Coat Tree

A coat tree is the ideal way to hang your hats, coats, and other garments before you drag their sloppiness into the bowels of your home. Especially on a rainy or snowy day, it is very important to get those dripping clothes off as fast as possible and hung up in a place where they can dry out. This is where coat trees become the greatest invention ever. Beyond this, there have been many recent stylistic innovations taking over the old notion of the coat tree. For example, many modern coat racks actually look so much like an actual tree that you might think you were growing a plant in your front hall if you didn’t give it a second look. I’m not sure if these are serious or comical, but they illustrate the continued need and usefulness for this classic piece of coat tree rack.

The coat rack has been used since the beginning of time and in more traditional times it was used more often than it is today. A coat tree stand or hall tree coat rack as they are sometimes referred to are usually displayed in the foyer of a home or entrance to a business. Many offices use them to let guests hang their jackets, purses and even umbrellas. You can find many coat racks with umbrella stands attached for added storage. I know in my place of work we have a wrought iron coat rack stand in the entrance to let the clients hang their belongings before they get started. Its not only a great utility but also in homes it is used as a decor piece.

A coat tree also is not expensive at all. Maybe $15 or $20; we are really not talking about a large investment at all. Most of them probably don’t really cost much more than the doormat you have to walk in to get in your house in the first place. And so many of us have fond memories of our parents or grandparents hanging their old style hats up on their coat racks in their old houses. The whole thing about this though is that it is still a very practical tool to use in your entryway. I know this because I have experienced it numerous times. Whenever I walk into a home or apartment that still has a coat tree I smile from deep down and feel a certain sense of nostalgia to hang up my jacket. It is much more accessible than a bunch of cramped closet space or hangers in the mud room.

One thing we all have to look out for is a puddle or pool of water forming underneath this though. It is often a good idea to put some sort of an absorbent mat underneath the tree so that it can sop up the rain water and snow as it melts off and falls down. You certainly don’t want to damage your floor. So that is one thing that someone can think about when thinking about getting a coat tree such as this for their entry way, hall way, etc.

I love the style of these implements. They stretch their skinny arms out in a very natural way. They just beckon to you to take off your hat and coat and hang them up. They are really like an entryway or gateway into the house itself. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, so to speak. This is just one of those old nostalgic things that really should be brought back in full force. I am not sure why it ever kind of fell out of style. I would say that now it is in fuller style than ever before, this old coat tree hanging system. But I guess if everyone had one then they wouldn’t retain that little bit of nostalgia and elegance that comes from times past.

The coat tree stand has always been a traditional way of living in a home. So many of the older generation found it customary to hang their belongings on the coat stand when they walked in the door. It was not uncommon to immediately look for a coat rack stand when you walk in the door no matter whose house it was.