Boho Hat Wall Organizer

I’m still in the process of organizing my home office space to make it more functional for me. Part of that involves sorting through and organizing my growing collection of clothes, accessories, and beauty products. One fashion item I’ve been feeling for the Summer is the hat; baseball caps, fedoras, beach hats, all the hats. So, I decided to DIY a little hat wall organizer with some Boho flair.

I borrowed a little bit of inspiration for this project from the trendy wooden bead garlands that have been all over Instagram this past year. This tutorial shows the steps I used to make the tassels. I also pulled the idea for the braided twine from this macramé guide.

Supplies

The materials needed for this project are very simple and easy to acquire. I picked up mine from Michael’s. You’ll need:

–Wooden dowel rod

–Twine or jute (I used twine that had gold thread woven into but, to be honest, the gold thread made things a little more difficult)

–Wood beads

–Bulldog or binder clips

–Scissors

-Two hooks to hang it from (Because of the weight distribution, you’ll want to hang it from two hooks rather than one center hook.)

Step 1: Cut Your Twine

I started by measuring some of the various hats in my collection to determine how long each strand would need to be and how much space I would need between clips. I ended up deciding to do two strands with clips about 17” apart for my larger hats and two strands with clips about 13” apart for my baseball caps.

To hang two large hats on one strand and three baseball caps on one, I needed them to be at least 43” long (which meant I needed three pieces of 86” twine for each strand). To give myself plenty of room for error, I cut 12 110” strands (3 pieces for each strand).

Step 2: Start Braiding

For each strand, I attached the three pieces of twine to the dowel rod using a Reverse Larkshead Knot and then braided them together. At around 4” from the top of the braid, I attached the first bulldog clip by threading one of the middle pieces of twine through the back of the clip and tying it off. Truthfully, the clips ended up hanging a little crooked, but it wasn’t that big of a deal.

Step 3: Keep Adding Clips

For the strands meant for my larger hats, I ended up with clips at the 4” and 21” marks. For the strands to hang my baseball caps on, I put the clips at the 4”, 17”, and 30” marks.

To make things easier when I was attaching the clips, I would use another clip to keep the braid from unraveling.

I also did this at the very end of each strand instead of tying them off right away. That way, I could decide exactly how long I wanted them to be once they were all finished. In the end, I decided I wanted the strands to hand at asymmetrical lengths. I tied the strands for my baseball caps off (using a half hitch knot) at 45” and the other strands at 40”.

Step 4: Make The Tassels

Again, I used this tutorial so I won’t go into too many details. However, I will add a few tips that helped me. First, after you’ve looped your twine or jute to create the fullness you want, go ahead and tie the piece of twine it will ultimately hang from at the top. (The tutorial says to do this after the next step but I found it much easier and quicker to do it first.)

Next, when you tie another piece of twine around the top part, tie the tassel in the middle of the twine and then wrap both ends of it around. It makes it much easier to knot off at the end.

After I had my tassels completed, I added my wooden beads. I made four smaller tassels topped with one bead to go at the end of each strand. For an extra decorative element, I made two large tassels with four beads to hang on either end of the dowel rod.

Step 5: Attach The Tassels

This part was tricky and, honestly, you may find a way that works better than mine. For the strands,  I ended up creating a loop at the bottom of each strand that I could thread the tassel through. I tried to knot them so the end of the strand and the top of the wooden bead were as close as possible. In the end, I went back with a small length of twine and tied it around (similar two how the tassel was created) in order to disguise any loose threads.

For the larger tassels, I simply used the Reverse Larkshead Knot to attach them to the dowel rod.

Step 6: Hang The From Hooks

Initially, I thought about using command hooks to do this in order to avoid nail hooks in the wall. But I couldn’t figure out how much weight they would need to bear. (I mean, just how heavy are all my hats???) So I just went with traditional picture hanging hooks nailed into the wall. (Side note: I did have to widen the hooks with a pair of pliers for it to hold the rod.)

I did also try to hang it from only one nail using a length of twine but I don’t recommend it. The hats have to be perfectly balanced or it all falls.

Step 7: Admire All Your Pretty Hats

And that’s it! Enjoy having all your hats organized with a little decorative flair.

You can check out more of my DIY home décor projects here!