Well, I thought about, I still think about buying 100 anodized brass hangers for the master bedroom to match the hardware on the built-ins so I am no help. Our folding air dryers growing up were wood, so I am not sure it's terrible. but the wood did turn grey on them eventually.

Brass is okay for drip-drying? No problems with rusty shoulders?

Come to think of it, my wooden clothes rack used to be white, but now it's bare wood in places and gray in places. But it doesn't harm the clothing.

I love wood hangers. I have dried items on them without issue. My air dryer is also wood but it is oiled and has never had an issues. I ordered most of my hangers from Henryhanger.

Good luck!

Use plastic for drip drying things and then get padded hangers for your closet. Wood hangers can sometimes catch on things and they end up looking like a store instead of your own closet. There are lots and lots of padded hangers for sale on eBay - they need not all match. They are very easy on the shoulders of your clothes. If it's a tailored jacket, it most likely came with it's own shaped wooden hanger the way men's suits and sports jackets do. If so, use the hanger it came on for your tailored jackets.

My air dryer is also wood but it is oiled and has never had an issues.

Hmmm, mine used to belong to my grandmother, and it's been mine since college ... so any oil it used to enjoy is looooong gone!

I ordered most of my hangers from Henryhanger.

Okay, pictures are always helpful ...

And I'm wondering if MATCHING plastic swivels is an upgrade to mismatched plastic swivels.

The wooden hanger in the middle is more expensive than I expected at $1.60 each. If I spent that much, I think I'd feel obligated to go further and do something like this:

I'd have to really, really be sold to pay that much. I mean, I'm going to need a couple hundred. I want to get enough so that I won't need to replace them ... and hope the same model is available.

I like the pretty metal hangers! But $6 each? No, I don't prioritize this project that highly.

I note that no one is supporting this Walmart /Target option, which I just checked and discovered is $5/20 hangers -- maybe cheaper if I wait 'til back-to-school time:

I don't want to transfer items from one hanger to another. This is a key point for me.

Padded hangers are pretty, but they're not "me", and they'd be space hogs. If I were going fancy-schmancy, I'd go with the decopage.

Wood hangers can sometimes catch on things and they end up
looking like a store

I don't think I've ever actually owned a wooden hanger, so I didn't think about them catching on things. I do note that wooden hangers are available with and without "notches".

The look -like-a-store thing is true, and I think that's purposeful. I recently read some closet articles on Pinterest, and a popular school of thought seems to be making your closet "feel" like a boutique so you can "shop" your own clothes as you get dressed each day. But I'm a plain old farm girl, and that sounds like something I'd spread on my corn insteada puttin' it in my closet.

Okay, y'all are giving me things to think about. Thanks, and keep 'em coming.

Well, I went with all white plastic hangers. Like your photo. Except I don't like those 2 little hooks. (But then Im a guy.) I had a lot of plastic hangers but they were all different colors. When we moved I donated so much. I ended up with enough white ones for what we moved with. I got 20 more somewhere eventually.

Now when a new shirt comes in, one old shirt must go. And all the hangers are white! Haha.

Mrspete,

I don't remember how much I spent on the hangers but I bought them in three phases about 10years ago. I have never had a wooden hanger catch on my clothes. I have about 70 hangers. This started with my obsession with Burberry hangers from Saks. I loved both the wooden and plastic hangers from Burberry because they were substantial and functional. I asked if Saks would donate them to me but that went over like a lead balloon. The manager told me where they got all the hangers from and many of them are made by Henry Hanger. I ordered a similar custom hanger and have had them since. If I had a few hundred, I am not sure I would take the same approach.

Good luck!

I'm no help. I like one type of hanger for "shells" and certain dresses because the sleeve can go in the little slot. I like the "Joy" type velveteen hangers for pants becuase they don't slide off (but they don't swivel well"). I like the white plastic hangers for everything else.

BUT, in the guest closet I have wooden hangers for our nice coats, and I kind of collect old labeled specialty hangers, like from dry cleaners and hotels and tailors. Just for fun. I use those in the front closet. (And I gave my "Queen Elizabeth Hotel" hanger to my DSIL named, of course, Elizabeth.)

