Hook Rack Using Silverware
3 Materials
1 Hour
Easy
An idea I had was to use silverware handles as hooks. I was given extra silverware long ago and wanted this project to be NO cost. I chose forks because I could just attach them through the tines instead of having to figure out how to drill through metal. I bent these forks mostly using my hands and two simple pliers.
Next, I used a long and skinny piece of 1″ thick leftover wood and measured it center on the wall, lengthwise and height wise. I used my stud finder to find the 2×4 studs in the wall, drilling pilot holes through them and my piece of wood to match up. Then I measured five holes equal distance apart and drilled pilots for the fork hooks to screw into.
The next part was painting. I did two layers of white paint (the same paint I used on my faux bathroom wainscoting) on the wood board where the hooks would go.
I used skinny screws (there’s not a lot of space between the tines!) to screw in the forks. Skinny, long screws with wide heads would work best, but I used 1/2 inch long skinny screws with small heads because that was all I had. I also thought afterward perhaps nailing the fork down in two places would hold the hook even better. If you try this project yourself, it’s up to you!
A washer on the screw can also secure the fork better!
My last step was to cover up the tines of the fork so you could not tell it was a silverware handle. I cut name tags from cardboard, painted them, and wrote on them with a silver paint pen. Then I grabbed my trusty hot glue gun and globbed a huge amount of glue in the center of the name tag, pressing it over the fork tines and the screw that holds the forks in. I feel this step solidified the forks so they are even more sturdy for hooks.
The silverware hooks work perfectly to hang big, heavy bath towels! To see the full bathroom renovation I completed with faux wainscoting, a teal wall color, and more, click here!
I will be demonstrating how to make one of these LIVE on Hometalk's Facebook page Monday at 2 pm CST for Melissa Mondays!
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Love this idea.
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Wonderful idea! I only wish I'd known years ago when I had a house full. 😀. Love this!!
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This is a super idea!! Has anyone heard of spoon rings??????????