Sometimes it Just Takes Pieces & Parts

Like many newer homes (if you consider our 25 year old home newer) our house has a coat closet right near the front door. The entry hall isn't small, but I wouldn't call it grand either. And like many of you, our coat closet is full of coats. And the vacuum. Isn't that where the vacuum is supposed to go?

Because the coat closet is full of coats and graciously hosts the vacuum cleaner, when people come to visit, we don't have room to hang their coats. Because all of OUR coats are hanging in there. We live in the Midwest, so this is a real issue. Especially when our children and grandchildren come to visit. It would be nice to have a place other than the living room chair to store the coats. And scarves. And gloves. And all the other stuff that goes along with Midwest winters. 

So, as I considered the upcoming invasion at the holidays, I decided it was finally time to come up with a solution to the "coat thing". I started rooting around in my store of precious treasures, which others might call my 'junk pile', and found some wonderful possibilities!

Some random door knobs and decorative wood parts from some old homes and junked furniture.

I have wonderful friends that often contribute to my stock of stuff. Carey and Christie get credit for some of these treasures.

I decided to add a place for keys as well. This hung in our kitchen for several years, but didn't make the cut when we moved into our current place. 

Scrap wood left over from a palette makes a sturdy mounting plate. 

Everything needed to be sanded and sealed to get rid of splinters and lock in the rust. I didn't want to lose the rust, but also didn't want it all over clothing! Polyurethene is my FAVORITE friend!

Then the fun of assembling and mounting it with the able direction of my handsome half. It's nice to have my person to help with executing what I imagine.  

All ready for company!!

And he said, "Come in, blessed of the Lord! Why do you stand outside since I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels?"

Genesis 24:31

Update: Tested and tried by large and small groups. It's working great! 
(of course, we never doubted that it would!)

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