Guest Picks: Smart Sartorial Storage
What a cool way to hang your clothes! I almost wouldn’t want to cover it up. This stand is perfect for those items you like to keep handy, such as robes and favorite jackets, or scarves and hats that you wear regularly.
For whatever reason, I sometimes want to get dressed in the bathroom, and a clothes stand like this would ensure the outfit of the day stays pristine until I need it. Its slim design will fit into smaller bathrooms and could double as a robe stand in larger spaces.
I like how you can alter the configuration of this rack depending how you want to hang a coat from it. The design is based on marquetry, allowing it to move. Then the look is made more interesting with the addition of the laminate disks that serve as the hangers.
This design is a two-for-one — it’s just as much sculpture as it is coat stand. It’s a great way to contemporize a traditional space, and it looks good as a single unit or in multiples in the same color. Its wall-mounted design saves space too.
I love this unusual “deer.” He not only takes your coat, scarf and hat, but provides a place to empty your pockets too. It will make your entrance far more fun, whether things are hanging from it or not.
Clean, simple and practical, this clothes tree looks great even when it’s not being used. It can hang at least 20 items of clothing and is making me rethink the whole wardrobe and hanger concept, at least for the everyday items.
One continuous band of steel peaking at different heights makes a coat rack so cool that to use it as intended seems, well, wrong. Then two rings in the middle create umbrella storage, if you dare. It’s a functional, sculptural piece for a minimalist entrance.
A three-legged variation on the trestle design, this “walking” clothes stand is wonderfully minimalist. Allowing for many items to be hung at once, and without any superfluous hardware, it’s a stylish and space-saving solution for a room without a wardrobe.
Constructed from stretched, laser-cut sheet metal, this airy stand of continuous loops offers dozens of little hooks for hanging coats and accessories. It’s a neat design, and unlike some that are just too cool to cover up, this one looks better with clothes on.
I love the cleverness and minimalism of this coat rack and console in one. Out of the way, this wall-mounted box with hidden hooks is a place to drop your change and keys and hang your coat, bag or scarf — all without sacrificing any floor space. It’s perfect for tiny or non-existent entrances, or for those who don’t want extraneous furniture.
This circle makes a friendlier hanger, as it offers a smooth hook that won’t pull on clothes. Then the smaller second hook will hold your bag at the same time. I’d mount a series of these in the same color, maybe horizontally, staggered, or if space is limited, vertically.
I love this brushed stainless steel coat rack for the entrance or as minimalist clothing storage in the bedroom. Those nifty slots could also be used to hang trainers by the laces, and you can have the unit custom cut to suit your space.
Nothing completes a wardrobe like a good hanger. In rubber-coated wood, a black finish is a stylish change from the usual wood grain or plastic hanger, and essential for monochromatic dressers.
Three simple sticks converge and emerge from the wall to allow a few items to hang as if from a tree branch. This is an inexpensive and earthy way to hang coats and bags.
This elegantly bent strip of ash wood is designed to hold at least three items. I have a habit of forgetting to mail letters, and I can see an envelope sitting snugly along those two hooks to remind me.
Brass-clad wood in geometric shapes gives this coat stand a slick industrial style that would look gorgeous on a polished concrete floor. It has coat pegs, shoe shelves, a cubby hole and some interesting inverted triangular shelves whose purpose may just be to look cool.
A brilliant redesign of the traditional valet, this elegant, minimalist version leaves the stand behind and mounts right to the wall. It’s a masculine design, but I’m imagining it in the alcove beside my bed, featuring a rotating display of my favorite outfits.
Who wouldn’t want a bright yellow Bubble hook in their house? Perfect for hanging coats and bags, they make for a joyful welcome in your entrance and would also be great as apron hooks in the kitchen.Next: Best Storage Secrets for Clothes
I never thought I’d say, “Wow, that’s a gorgeous hanger!” But there is something very appealing about this boomerang-like design in oak and stainless steel. It’s the ultimate hanger for a luxury wardrobe, as it’s a fashionable accessory in itself. And it’s even more practical than it might look: The hook protrudes and bends to create a smaller hook for hanging scarves or bags, saving precious closet space.
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