Knobby Wall Hooks

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I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!! I had a fabulous time and I'm just so thankful for this wonderful time with BOTH of my sweet boys- and my sweet hubby yesterday too!

If you are curious about my new baby's nursery, you can check it out here. His big brother is still staying in there for now but I expect that any day big brother will be escaping the crib and ready to move to the bed in his big boy room.

This is a tutorial I did for a project for the nursery as a guest post for "See Vanessa Craft."

I don't know about you but I am always drawn to the cool doorknobs I see at Hobby Lobby, antique stores, and Anthropologie and I'm always trying to think of ways to use them in my house. Well this winter I felt like I was always picking up my sons jackets that were laying around and I was trying to think of a creative way to store them where they are easy to grab, so I decided this would be the perfect time to indulge my doorknob fetish! I picked out some adorable knobs from Hobby Lobby (and waited for them to go on sale for 1/2 off) and was able to make these wall hooks using other supplies I already had on hand!

I happened to have this gnarly old board I found in my in-laws barn that I thought would look perfect in my son's "nature nursery", but if you don't have something like that you can use an old fence slat, piece of a shipping crate, or a piece of wood or molding from the "discards" bin at Lowes or Home Depot (ooh, molding would look cool!). It might need a little paint dry-brushed on and sanded if you want to go for the rustic look.

Materials
wooden board (0-$2)
3 knobs ($4.50)
wall anchor screws ($2)

Total Project Cost: $6.50-$8.50

Directions

Step 1: Use a ruler and pencil to draw evenly-spaced dots so you will know where to drill the holes.

Step 2: Using a 11/64" drill bit, drill holes over the pencil marks (drilling all the way through the board).

Step 3: Depending on the thickness of your board and the length of the screws on your knobs, you may need to trim off the ends of the screws. I put the screws through the holes and used a marker to mark where they needed to be cut.

Step 4: Secure the screw in a vice-grip and use a hack-saw to trim off the end.

Step 5: Insert the knobs into the holes. Mine fit snugly and could be screwed in, but if they don't fit tightly you can use some wood glue to hold them in place. Now it is ready to be hung on the wall!

Step 6: I used the wall anchors because there was not a stud in the right place in the wall to be able to screw into the stud. I used a screw-driver to install the plastic pieces (and a level to see where to put them), and then used the screw-driver to install the screws to attach it to the wall.

I think it looks perfect in that blank space on the wall above where I painted our family dogs!

Comments

Julie says:

July 5, 2012 at 9:47 pm

I really like this idea. I recently saw a similar project that turned an old window shutter into a knob wall hook. Yours looks great!

Julie

Heidi says:

July 13, 2012 at 12:18 pm

I’m back again! So cute!

Caren says:

July 13, 2012 at 9:15 pm

This is so creative and it turned out beautiful! So much better than a standard hook.

I would love it if you would share this at my new Smart Solutions linky party. You can link up here:

http://theprudentpantryblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/prudent-projects-smart-solutions-linky_13.html

Have a great day!