I've used the same combination for years. Ikea white plastic and Container store chrome non slip pants hangers. The Ikea hangers have a larger rounded shoulder which is nice for hanging things to dry - they don't get shoulder bumps, they're sturdy (none have ever broken unlike the run of the mill plastic types) and they don't take up too much space. The Container store hangers are not cheap but are also forever, make slipping pants on and off easy because they are open ended and keep the closet looking tidy. That's what i'm after - tidy.

I hang almost everything on hangars for all four of us damp after drying for just a few minutes. Very little goes in the drawers.

so my hangars are all the white wal-mart white plastic type. I like the ones with the notch on top on each side so that the boys shirts don't end up with funny dents in them from slipping off.

I think I used to pay 10 for a buck. I haven't had to buy them in a while.

i would love to do something pretty or a little nicer but it's not realistic for the amount of clothes in my family and since I like to hang so much.

The velvet (huggable hangers? I can't remember the name) are great non-slip hangers, and they come in pretty colors.

If you want wood hangers the Ikea hangers are a great deal for a great product. That said, I used those for years and recently transitioned to the velvet huggable hangers, as I've found them a lot more functional.

I was thinking about this a lot a month or so ago . . . decided to stick with color-coded plastic hangers for now, but Lifehacker ran a poll that I followed. Wooden Ikea hangers won with 459 votes. Velvet hangers from the AmazonBasics line came in second (217 votes), and Joy's Huggable Hangers came in third (129 votes).

I'm not much help, since all of my hangers have to match. But I get mine from Ikea and an 8 pack is currently $3.79 or .47 each

Better than the online prices!

BUT, in the guest closet I have wooden hangers for our nice coats

I can see the sense in wooden hangers for the coat closet. Coats are heavier.

so my hangars are all the white wal-mart white plastic type

I think you're only the second person to "vote" this way, but I think I might be leaning this direction ... all matching, I'm thinking, is more important than "nice".

The velvet (huggable hangers? I can't remember the name) are great non-slip hangers, and they come in pretty colors.

What is the reason for using velvet? I don't really have a problem with things sliding off the hangers, maybe 'cause I'm small and the neckholes in my clothes are small. Does velvet last?

I was thinking about this a lot a month or so ago . . . decided to stick with color-coded plastic hangers for now, but Lifehacker ran a poll
that I followed. Wooden Ikea hangers won with 459 votes. Velvet
hangers from the AmazonBasics line came in second (217 votes), and Joy's
Huggable Hangers came in third (129 votes).

Interesting results.

Again, thanks All for your thoughts!

There really is a place called "Hangers.com". My closet organizer planner lady suggested it. I bought a couple of boxes of the clear plastic hangers. They were $50.00 per box. If you've spent all that money on organization, why not include the hangers?

I got really nice ones at BBB and they weren't ridiculously priced. I too wanted my closet looking nice with all the same hangers, but the thrifty side of me balked at spending a fortune. And my wooden hangers have never caught on anything.

I've got wood hangers for the coat closet and plastic ones for the regular closet as they take up less space than the wood ones. Easy to take stuff on or off the plastic hangers and no switching from hanging to dry to closet. I like that they look more trim in the closet and I'm all on the white hanger side so they blend in. They are cheap to buy and I have a variety of types, some work better for pants, others better for tank top/strappy tops, and others for regular tops/dresses, and I use the pants ones for suit jackets too as they are stronger. They all look the same when hanging, but have different functions. Reason for different is the pants stronger ones are harder to find so I have fewer of those. The hangers that hold strappy/tank style tops/dresses has the hook thing on them which can make marks on the regular tops hence their specific use and then the regular ones are too slippery to use for strappy/tanks.

I can't stand the velvet hangers because I hate the feel of them - same with anything flocked. lol

I have wood hangers (Ikea) for hubby's shirts, and the clamp-style wood hangers for his pants (trousers).

My part of the closet is plastic hangers only. All my clothing is divided by type (blouses, shells, jackets, dresses, pants/slacks, skirts) and the hangers are color-coded to these types. I'm anal.

I have found this thread so interesting. I think ya'll would be appalled at my closet. No hangers are matching and I use the dry cleaner wire hangers for a few things also. Joan Crawford would be angry.

For our new home, I am dreaming of getting matching hangers so I love the discussion comparing plastic to wood to velvet, etc. When we put our home on the market, I'm wondering if it will make a bit of difference to someone looking at our home if our hangers don't match? Maybe I should invest in matching hangers now?

