19 Unique Items To Repurpose As Stylish Wall Hooks Around The House

If you're looking for a way to make your home more organized, you're not alone. According to a study commissioned by mDesign and conducted by OnePoll, 63% of respondents stated that they wanted to better organize and tidy up their spaces. Decluttering obviously plays a major role in ensuring everything you own has its own place, but once you've cut back on unnecessary items, it's still important to find locations to store what you have left. In smaller spaces, this often means capitalizing on all of the room you have available — even the vertical space on your walls.

Wall hooks are an absolute organizational essential, especially in entryways and bathrooms. However, the options available to buy can get a bit boring, especially if you're shopping on a budget. Luckily, it's really not that difficult to make your own. Wall hooks can be made out of just about anything as long as you install them properly to ensure they can hold weight without damaging your walls, so there's no reason you should have to stick with simple hooks if they're not your style. With these 19 ideas, you can take items you might already have in your house and transform them into functional pieces that better align with your own personal style. Upcycling old items to save money while creating a new organizational piece? Now that's what we call a win-win.

Vintage silverware is fairly easy to come by when shopping secondhand, but it's not always the most practical to use in your day-to-day life. If you're on the hunt for an alternative use for gorgeous cutlery, you're in luck. With a pair of pliers, a drill, and a couple of screws, you can transform spoons, forks, and knives into hooks to hang whatever your heart desires, from pots and pans in the kitchen to keys and hats in the entryway. Simply drill two holes into your silverware, attach it to a board, and bend the handle upwards using your pliers to create a hook shape.

Rustic décor focuses on bringing the outdoors in, and there's no more literal way to do that than by incorporating sticks into your interior design. This coat rack made out of sticks is a great way to bring more natural accents into your home, and it's also incredibly easy to make yourself. First, of course, you need to harvest your wood. Keep an eye out for sticks with splits that are still in good condition, then cut them down to size. You can hang them directly on the wall if you like that look or surround them in a frame for a slightly more polished finish.

Antlers might not be a household essential for everyone, but if you or one of the members of your family hunts, you likely have at least one set hanging around. If you're tired of these antlers simply taking up space as a decoration, consider transitioning them into something more functional. With the correct placement on the wall, these sturdy pieces of bone can easily be used to hold your belongings. It might seem like a bit of an outlandish idea, but it can bring a dose of interest to the rooms in your home where you're willing to lean more rustic, like in a den or home office.

If you like the idea of using a doorknob or cabinet pull as a wall hook but you want something that's a bit more unique, consider using outdoor faucet handles. These handles are designed to stand up to the elements, often come in bright colors that will add a pop of interest to your space, and feature textured details that make them easier to grip onto, even if your hands are wet. All of these characteristics make them perfect for their primary use, but they also ensure that they're a solid choice to act as a wall hook for all of your essential items.

Modern spools are typically made of cardboard or plastic, but if you can get your hands on a vintage wooden spool, it can make a fantastic base for a wall hook. The height of the spool will ensure it juts out from the wall enough to hold onto your favorite items, and the flat edges on the end will guarantee your bag handles won't slip off and fall on the ground. To attach it to the wall, either install a peg that the spool can slip over or drill a few holes into one of the bottom edges and screw it directly into the wall.

Doorknobs make for an interesting substitute for traditional wall hooks, but if you want a bit more flexibility in your options, consider looking at the different types of cabinet hardware on the market instead. Drawer pulls are easy to find in both secondhand and regular home improvement stores, and they come in a nearly-endless variety of styles and materials. Opt for classic porcelain pulls for a refined look, choose something made out of cut glass to add some bling to your space, or select an antique brass option to fit in with other vintage décor items you might have in the room.

While they're often overlooked in favor of more obvious spaces like the kitchen or bathroom, workshops and garages are often the spaces that are most in need of some functional organization. These wrench wall hooks are perfect for the job. If you have an old set of tools that you're willing to part with — and you also have the tools necessary to bend particularly thick metal, of course — you can create a charming matching set of wall hooks that can hold your workspace essentials, whether that be a work jacket or your most commonly-used tools. 

Foosball, also known as table football, is common inclusion in rec rooms and bars, but few people have the luxury of owning their own table. While shelling out the money for one could certainly bring some interest to your space, they're often too bulky and expensive to justify. If you're still set on incorporating a bit of this common game into your home, however, consider repurposing a foosball bar into a set of wall hooks. To keep the players from spinning, you can add some glue around their edges, then hang the whole bar directly on your wall.

Over time, certain pieces on furniture or equipment wear out more quickly than others. Some of the quickest to go are casters, or the small wheels that you frequently find on the bottom of carts. Thankfully, these are pretty simple to replace if they begin squeaking, rusting, or locking up, but what should you do with the worn-out items? For an industrial-looking piece of wall storage, consider turning them into wall hooks. Because casters are already designed to screw onto objects, they can typically be installed right onto your wall to help hold all your purses, jackets, and other essentials.