Whitewashed Picket Fence Coat Rack

I’m excited to share this easy picket fence coat rack with you! I love quick and easy projects; even beginners can do this.

Scrap Picket Fence Pieces

I had these pieces left over from cutting the shelf boards. I posted the picture on Facebook, and I got a lot of great comments with ideas on how to use them. If you have some pieces like this, you should read the ideas.

Several people mentioned a coat rack, and since I’m sort of in a coat rack stage…. that’s what I went with.

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Attach 2×4 to Short Picket Fence Pieces

I trimmed all boards to be the same size, cutting off the original holes. Another reclaimed 2×4 board was used for the bottom support. After spreading some Gorilla Wood Glue and placing the board, I drilled pilot holes and secured it with wood screws going from the back to the front so the screws wouldn’t be visible.

I used my adjustable combination square to get each board placed correctly.

For the top board, I spread some more Gorilla Wood Glue on each of the pickets . . .

Use Brad Nails For Temporary Hold

. . . then I carefully flipped the piece so that it was right-side-up on the top crossboard and popped a nail in each picket with my nail gun to hold it in place.

Then I turned it over and secured all of the pickets by drilling pilot holes and connecting them with screws.

I hung it on the fence to ensure it was progressing as planned. The white spots are where I forgot to wipe off the wood glue.

Whitewash Coat Rack and Add Hooks

I had so much fun whitewashing and adding these hooks from D. Lawless Hardware that I forgot to take pictures. Would you believe I did plan something for a change? When figuring out how many pickets to use, I knew I wanted to use four hooks and every other board, so this layout was intentional. (a rare occasion for me)

Although I receive some items from the fine folks at D. Lawless, I purchased these hooks and others by the dozens. I seriously can’t stop making coat racks!