I have dog.She has lots of stuff.
Most of Lacey’s stuff is for taking walks. Her leash, towel, et al is in the drawer of a small
step stool by the front door.
In theory.
Most days it looks like this.
Clutter makes me cranky!
All that junk spilling up and over the step stool means I
can’t use it to see out of the peephole in the front door.
That. Short.
Husband thinks this is hysterical.
I think it is time Lacey supervises her first DIY project.
How to Organize Dog Leashes
I bought four dog tail hooks from IKEA (AKA Lisa’s Mecca .) Yeah the hooks are
silicone and yeah I could have found any number of nonplasticy things to
repurpose as hooks but a row of tiny dog hineys hanging on the wall makes me
smile.
I like the contrast of the modern design of the hook against
the texture of repurposed wood. Repurposed
wood sounds much nicer and designer-y than
Broken Fence Parts I Hauled Home from the Side of the Road So I Can Make a Hanger Upper Thing for the Cost
of Dog Butt Hooks.
You will need:
1 Wood board 16
inches long by 6 inches wide.
Tape measure or
yardstick
Pencil
Screws I used very small I have them in my garage size
Screwdriver
Make it:
1. Use the yardstick as a guide to
pace the hooks onto the board at an interval that looks pleasing to you. My
hooks are two inches in from the end of the board and four inches from each
other.
Measure twice, mark once
2. Use the pencil to mark where you
want to hang the hooks on the board.
3. Use the screwdriver to screw the
screws that will hold the hooks in place according to your place marks on the
board. I could have used nails for this project but screws have the extra
“teeth” to grip the wood and will withstand yanking leashes and such on the hooks better. At least
I hope.
No power tools needed!
4. Hang the hooks on the screws on
the front of the board.
Hanging up!
5. Check in with your project manager to verify the project is
going according to plan (that I forgot to share with the project manager.)
I made sure no dog hineys
were harmed in the making of this project.
6. Pick your favorite method to make the hanger on the back
of the wall hook organizer.
- Use a router to route two keyholes on either end of the board.
- Use a Dremel router attachment to route 2 keyholes at the end of the board
- Attach two saw tooth hangers to either end of the board with a hammer. I used the saw tooth hangers because I loaned out my Dremel and they have not returned it yet.
To withstand the stress of pulling items off the hooks, I
should have drilled the hanging screws into a wall stud. Me being me, I didn’t
have a stud where I wanted to hang my wall hook organizer. Isn't that always the
way?
To hang a heavy object on drywall, you need to use a drywall
anchor. I like the screw in drywall anchors because I think they are easier to
install than molly bolts. Both work and you
can use whichever style you like.
Once your wall anchors and screws are in place, hang it on the wall, and hang it up!
