D.I.Y. Wall Decor Display

Hello boys and girl! This is Mandi here to share with you a DIY to help you organize your life, and make it a bit prettier as well! One of my New Year's resolutions was to wear more hats. The good news is, I have been very successful with this resolution. The bad news? I have no room to store all of the hats I've been accumulating! Berets, pillbox, and knit hats fit easily in hat boxes on a shelf in my closet. But I'm really worried about crushing or deforming my hats with wider brims. So, I've decided to start a collection of hats on my walls.

Here are some simple instructions to decorate/organize your hats like mine.

To complete the project, you will need:

1. Hat collection (of course!)

2. Clothes Pins

3. 3M removable adhesive strips

Begin by laying out your hats on the floor to see the general arrangement you would like to hang on the wall. The arrangement will probably change as you go along, but it's a good idea to have a starting point.

Next, trim an adhesive strip to the appropriate width and stick it onto the bottom of a clothespin. Be sure to save the trimmed piece of adhesive strip- it can be used in combination with another scrap on a later clothespin.

Clip the clothespin which now has an adhesive strip attached to its back and attach it to the hat you will be hanging at the top. Hold it next to the wall and decide where your hat collection will begin. After you've decided, push the clothespin onto the wall. It's stuck, but you can always remove the adhesive strip and move the hat as you go along. Continue doing this with all of the hats you have laid out on the floor.

Now this next step isn't necessary, but if you want to secure floppy hats, you may want to have a clip at the bottom of your hat as well. If you are a perfectionist and want your clothespins hung straight, mark the bottom of your hat with a pencil on the wall, and then remove the hat.

Using a level, remark the bottom of your hat by lining the level up with the clothespin that is already on the wall. My mark ended up being off by about an inch, so I remarked the wall and hung the clothespin over top of the new mark, erasing the old mark with the pencil eraser.

That's it! Quite simple, really. I used this method quite often when I lived in a dorm room with cinder block walls. It's a great way to hang lightweight things, or things that you will be moving around as time goes by, like my hat collection as it continues to grow.  I might need to be careful to keep the collection from taking over the entire room!

Thanks so much, Mandi           

Comments

[Whitney]

This is fantastic!! I have so many of these adhesive strips swimming around in my junk drawer... I'm so excited to put them to use! Thank you!

[Samantha]

Those adhesive strips are a godsend. I also love Mandi's hat collection. Great diy!

[Missy]

Hey, great idea!

[kelly stieben]

BAH! what a great idea. Thanks for the inspiration!

[Bess]

Here is a link to my mom's etsy shop, she's a hat maker!
www.thehatpeddler.etsy.com
Love the display idea!

[chelsea]

such a great idea! we have concrete walls in our bedroom and closet (and living room for that matter) and those 3M strips have become very good pals of mine. I also have a great set of clothespins hand-painted by an artist friend and I am constantly looking for a way to display them and use them!

[Bad Taste Toast]

This is again something so inspiring, I love it! It's a pity I'm not really a "hat type". But your hat wall looks lovely!

[R.]

I love that this is functional and an art piece! So, so, so wonderful! Thanks for sharing this! xo

[Jill]

This is NOT a good idea... I don't know why I am the first person to say this, but if you leave your hats up like that for too long there will be awful pinch marks on all of your hats where they've been clipped up.
I don't know about everyone else, but I'm a little more careful with vintage hats and I wouldn't want them getting fucked up.

Ha uh... other than this I really enjoy your blog.

[tiffany.]

perfect for when you get sick of frames! ;)

[Carling]

I have tons of old hats and no where to put them. Thanks for the great D.I.Y ideas!

[Kate]

I want to do this now. Not for hats, but just for hanging anything... I am thinking on the kitchen cabinets to hang up recipes I don't want to forget to try out.

[Roxanne]

You look killer in that hat and the wall looks amazing. I look like a total goof in anything with a brim.

[Lolo]

This is such an amazing idea!!
Unfortunately hats don't suit me :/ maybe I just haven't found the right one yet.

www.loloholmes.tumblr.com

[Sam]

This is such a great idea! I have metal walls (they're actually great because magnets stick to them) so drilling holes is a bit of a hassle.

[Mandy @ Miss Indie]

holy snap I love this!!!
such a cuteee idea.
XO. m

[Luisa - brazil]

loved the ideia! i'll use it!

xoxo

[Karly]

Just the tip I needed, I can never figure out how to store my hats!

[gina]

I love this tip! I will have to share this with my aunt because she collects vintage hats.

[Apryl]

I think it's great, but you can find custom hangers that won't damage your hats. I put my purses up to be decorative and out of the way in my room. I think this is a creative post though- keep it up! I'm not trying to be a negative nelly...just sharing other options.

Keep crafting!

-Apryl