DiY: Make your own coat hooks from old cutlery
There are many good reasons to make things yourself. It saves resources, sometimes money too, it's fun and you learn a lot. Now at Christmas time, another point is added to the pro list: homemade gifts are simply much, much, much nicer than any store-bought nonsense. No wonder the DIY movement is in full swing at this time of year! There is a very special magic to homemade things because you have created them with your own hands and put so much heart and soul into them. Inspired by this idea, our book "Your Creative Garden" was published last year. With it, you can create colorful, beautiful and practical unique pieces. With these DIY projects, you are not a consumer, but an artist. And in doing so, you can easily build your own world the way you want it!
Today we want to introduce you to one of the projects from the book and show you how to make great coat hooks from old forks and spoons, for example, for a small coat rack. Ready? Let's get started:
Roll up your arms and let's go:
Even if your gardening jacket isn't the newest and a little worn, there's no reason to hang it up. Instead, hang it on a chic, homemade coat hook made from your grandparents' old cutlery. To really get into the flow while crafting, there are three things to keep in mind for every DIY project: You should plan your time (stress is detrimental to the project), be in a good mood, and ideally, put on your favorite music! Check, check, check? Then you're ready to get started!
This is what you need
- Material: Old forks / old spoons
- Tools: drill and pliers
And this is how it works:
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Drilling: The first step is to drill a hole in the forks, which will later be used to attach them to the wall. The hole goes in the wide area directly below the tines of the forks. Since the drill bit slips easily on the forks, you should use a drill stand if you have one.
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Bending: Now grab the pliers and bend the handles of the forks forward towards the tines to create a hook like a coat rack.
A little tip: "The bend in the fork doesn't occur where you place the pliers, but rather well above it. Depending on the fork, you'll usually have to place the pliers in the lower third rather than in the middle."
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Rock 'n' Roll: The wall hooks are now almost finished, but they still look a bit boring. So you can add a touch of Elvis by grabbing the pliers and bending the tines of the fork into funny hand gestures.
- Top form: Your coat hooks really come into their own when you combine them and arrange them into a chic coat rack. You can use leftover wood or driftwood you found on the beach for this.
More old cutlery?
If you have some old forks or spoons left over, you can also make stylish garden markers. To do this, buy a set of lettering tools and use them to stamp the names of your plants onto the inside of a flattened spoon or the handle of a fork. Simply insert your markers into the garden bed, and voilà: Everyone now knows what's growing where. You can find more upcycling/DIY ideas for old cutlery here .
Is DIY your world?
For you, old no longer means useless, broken no longer means unusable, and junk no longer means general waste? Great, then we've achieved our goal. In the future, you'll look at the world with different eyes and see potential where others see bulky waste.
You can find more ideas for great DIY projects in our book "Your Creative Garden." Thanks to step-by-step instructions and helpful pictures, many of our DIY ideas can be recreated with children. The internet also has a lot to offer. So if you want to get active, the following websites are a good place to start:
We hope, of course, that you stay true to the DIY theme and wish you lots of fun and success with your next construction projects!
