In search of the perfect coat hook

We've been doing the January Cure through Apartment Therapy this month, where we have assignments to clean/organize/purge every day in January to get our home into better shape.

We've done pretty good, except for one of this week's assignments--to "create a landing strip".

A "landing strip"is a place to put everything--book bags, mail, shoes, purse, keys--that you bring into the house. This area is a clutter filter at your front door.

We definitely need help in this area. If you've ever been to our little apartment, you know our entryway is a disaster. It's small for one thing, plus there are shoes littering the entryway, mail laid anywhere there is a flat surface, and no place to hang your coat.

Not having a coat rack or hooks always drives me bonkers in the winter, but I forget about it when spring rolls around and we start shedding our coats.

So I'm in search of the perfect coat rack or hooks for my assignment--I'm determined to finally get a coat hook this year.  So far, these are my top 10 favorites.


1. Ghost Antler by Erich Ginder: It costs a pretty penny, but I sure like the way it looks.

Ghost Antler Coat Hooks

2. Symbol Coat Rack by David Scott and DesuDesign: Looks like it could be art when it's not being used--I like that!

DesuDesign Symbol Coat Rack

3. Blurb Coat Rack by Bettina Nissen Design: That might be fun to have a way to communicate as you come in and out.

Let's talk about that with the Blurbs Coat Rack

4. Grapple Hanging System by Ryan Frank: How pretty are these bio-resin hooks? Unfortunately, I don't think he's making this particular hook anymore, but has moved to a different material for the hooks. I still love the concept.

Resin hooks for hanging coats by Ryan Frank

5. City Coat Rack by Radius Design: Simple and speaks to my traveling soul. You can get different cityscapes such as London or New York.

Cityscape Coat Rack

6. Dropit Hooks by Normann Copenhagen: How cute are these? Yes, I called them cute. They're little drops of color and art in your entryway.

Hang your stuff on drops!

7. Wardrope Coat Hanger by Authentics: The hooks can slide up and down, unless you hang something on it, then it stays put. Reminds me of how a seat belt works.

Elegant and minimal design

8. Modular Antler and Horn Coat Rack by 5Lab: I like how you can move things around and arrange it the way you like it. And I think I have a thing for antlers.

Love the colors of these antlers

9. Here Coat Hook by Richard Shed: This coat hook is going somewhere and it wants to take your coat with it.

Pointing in the right direction

10. Slat Coat Rack by Wallter: This looks multi-purpose--hang stuff on it, display stuff on the shelf, and use it as art.

Good-looking and functional slats

I know I should probably just get some inexpensive, simple hooks, but I kind of want our entryway to have attitude and look good.

Do you have a cool, interesting, or well-designed coat rack or know of one we should know about before we decide on one?