There are many ways that you can add a splash of color or an accent piece to a room, the hard part comes in when you try to add a touch of color or accent piece that also doubles as a functional piece of furniture. Some examples of accent pieces that indeed serve a purpose could be a wall mirror, wood coat rack or possibly even a shelf.

If you live in an apartment your choices may be quite limited when it comes to painting an accent wall or adding light fixtures, most apartment complexes are not about to let you rewire the electrical system to add additional lights, they may let you to repaint a wall but you will need to repaint that wall before you move out. Adding a shelf or wall coat racks on the other hand can easily be installed in a matter of a few minutes it will add a bit of color to your wall and it will also serve a purpose. A shelf will allow you a place to show off pictures or other keepsake items. Also coat hooks will provide you a place to hang coats. Just because it is a Maple coat rack does not mean that the only thing you can hang on it is coats. It may be useful to hang umbrellas on, it is a good place to keep your car keys it also makes an excellent place to keep items you need to take with you when you leave.

There are several manufacturers of high quality coat hooks in the market today, a couple of points that you want to examine prior to purchasing a Cherry coat rack is it made from solid wood? Several manufacturers will use a fiberboard base and then apply a very thin veneer of real wood over it. This will be good for a short time but over time the veneer will come off and then you are left with nothing. Be sure that the hooks are solid several manufacturers say things like "brass finish", this does not mean that the hook is made from brass, only that it has a brass finish. When examining coat hooks be sure to look carefully for things like solid brass or lifetime finish. This usually indicates a good hook. Another thing you should take into consideration is how the coat hook is mounted to the wall and does it come with the proper hardware to install it.