fab friday {#4 backpack hooks}

I actually shared this one at the Brassy Apple last month when I was

helping out with her fabulous Back to "Cool" series. {So fun!} [So if you caught it there…you had a little sneak peak!}  

 

Most of you know that I have 5 kiddos....3 of which are in school.  So we have to be organized to control all the clutter that goes along with going back to school. Today I'm going to share my {#4 back to school help}. Remember I’m counting down to #1…so make sure you follow along!   A cute & easy backpack hang out   

 

We went from this to this...aah...so much better!

 

Last year my kiddos would come in from the bus

& just drop their backpacks right on the floor in front of the door...grrrr!

We were always tripping over backpacks, & it was hard to open the door.

 

So my solution was to make this "hang out" for all the backpacks.

 

 

All you need is a piece of wood {mine measures about 8 inches by 3 feet},

paint, 4 hooks, vinyl lettering & a few screws.  That's it. :)

 

 

I painted my board black, and then after it dried

I had my handy dandy husband attach the hooks.

 

 

Backpacks are HEAVY!  {Shouldn't there be a weight limit?}

So we used our stud finder to make sure we were in the right spot.

We attached the board low on the wall, so that the backpacks touch the floor.

I didn't want all the weight on my hooks just in case.

My hubby screwed the board into the wall.  I filled the holes with wood putty.

Let it dry, then sanded it & touched up the paint.

 

 

Then I attached some vinyl lettering that said:

 

{hang backpacks here, please}

 

There you go...all done!

 

 

Wait…we need some backpacks! 

 

 

Now we’re done!

 

Hope you are having a fabulous Friday!

 

 

 

 

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