The Right Hanger Does Make a Difference
March 10, 2008 by Julie Bonner
Filed under Home & Living
I used to think hangers weren’t a big deal. Sure, I used them, but I used only the wire and plastic ones. Little did I know that the type of hanger you use can really make a big difference. Wire hangers can stretch out your clothes and leave marks across the shoulders. They really aren’t good for most of your clothes. Plastic hangers are good, but some articles of clothing can slide off and they also leave creases on dress pants.
Here are some hanger tips for choosing the best hanger:
These type of hangers are the foundation for your closet. These are great for polo shorts, tee-shirts, light weight blouses and dress shirts. Make sure that the hangers are a decent quality. I have bought cheap plastic hangers before that have snagged my clothes. You don’t need top-of-the-line plastic hangers, unless you want them of course, but don’t settle for the cheap ones if you want to protect your clothes.
Padded hangers are perfect for those delicates and also evening wear.
If moths or moisture is a problem in your closet, these cedar hangers are perfect for coats and suits. Cedar will repel those nasty moths and also absorbs moisture.
Honestly, these kind of hangers annoy me, but I know a lot of people who love them. If space is an issue in your closet, then this may be the type of hanger you need. You can hang multiple pants and skirts and the arm swings out so you can retrieve the item you need.
Using adult hangers for children’s clothing will stretch out the shape of the clothes. When buying kids’ hangers, make sure they have little slots and loops on them. This will keep their clothes from slipping off of the hangers.
Hopefully those tips will help you figure out which hangers you need to help you take care of your clothes and create an organized closet.
Photos Source: The Container Store
I too never thought much about hangars until I started watching “Mission Organization” on HGTV. Whenever they did a closet and I would see all the nice, matching hangers I thought I would love to see that in my closet. When I created a coat rack in a hallway nook, I splurged and bought 12 really nice wooden hangars from The Container Store, and they make a huge difference. They look nice in the open rack, they sound nice when they knock together, they slide nicely, they hold heavy coats without sagging and perhaps most important, they make hanging you coat pleasurable and easy and thus more likely to happen! It’s a small luxury which I enjoy. Having only 12 makes sure we don’t accumulate jackets or over crowd the hanging space.
I mostly got rid of my tiered hangers, too, but I had a few still around, and I discovered that they’re great for the coat closet to hold small winter gear. You can clip gloves, hats, and scarves for multiple people into the hanger, and then you don’t have to deal with a bin.
Usually I’d be right with you on the tiered hangers except they are truly awesome for crafting and sewing stashes– you can hang paper, fabric, wall paper, etc that would otherwise be ruined by flat storage.
@Michele – I love that show!
@R.M. Koske – That’s a great idea. I needed that when we lived in Alaska.
@Wendy – I just don’t like tiered hangers for clothes, but they are definitely great for other things like you suggested. I use them for table cloths and place mats.
I have two little foster daughters (4 1/2 mos. & 13 mos.) with lots of tiny little clothes and not enough dresser drawer space. I’ve been using large safety pins with pink plastic hangers to hang up most of their 2 piece outfits and I can’t stand it anymore!
I’m about to spend $50 to purchase 100 children’s sized “suit” hangers from https://www.robertham.com/cart/detail.cfm?item=H1071C. These are the cheapest I could find online.