A long, low wood shelf that goes up on the wall by the door, with five small hooks tucked underneath it. The top takes the things you put down the moment you walk in, and the hooks take the coat, the bag and the leash. It comes in walnut, a light natural wood and white, and it stands just 2.8 inches off the wall.
No keys lost under the mail. No bag slumped on the floor by the door. No coat thrown over the end of the banister.
A shelf for the small things and hooks you hardly see
Most coat racks are a row of pegs and nothing else, so the keys, the wallet and the sunglasses end up on whatever flat surface happens to be nearest the door. This one gives them a place of their own. The top is a shallow tray: the curved front and the rounded ends rise a little above the shelf surface, so small things sit inside a low rim instead of on an open edge.
The five hooks run along the underside, set in close under the shelf. From across the room you see one clean band of wood rather than a row of hardware, and when a coat goes on, it hangs straight down in front of the wall.
Slim enough for the narrowest hallway
At 2.8 inches deep it sits almost flat to the wall, which matters in a hallway where a coat stand would be in the way of the door and a bench would be in the way of everyone. It is 20.7 inches long and 4 inches tall, long enough for a coat at each end and a bag or two in between.
The front is a single curve of wood veneer that wraps round into soft rounded ends. There are no sharp corners to catch a shoulder in a tight space, and the grain runs unbroken from one end to the other.
Three finishes, and two screws to put it up
Walnut is a deep warm brown with an open grain, and it looks right against a white, gray or pale green wall. Natural is a light honey wood that suits pale floors and a calm, Scandinavian sort of hallway. White almost disappears into a white wall and leaves the coat and whatever is on top to do the talking.
It hangs on two screws through keyhole slots in the black back panel, and the mounting hardware comes in the box, so you will need to drill two holes. The same rack works just as well in a bedroom for a robe and a watch, or by the back door for a jacket and the car keys. Wherever it goes, the things you reach for on the way out are finally waiting in one place.
Specifications
Type: Wall-mounted coat rack with shelf
Material: Wood veneer
Colors: Walnut, Natural, White
Dimensions: 20.7 x 2.8 x 4 in (52.7 x 7.2 x 10.1 cm)
Dimensions are given as length x depth x height
Hooks: 5, along the underside
Shelf: Shallow recessed top with a low rim at the front and ends
Back panel: Black, with keyhole slots for wall screws
Mounting: Wall mounted with two screws; drilling required
Use: Entryways, hallways, bedrooms and living rooms
Package Includes
1x Wall Coat Rack with Shelf
1x Mounting Hardware Kit