Scrap Wood Hat Rack

My son never liked wearing baseball caps until the last year. Once he started accumulating hats and hanging them on his curtain rods, I decided I needed to make him a rack for them. Since we have a ton of scrap wood, I started racking my brain on how to use what I had on hand to make a hat rack.

After looking on Pinterest for inspiration, I ended up on this simple design using a common 1" x 8" board and square molding.

Supplies Needed for Scrap Wood Hat Rack

1" x 8" board cut to length
1 piece of square molding
Rapid Fuse wood adhesive
Paint (I used Deco Art Outdoor in White and Blue)

I laid the baseball caps out on my board to determine how many hooks I needed to cut and four worked best. I also used a pencil to mark where I wanted the hooks to go. After cutting the molding pieces with the chop saw, using a 45 degree angle, I glued them onto the board. Yep, just glue...no nails! I offset the hooks to add a little more interest to the piece.

I painted two coats of white onto the board, letting dry in between coats. The white was a little too plain, so I decided to add a pop of color on the ends of the hooks. My son is a Duke fan and his room is a red, white, and blue theme, so I decided to go with a Duke blue color that I had on hand.

I taped off the bottom half of the hooks and painted the top half with two coats, letting it dry in between.

This was one of the easiest projects I have ever done and I did not spend a dime! Sometimes it pays to be a hoarder of paint and wood scraps. 

I simply hung it by using wall anchors/screws, but you could also use a french cleat or picture hangers, which would be hidden on the back.

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