Help Organize Your Home With Unique Ceiling Fan Blade Coat Hooks!
I always love coming up with new, affordable ways to help decorate and organize my home. And this round, it's all about upcycling a typical thing you may normally be tossing out...
This project shares how I transformed old ceiling fan blades into cool, affordable coat hooks, perfect for a front entry! Cute, easy on the budget and easy to customize!
Here's how:
Be sure to visit my original blog post tutorial shared at the bottom of this post to see more!
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I collected two types of ceiling fan blades, however ultimately chose the faux wood flat blades on the right for this project. I felt the base tone and original hardware looked better for what I had in mind!
I used 3 ceiling fan blades for this project.
After removing the original hardware, I positioned each one back on each blade as if it was a hook. I then penciled in and drilled new screw holes.
All the original hardware including the nuts and bolts were placed aside for later steps.
I then placed the blades on top of burlap and cut them to the shape of each blade with a little bit of overlap.
Each blade was painted with Mod Podge, then the burlap was smoothed on top. I then painted more Mod Podge on top of the burlap.
The blades were left to dry overnight, then I trimmed the burlap close to the blade shapes with scissors.
The next day, I pulled out some stencils to add some random embellishments on top of the burlap. I stenciled all 3 fan blades in random areas so they had a nice varied design against each other.
How to stencil to create sharp images:
- Position the stencil, and hold in place.
- Dip stencil brush into Fusion's Coal Black, then remove most paint.
- Tap paint through the stencil to create your image.
The stencils I am showcasing are Pallet Stamps from HERE and Shipping Crate Stamps from HERE.
The original hardware was then scuff sanded, and spray painted in black and reattached to the blades through the new holes. The fabric covered all the other original holes, which was really cool!
The screw holes in the hardware were covered by hot gluing wood plugs over each hole. The look married the burlap perfectly!
Two cup hooks I also spray painted black were screwed into each blade.
I covered 3 fan blades with all the same steps to create...
... the coolest looking ceiling fan blade coat hooks in the land!
The blades were mounted to the wall with black screws so they blended right in.
With the added cup hooks for keys, this is now the perfect spot to hang coats, purses, umbrellas, or whatever you wish!
Not only does the burlap give the coat hooks a super cool vibe, they are so functional and affordable to make! New hardware is expensive. So by utilizing the original components, that spells free hooks in my book!
Want more tips with pictures? Visit the original blog post HERE: Ceiling Fan Blade Coat Hooks to read it all, which ALSO includes...
... 8 other NEW thrift store upcycles with such high quality outcomes, you'd never know they came from a thrift store!
Aren't the coat hooks cool? How would you design yours to suit your home?
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That was genius! Way to go very inspirational! I can’t wait to get my hands on an old fan !
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LOVE THIS IDEA!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!
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