How to Attach a Clothes Hanger

When you don’t have a wardrobe, a clothes hanger will be your savior. Instead of slinging your coat over the back of a chair or throwing it away when you walk into the house on cold days, you can hang it neatly near the door to avoid clutter. And you don’t have to be very skilled to do this. Read the answers to frequently asked questions below to get started!

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Where will you attach the clothes hanger?

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On the wall near the door. The entrance hallway wall next to the front door is a very suitable location! You can also attach a clothes hanger on the wall near the door in your bedroom if you share a house with many people and want to keep all your coats in a separate room. ^{[1] X Research Source}

If you don’t want to hang clothes hangers on the wall, you can buy some door hangers and attach them to the top edge of the bedroom door. This is a super simple solution for adding a few coat hangers in the room!

How high should you mount the clothes hanger?

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The appropriate height for attaching a clothes hanger is 1.5 m. However, you can mount it lower if you want to make it easy for everyone of different heights (children, for example) to reach it. Just remember that it should still be high enough so that the long coats don’t touch the ground. ^{[2] X Research Source}

For example, in public places, clothes hangers are usually about 1.2 m high.

How to attach heavy clothes hangers to the wall?

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Start by marking the locations of the screw holes on the wall. Measure the distance between the 2 holes on the hanger with a tape measure. Next, you will measure that exact distance on the wall, at the location where you want to attach the hanger and use a pencil to mark at the ends of the ruler. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Screw the hanger to the skeleton of the wall, if possible. Find the skeleton behind the wall with a wall wire detector. Turn on the machine and move it on the wall surface where the hanger is intended to be closed. The machine will “beep” when it reaches a position where the skeleton is behind the drywall.
Use a ruler to make sure the tape measure is level with the wall before marking. Otherwise, your clothes hanger will be skewed!
Another way to mark holes is to hold the wall hook at the intended mounting position, check for level, then push a screw into the wall through each hole to create a small indent as a bolt mark.

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Drill holes where the screws will be taken before attaching the hanger. Select a drill bit slightly smaller than the diameter of the hook mounting screw and insert it into the electric drill. Carefully drill straight into the wall at the marker. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

After drilling the first hole, test the first hole of the hanger into the hole you just drilled and double check that the second hole matches the second marker.

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Screw the hanger to the wall. If the bolt holes have a skeleton in the back, you will screw directly into the skeleton. If it’s just drywall, you need to screw the spacer into the hole first, and then screw the hanger into the spacer. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

How would you attach the hanger to the drywall?

How to attach a clothes hanger without screws?

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Use double-sided stickers. Stick 2-3 evenly spaced double-sided stickers on the back of the clothes hanger. Press the hanger firmly against the wall or other flat surface and hold for at least 30 seconds. Wait at least 1 hour for the glue to adhere well before using. ^{[7] X Research Sources}

For example, you can use 3M Command Strips to attach hangers.
Note that this may not work if your hanger is too heavy or if you use too weak a patch. On the packaging of products often have information about the weight that the sticker holds.

Can the Command hanger hold the coat?

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Yes, Command hangers can hold coats. Even the most resistant type can hold a minimum of 3.5 kg. Most jackets don’t weigh more than this, so you can hang them with a Command hanger that sticks to a wall or other flat surface, such as behind a door. ^{[8] X Research Sources}

If you like the classic look, choose a nickel-plated Command hanger.

What should be the distance between the hangers?

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The hangers should be spaced about 10-15 cm apart. This way, you will have ample space to hang large coats or bags. Whether you’re hanging multiple individual hooks or building your own coat hanger bar, you’ll need to make sure you keep the same distance between the hooks. ^{[9] X Research Source}

How to make a clothes hanger?

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One idea to make a clothes hanger bar is to use a wooden hanger. Cut off one side of the hanger, then attach it to a piece of wood, the cross-section close to the stick and the rest of the hanger facing up so that the hook is facing down. Attaching the wooden stick to the wall is similar to attaching a store-bought hanger. ^{[10] X Research Source}

Feel free to rotate the hangers in different directions to make your homemade hanger more unique and artistic!

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Another idea is to use curtain rods and hook loops. Attach the curtain rod holder to the wall, at the location where you want to close the hanger. Thread a few loops of clips onto the curtain rod and place in the wall bracket. Every time you want to hang your coat, you’ll clip it to the loops! ^{[11] X Research Source}

As an alternative to the hook loops, you can use an S-shaped metal hook to hook it to the curtain rod and use it as a regular coat hook.

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