: http://www.tractorsupply.com SKU #3524150

Steps:

1. Cut the bottom off the plastic jug about an inch from the bottom and drill a hole in the center of this piece.
   

 
2. Drill a hole in the center of the plastic cap.
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3. Use the bolt to fasten the jug bottom and the cap together.
   
   
4. Remove the red plastic cap from the hanger.
   
   
5. Slip the cap/bolt/jugbottom assembly over the place where the red cap was. The long bolt helps steady the whole thing on the end of the metal piece.
   

 
6. Attach this assembly to your wall.

I put mine over my windows where the hats won't be in the way. You could paint the hanger or cover it in macrame or polymer clay or even knit a cover for it!

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Robyn

May 4, 20130 found this helpful

That is a wonderful idea!

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May 13, 20160 found this helpful

DeBushe

I hope you don't mind me brightening up your first picture a bit. The display is very nice and people should see it as it is. If you don't approve, I'm sure Jess will remove my addition.

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I remember the days when hats were very fashionable. I do wish wearing hats was en vogue once more.

I can't tell you why, but a woman wearing a man's dress hat is one of the sexiest things I've ever seen.

 

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