DIY Coat Tree for Under $7

by Ashley@Biggerthanthethreeofus

$7.00

2 Hours

Easy

Our little guy now has a place to hang all of his dress-up gear (did you know that boys can amass quite a bit of that stuff?). We are still in the process of getting his room completely done, but this coat tree has helped us with the organizational part. The best part about it is that it cost under $7, took less than 2 hours and looks great!
Before you get started, gather your supplies.
Supplies needed:5 Conduit pipes (we used 5ft ones)Pipe Bender (we borrowed this from my Dad)2 Zip TiesColored Yarn/StringMeasuring Tape
**You can see more pictures and a bit more information on my blog.

DIY Coat Tree out of Electrical Conduit.

Close-up of the yarn covered zip ties.

diy coat tree for under 7, cleaning tips, diy, Step 1 Decide what angle you want your bend of your base to be Line up your marked bend we did it with a sharpie and bend until you arrive at the desired angle we bent at 3 inches with a 90 degree bend

Step 1: Decide what angle you want your bend of your base to be. Line up your marked bend (we did it with a sharpie) and bend until you arrive at the desired angle (we bent at 3 inches with a 90 degree bend).

diy coat tree for under 7, cleaning tips, diy, Step 2 Double check to make sure your bend and pipe are going to be level when they stand up If level continue bending the remaining pipe bottoms

Step 2: Double-check to make sure your bend and pipe are going to be level when they stand up. If level, continue bending the remaining pipe bottoms.

diy coat tree for under 7, cleaning tips, diy, Step 3 Mark where you want your bend for the top to be we marked at 6 inches We wanted to bends so that it flared outward so we bent at 2 inches at 45 degrees and then 6 inches at 90 degrees

Step 3: Mark where you want your bend for the top to be (we marked at 6 inches). We wanted to bends so that it flared outward, so we bent at 2 inches at 45 degrees and then 6 inches at 90 degrees.

Step 4: Continue bending all pipes.

Step 5: Put your tree together using zip ties. Cover the zip ties with yarn or string.

6. Enjoy your new coat tree.

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Lynne on Jan 30, 2014
i have used conduit for curtain rods,,,never thought using it for anything else..your coat rack is awesome, and i need a coat rack, just didn't want to spend the money..thanks for this great idea..looking for conduit now

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- Z on Jan 30, 2014
  @Lynne, your comment on using it for curtains rods made me think how perfect it would be in making rods for bay windows or around an inside corner when you have two windows in the corner of a room.
  
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- Ashley@Biggerthanthethreeofus on Feb 05, 2014
  @Lynne Awesome! Just a note - I made mine for a toddler (so hence the 5ft rods), you will need to buy the full-size pipes. =)
  
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Hilliriah Jacobs on Jan 31, 2014
i like

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- Ashley@Biggerthanthethreeofus on Mar 12, 2014
  @Hilliriah Jacobs Thanks!
  
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