Pretty non-Coat Rack

About a month ago I saw the most darling coat racks at a boutique.  Using antique shoe molds and upcycled doorknobs, someone had cleverly created very primitive/modern wall art.  I had to have one...well a pair really.  The price tag: $75/each.  Ok, so I didn't have to have those, but I needed to make some! 

Literally next door to that boutique in downtown St. Cloud is an antique store.  Right inside the door, I had nearly everything I needed.  The antique shoe mold, size 4.5, a "Happy Medium" it's labeled, and one antique doorknob.  Total cost, $6.

I couldn't find another wooden shoe, but remembered the white antique wall hooks I picked up last summer for the bathroom (only to not end up using).  Together I could make a wall arrangement for sure.

I enlisted the help of my favorite "project finisher," Jahred.  He pulled together some trim and old bead-board from the garage, we used some of the paint left over from our stairway project and created the wooden bases.  I later attached the shoe and white hooks.

The result is stunning, and the perfect addition to my entryway.  The only problem is, I like them too much to hand yucky winter coats on them.  I guess the railing/kitchen chairs will have to carry on as the official outerwear resting places

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