I have wooden hangers in my coat closet and for DH's suits. I also have a few satin padded ones for specific garments. The rest are the velvet "huggable hanger" type. You can hang wet clothes on them to dry. They are thinner than plastic but sturdy which I like. Home Goods has a good selection of colors.

One year my birthday gift to DH was a box of white plastic hangers. He was thrilled. He gave me all his mis-matched hangers. I was...okay with that lol.

I have a mix of wooden, padded, and plastic

padded are my favorites

then wooden

then plastic (I prefer transparent ones..and yes, I do try to watch colors..kids have mostly plastic ones, with some exceptions, and DD's are warm colors, while DS's are cool colors..lol)

but depends on the clothes, really..that's why I find mix helpful..every garment and the hanger that suits it the most.

I upgraded to gorgeous wood hangars about 12 years ago. It looked so pretty! But they take up SO much space and silky tops or tops with wider necks kept falling off. I "downgraded" the whole family to black flicked hangars from BB&B about 8 years ago and would never part with them now! They are pretty AND functional. They are available all over now (not just BB&B) but I think with a 20% off coupon and buying the largest packs they have, it is still a good deal at BB&B. But I haven't had to buy new ones in such a long time, since these old ones are still doing a great job, and look so nice.

I like my 'huggable hangers' - the velvet covered type. They have a thin profile and silky things stay put. I buy them in bulk at Costco. I like the look of wooden ones but they take up more room.

We tried transitioning to the IKEA wood hangers, before getting a few rough ones, but then they went and changed the design (used to be notchless, then they put notches in the shoulders), and my husband hated the change.

We were at Target, I think, and found super thick (massive, I tell ya) white plastic hangers, made in USA, without notches, and he loves them. I like that I don't have to switch hangers when the garment is dry (I wasn't comfortable drying shirts on wood), but I like the look of wood. :-)

Turns out all-matching was more important than nice-looking. For my ever-practical INTJ husband, anyway, lol.

Oh, and I've had several of the old-style *and* new-style IKEA wood hangers -- purchased over a 2 year period -- that have rough edges and catch clothing. So I can't recommend them, unfortunately.

My closet is hodge podge, but I do like the plastic ones from Walmart and I think all in a pretty blue would be lovely!

If you've spent all that money on organization, why not include the hangers?

I must admit, I tend towards "Is this a good value?" more than "You've already spent X, might as well spend Y."

I got really nice ones at BBB

Love BBB, and since I live only a few miles from one I constantly receive coupons in the mail. Two things everyone doesn't know about BBB:

- They accept expired coupons, so never throw one away.

- They have a set-up (just beyond the cash registers) where you can wrap your own gifts. I've been going in there for years and never noted it until my daughter was registering for her wedding. They only offer wedding paper, but if you turn the paper wrong-side out, it's a nice plain white ... and if you add a colored bow, it works out for any occasion. Price: FREE.

But they take up SO much space

Yeah, I think I've marked wooden hangers off the list.

We were at Target, I think, and found super thick (massive, I tell ya) white plastic hangers

I'm going to go take a look at those tomorrow. I think I've talked myself into simple, matching plastic ... but I like the idea of bigger plastic. Wonder if they come in blue?

I like those velvet hangars, got mine from Home Goods. I would like to switch everything over (except coats in the coat closet) but don't want to waste perfectly good solid plastic hangars, or spend extra money.

When sorting my clothing for the move, I also eliminated less than optional hangars. Bent wire, flimsy plastic, things with nubs or whatever that left stretch marks in clothing. I don't own strapped sleeve clothing, other than bathing suits (which get put in drawers anyway).

No way am I going to hang clothing to dry on one type of hangar to re-hang on another after.

https://www.target.com/p/huggable-hangers-174-10pk-suit-hangers/-/A-14466002#preselect=14465949 I love these hangers. They sell them at the container store too with different options. I hang dry most of our clothes and use these for pants, I fold them over when dry, shirts, everything.

All wood hangers here, dark wood to match our mahogany walk in closets. It's a classic look that reminds me of bespoke tailors in England. I have collected the hangers over the years from various stores. Never had any clothing catch on them. I use regular plastic hangers if I want to hang anything damp in the laundry room.