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One of the convenient ways to store clothes is a floor hanger. You can put it at the entrance and leave outerwear here. Other models are more suitable for bedrooms, dressing rooms, children’s rooms.
Types of floor hangers and their location
Floor hangers according to their design features can be divided into several categories:
- for outerwear;
These stand-up hangers are most often seen near doors. - racks for hanging hangers;
- suit, for shirts, trousers;
- chair hangers.
Some types of floor hangers are placed in certain rooms. For example, hangers for outerwear are placed in the hallway near the door. This is convenient: you can immediately get rid of clothes. The floor hanger-rack for hangers is more versatile. Such products can be placed in the corridor, in the dressing room, even in the nursery or bedroom. They accommodate a large number of clothes and they can replace a wardrobe.
Standing hangers for suits, shirts and trousers are most often “registered” in bedrooms or nurseries (if the child is a schoolboy). This is where we usually dress before leaving the house. Hangers and chairs are also placed there. This is, in fact, one of the options for suit hangers. Just the legs and stops took the shape of the seat.
What materials are they made from
Floor hangers are most often made of metal or wood. Both of these materials are strong, ductile, durable and relatively inexpensive. Some parts – plugs, parts of hooks – can be made of plastic.
Plastic inserts are more common on lower cost metal hangers. If not elements of the supporting structure are made of plastic, this is not bad and you can buy such floor hangers without hesitation. If the elements of the supporting structure are made of plastic, it is better to look for another model.
Metal hangers
The largest selection of floor hangers made of metal. They are usually made from thin-walled round or square tubes. The metal used is most often black, covered with a protective coating. It can be paint (most often – powder coating), nickel plating, chrome plating. In recent years, a new protective coating has appeared – a plastic film (PVA). This is also a good option, since the film is impervious to moisture and air. It is easy to care for such products, as the surface is smooth, without pores.
If the floor hanger will serve to accommodate heavy winter clothes, pay attention to the thickness of the metal when choosing. The minimum in this case is 1 mm. If the pipe wall thickness is not indicated in the product description, the wall is most likely very thin and suitable for light clothing. Indirect signs that will confirm your guesses are the weight of the product and the price.
Wooden
Wooden hangers can be carved from solid wood, or can be prefabricated. The first option is much more expensive. Teams are 2-3 times cheaper, but they do not differ too much in appearance. The presence of joints in products of normal quality is hardly noticeable, so with a limited budget it is quite possible to purchase economy class products.
Wooden floor hangers are well polished, coated with a protective coating. Usually varnish or oil is used. The varnish creates a protective film on the surface, so it is easy to care for such products. Oils for wood do not create a protective film, but protect no worse. When processed with oil, the structure of the wood is clearly visible – all the fibers, the pattern.
Standing clothes hangers in the hallway
Floor hangers for outerwear in the hallway most often represent a rod, on which hooks for clothes of different lengths and shapes are planted around at different heights. For stability, the design is equipped with a round (rarely square) weighted base. They can be made from wood or metal.
The height of the floor rack is 150 cm and above, and the base is a circle with a diameter of 35-45 cm. In order for the hanger to be stable, you need to pay attention to the fact that the lower part is weighted. And anyway, such designs require careful attention: you need to hang clothes evenly. Otherwise, the hanger may fall.
There are floor hangers for outerwear of this type, but made differently. Several pipes or metal strips are bent with a certain radius. In this case, the upper part is smaller than the lower one. This design is more stable, but requires more space, which is not always possible in a small hallway.
Clothes hanger racks
A hanger rack for clothes on a coat hanger is a handy thing if there is not enough space in the closets. They consist of a rectangular base, one or two cross-tubes, on which hangers with clothes are hung.
Hangers-racks are made of metal and wood. There are metal pipes, there are forged ones. Some models of metal racks for clothes have adjustable height. For long clothes, their rack can be raised higher. The maximum height is 150 cm. For short clothes, you can put it at a height of 80-90 cm. This is the minimum height, but there are also intermediate positions.
In some cases, a floor hanger on wheels is useful. It is easy to move from place to place without removing hung clothes. There are children’s models of floor hangers of this type. They differ only in height and more “cheerful” colors. Even children’s floor hangers can be made of plastic. Children’s clothing does not weigh that much, so the strength of the plastic is more than enough. And for the price, plastic floor hangers are the most inexpensive.
For those who receive guests in large numbers, it can be problematic to place their outerwear. For such cases, there is a folding rack for coat hangers for outerwear. When folded, it takes up very little space and can be stored in a pantry.
Floor suit hanger
The problem of storing a business suit is easily solved with the purchase of a special floor hanger. It is somewhat similar to racks, only with special hangers for a jacket and a crossbar for trousers.
There are stands for a suit made of wood, metal and plastic. Plastic in this case is not bad: a large load is not expected, so the strength of modern plastics is more than enough.
If we talk about useful options, this is a shelf or a box. It is convenient to store business trifles in it: glasses, cufflinks, wallet, car keys, etc.
They put floor hangers for a suit, usually in the bedroom, in the dressing room. It may be convenient to have such a device in the office. There are different models, you can choose for any style of interior. And some options look like a designer decoration themselves.
Hanger-chair and hanger-bedside table
There are quite unusual models of hangers. They are combined with pieces of furniture. For example, there is a chair hanger. The models are different: with a hanger for a suit, just a bar for hangers or with a rack for outerwear. For small apartments, this is a very good option. It takes up as much space as a regular chair or bench, and also serves to store clothes.
Another option: a nightstand with a hanger. The lower part of such a floor hanger is much heavier than its upper half, so it will not tip over from a couple of coats. The second plus of such furniture is the optimal use of space. The trouble with all floor hangers is that the lower 50-60 cm remain unused. In the case of a coat rack, this is not the case. This is another good way to use space efficiently for small hallways.