I thought it would be fun to show you all how I made all of those awesome hat hooks for Matt’s closet makeover back in June. The knobs were super easy to make, well after I finally figured out what I wanted to make.
There are many kinds of hat hooks out there and most involve putting screws into the wall with an average cost of $ 2.50 per hook. This isn’t too bad unless you are wanting to hang 32 hats like I was, plus there isn’t any fun in buying metal hooks and hanging them on the wall. I wanted something rounded so that Matt’s fitted hats would be able to hang without marring up. I needed more of a challenge and a challenge I got! After scouring the internet for HOURS, no kidding I spent at least 8 hours searching for the perfect knob I decided to hit the local hobby store. And there they were these awesome rounded, masculine, jute knobs.
So I bought all they had, 8 to be exact! With plans of buying more when they came in and hitting other stores. So I waited and 2 weeks went by and no more were coming in.
Then it was obvious I had to move on to plan B – Make my own! I researched knots and found out that these knobs were a type of monkey fist knot. A few tutorial videos later and I was ready to make my own …
Umm WOW! I have no words not only was it nearly impossible to do I have seen better looking rat’s nests. Thinking maybe it was just the material I was using, I decided to try paracord.
Looking better but still not right and Holy COW this took forever … NEXT
Plan C – which actually at one point had been plan B but I talked myself out of doing it this way. Plan C involved using wooden ball knobs, craft glue (super tacky), and twine to create something similar to my original hobby store Jute Knobs.
Just take a bit of tacky glue and put it on the top of your round. Roll the end of the jute and press to the top center of the round. Wait a few seconds for it to grab hold (hence the fast grab) and begin to wrap your round adding glue as you go.
They aren’t exactly like the original knob but I was in love with how they turned out!
Five down – 27 to go! In all it took me about 2 hours or so to make all of them. After using a level and a tape measure to figure out exactly where I wanted the hat hooks I attached them to the wall using the 3M Command picture hanging strips cut to size.
Once all the hooks were happily in place it was time to hang the hats …
To date this is still one of my more favorite projects! Do you have any favorite surprise projects you have done?
debbiedoos says
July 17, 2012 at 9:52 amWhat a neat idea! How cute. Thanks for sharing with the newbie party. Enjoy!
Jacque says
July 18, 2012 at 10:50 amThanks for stopping in and visiting again Debbie, we love seeing you here!
Peggy-PJH Designs says
July 17, 2012 at 11:15 amWhat a cute idea & kudos to you for not giving up! I would love you to share these at my Totally Transformed Tuesday party @ http://pjhdesingsoneofakind.blogspot.com Have a great day! Peggy 🙂
Rachel says
July 17, 2012 at 11:24 amI love those little knobs you made! I think they turned out cuter than the store bought ones. We have a similar hat problem at our house. There are always at least 4-5 hats hanging on the kitchen chairs. The rest hung on the stair railing the bed posts and stacked in the closet. I REALLY need to make something like this. I’d love for you to share this at my link party today. http://adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com/2012/07/terrific-tuesdays-24.html
Rachel
Jacque says
July 18, 2012 at 10:51 amThanks Rachel! I wish I could say that this wall completely solved all of our hat ‘issues’ but there are the occasional few stray hats strewn around. Not sure I could live without finding one in a random place!
Kathy Moody says
July 17, 2012 at 1:34 pmWhat an awesome idea!! I love it. Just stopping by from the Newbie Party. 🙂
Trina @ afewmineradjustments.blogspot.com says
July 17, 2012 at 2:57 pmThose are super cute! I great way to display hats. YOur fingers must ache from holding all of those knobs. Great job!
Jacque says
July 18, 2012 at 10:55 amHaha thanks Trina! It ‘may’ have dropped a few after getting finger cramps, but it was all well worth it!
Cindy B says
July 17, 2012 at 5:33 pmAWESOME idea…love how they turned out…thanks for the inspiration!
Jacque says
July 18, 2012 at 10:55 amThanks Cindy, and thank you for stopping by to check them out!
Jessi @ Practically Functional says
July 19, 2012 at 6:09 pmHoly cow, 32 of them?! They turned out fantastic, and I love the idea of a “hat wall”! Thanks so much for sharing this at The Fun In Functional!
SuttonsDaze says
July 22, 2012 at 8:05 amOMG What a fantastic idea! Perfect for keeping all of his hats in place and I do believe for displaying all of my wide brimmed hats. Love love love it!
Jacque says
July 22, 2012 at 9:58 amThanks! They really do look cool hung that way too … much nicer than the moving box!
gail says
August 2, 2012 at 5:20 pmJacque! great job with the hat storage! jute is fun!
gail
Steph says
December 12, 2012 at 2:39 pmJacque,
Stumbled upon this while googling hat-hanging ideas… looks awesome! Just wondering how the command strips are holding up these days? Have any of the knobs fallen off the wall… have any been bumped off the wall? Do any of the hats have a bit of trouble staying on the knob?
Seriously considering this idea, but a little worried about them falling down!
Thanks!
Steph
shelly says
February 15, 2015 at 5:20 pmi’m also curious to know how well the hats have stayed on the knobs…do they tend to fall off easily if they get bumped or are they fairly secure?
Linda says
January 7, 2013 at 12:08 amThis is totally awesome!! Thanks for sharing. I’ve wanted to do the monkey fist thing for a long time but I like yours just as much. They are great! Thanks again, Linda
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Liz says
January 19, 2013 at 12:19 pmI love this idea! How far apart did you set each knob on the wall?
Jacque says
August 26, 2014 at 12:05 pmBased on my wall size I was able to space them 10″ apart.
Eleni says
January 28, 2013 at 3:28 pmA silly question. How did you attach the nail on the back side of the wooden ball? I mean how did you stabilize the wooden balls on the wall at the end? Can they hold a jacket maybe or they can’t make it with so much weight?
Jacque says
August 26, 2014 at 12:04 pmI used command strips on the back of the wall and basically velcroed them to the wall. I would not hang a hat on the knobs using my mounting method.
Amy says
August 20, 2014 at 9:44 amThanks for sharing this! I think it’s the best idea for our hat problem. Two questions- I realize you did this two years ago but where did you find the ball knobs in bulk? Also I’m curious how have the command strips done with keeping the knobs tight to the wall? Blessings, Amy
Jacque says
August 26, 2014 at 12:02 pmHey Amy! I picked up the knobs at Hobby Lobby in the wood craft aisle! So far they strips are holding up great! If by chance my husband knocks a knob off the wall they snap back onto the command strip on the wall in no time flat.
allison says
August 22, 2014 at 12:25 pmthis is so adorable! I’ve been looking for this exact thing for all my husbands hats. I can’t stand them being left all over the house.
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Jacque says
August 26, 2014 at 12:03 pmMe too! I wish this would have completely solved the problem of the “breeding hats” but I still find them strewn about the house. Oh well, you can’t win them all!
Amy says
December 30, 2014 at 8:23 pmJust finished this in my sons room, it’s awesome!!
Sandy says
January 6, 2016 at 7:45 pmGood idea. I was thinking of large Command hooks to place on the wall or large pegs to screw into the wall. Hubby doesn’t want any part of the hat “scrunched.”
Millie says
July 19, 2016 at 7:37 pmLove this idea for my son but I think Im leaving the knobs as is…you cant see how cute they are from the hats. ?
Carol ("Miimi") says
June 16, 2017 at 4:31 pmWhat a cute idea! I love the texture of the jute wrapping. You could use these to hang necklaces and bracelets, too.
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