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Standard height for coat hooks?

8 years ago

Hi! We have a row of hooks that need to be hung above a built-in bench in our mudroom ... Is there a standard height we should hang them? Or a standard distance between the bench seat and the hooks that should be considered? Thanks!

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Kevin Retired Decorator

8 years ago

Are there children in the home? maybe two level? For children 4 feet adults Aprox 5 feet off the floor is a average leaving roughly 3 feet above the bench for jackets to hang down. Longer coats would need to be higher. Generally coat hooks are for casual jackets & coats that are not knee length. Long coats just don't work well on hooks above benches. With out looking oddly highly hung. A pic would be a great help for more ideas.

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Dytecture
8 years ago
agreed, 5 feet would be a comfortable height for coat hooks, or if you are looking to have 2 rows of hanging space then they would be hung higher, 3.5 and 7 feet from the floor.
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mindyb555
4 years ago
what is a good distance between each hook? also, do the number of hooks need to odd numbers?
jean clarke
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
I bought a ready made coat rack ( a board with 5 hooks) at a large box store and there is 5" inches between each hook. Hope this helps.
David Aldred
9 months ago
Refarding distance between coat hooks: if they are those old-fashioned double hooks that have a short hook for coats and a long hook above it for hats, then I would suggest a greater distance between them, in the hope that people will begin wearing hats again: men's hats are usually over 12" wide, so if everyone was wearing a fedora you'd want a good 12" – maybe 18" between coat hooks.
David Aldred
9 months ago
(ReGarding!)

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