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    Home » Repurposed Furniture » Chalkboard Coat Rack from a desk panel

    Chalkboard Coat Rack from a desk panel

    Published by Gail | Published November 4, 2016 | Updated April 9, 2019
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    It is great to be back at My Repurposed Life to share this chalkboard coat rack project with you. In case you are new here my name is Mindi, and I blog over at MyLove2Create. I have always been inspired by Gail and so it really is a privilege for me to be a contributor here! Today I am sharing a Chalkboard Coat Rack.

    Chalkboard Coat Rack, repurposed from desk panel

    I really LOVE it!

    How to make a chalkboard coat rack

    Chalkboard Coat Rack

    A perfect piece for a long empty hallway or entryway. It would be ideal over a mudroom bench, but I don't have a space for that unfortunately.

    Begin with a desk panel (or door)

    before of old desk panel

    This is the before, and the inspiration piece. I picked this up from someone's yard with a free sign.

    how to patch a hole in wood

    The first thing I needed to do was patch the huge holes that were on the side. I decided to trace the shape of the holes on a scrap piece of wood (top left) and then cut them out with a jigsaw. In the top right photo you can see they were not cut out perfectly, and that was fine, because after I filled it with spackle, let it dry, and sanded it flat, it was perfect! Perfectly smooth, and filled.

    Add top and bottom shelves

    dry fitting shelves for making a coat rack

    Now that I had the holes filled I grabbed some scrap wood and started figuring out what I was going to do. I decided to add a top and bottom 1x3 to make shelves, but I still wanted to add hooks. So I scrounged around and found a 1x6 that would work to attach to the bottom as a spot for my hooks.

    Attach shelves using pocket holes

    drilling pocket holes

    I decided that attaching with pocket holes was the sturdiest and easiest method. I drilled them into the desk panel on the top and the bottom. They were also drilled  into the 1x6 as well (not pictured).

     

    attaching boards with pocket hole screws

    I connected the 1x6 to the 1x3 bottom shelf with ¾'' pocket holes and 1 ¼'' pocket hole screws. You can see I used my right angle clamps to hold things in place.

     

    building shelves with pocket hole screws for coat rack

    Next, I needed to attach the panel to the bottom shelf section. I clamped the shelf down then used wood glue and screwed the desk panel onto the 1x3 bottom shelf with my pocket hole screws.

     

    attaching panel to shelf board

    Last, I flipped it over and attached the panel to the top 1x3 shelf, and that was it!

    Chalkboard Spray Paint

    using chalkboard spray paint

    Once I had it built I decided to use up the rest of my chalkboard spray paint on the raised panels, instead of brushing it on.

    painting coat rack

    When the paint was dry I taped over the panel sections that I wanted to stay as chalkboards, and spray painted the rest of the coat rack with Rustoleum's Gloss Ocean Mist. I had some left over from my Repurposed Cupboard Door Bookshelf so I decided to go with what I had. Plus it is a really pretty color. 🙂

     

    painting and removing paper on Chalkboard Coat Rack

    While the paint was still wet, I carefully pulled off the paper and tape. How cute are those chalkboard sections! I love Chalkboards!

    Add coat hooks

    adding hooks and d-ring hangers

    To finish things up I marked where my hooks needed to be and used some paint sticks as spacers. 🙂  Then I added two large d-rings to the back for hanging, this thing is heavy! It is 64'' long! Lastly I primed my chalkboard surfaces and it was ready to hang!

    Repurposed door coat rack

    Chalkboard Coat Rack

    I love the versatility of the chalkboards. You could used it as a calendar, command center, or recipe boards!

     

    close up of hook

    The cast-iron hooks came from Hobby Lobby at 50% off. So I spent $10 on hooks, and that was it! I made the number labels for the hooks since they didn't come with any, I think they would be cute with names too.

     

    Chalkboard Coat Rack

    The shelves are a fun addition to add decorative accents and such!

     

    Chalkboard Coat Rack

    I was planning on selling this, but now that it is hanging in my hallway, I may keep it!

    What would you use this for?

    Thanks for reading! Visit me for more great Repurposed Ideas!

    Hugs,
    Mindi

    see more of Mindi's posts on MRL here

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    About Mindi

    Mindi is a wife, mother, runner, dancer, and a lover of all things fun and DIY.

    A few years ago she discovered blogs and fell in love with the idea that she could do things she had always dreamed of doing. Like build furniture from pallets, and make cool projects for her home.... Mindi was inspired by other bloggers that empowered her to create.

    Mindi decided to give back and possibly reach someone out there that has a desire to create like herself. She believes we all have that desire in some form or another, and we all DO create in our own way, every day. Whether it be crafty or not, even creating happiness in others is a gift that many share.

    Mindi loves to learn and use that knowledge to make beautiful and useful things for her home.

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    1. Mary Helene

      January 09, 2017 at 10:22 am

      Lovely idea, perfect for our mudroom.

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    2. Gail Wilson

      November 04, 2016 at 9:56 pm

      Mindi,

      Your chalkboard coat rack is sooo darn cute! I love the hooks you used, and of course I love that BLUE!

      gail

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    3. Susan

      November 04, 2016 at 7:40 am

      Absolutely love this coat rack, Mindi. The blue color is my favorite and I'm with you, there's just something so charming about chalkboards.

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