Finding a new purpose for something old is always exciting to me! I was able to repurpose an old post into a DIY Coat Rack! We always need more places to hang coats, bags, hats and such for when we have friends and family over. 

Several years ago, I snagged two large wood post at a garage sale, not knowing at the time what I was going to use them for. They were wonderfully worn and covered in chippy paint. Perfect…for something…like a DIY coat rack!

Before

Make a base from scrap wood

To make the base legs, I cut down some 2×4 scraps, glued them together and screwed them to the base of the post. I don’t have any photos of making the base, but it’s pretty simple. 

Paint over existing paint

The original paint was perfectly chipped and cracked, but was a very yellowy cream color. And a yellow-cream was just not going to work for me. Also, I needed to paint my new base of 2×4’s to match. 

My 5 year old once said, “My mom loves white!” and he is spot on! I do love white, so obviously I painted my DIY coat rack, white! I used Crisp Cotton White from Vintage and Restore by K and it worked like a gem.

To see the same chalk paint in a different color check out this dresser. You can check out all her awesome chalk paint here.

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I painted over the existing paint and then added some more paint in areas I thought needed a bit more. 

Distress/scrap

To get a similar chippy paint look on my “new” DIY coat rack base I followed these steps.

1. Stained 2×4’s with Minwax Classic Gray stain- trying to match the weathered wood of the post
2. Lightly painted wood with white chalk paint. 
3. Before the paint was fully dried I used a metal putty knife to scrape the paint and “chip” it. This technique gave me a more chipped look over a smoothed/worn look that you sometimes get if you distress with sandpaper.

Seal paint

Because the old paint was so thick and chipped I decided to seal everything with some coats of polycrylic. Since this is a coat rack where people will be hanging and removing their coats often, I didn’t want any paint to chip off in the process. 

Add hooks!

Lastly, I added 4 hooks to the top portion on the post! Easy!

DIY Coat Rack

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Emily