My Hat Collection Display

[reetpleat]

I got tired of the pile of hats on my vanity, so I remembered How Roberto of City Vintage once displayed his hats. One 99 cent box of push pins and a measuring tape and a half hour later, and viola. Now i will have to dust them.

I have been meaning to post some of my hats, but been busy. At least now I can have a chance to show them a little.

Maybe we should play guess that hat.

What happened to that thread about guessing the make of hat? I thought that was awesome and was really impressed. I thought it would be a big hit.

 

[NeilA]

I am by no way awsome enough to know what hat is which, but I love that grey with the dimond bash. Really jumed out at me for some reason.

 

[Sam Craig]

Great use of wall space

This looks terrific!

And it gives you another incentive to keep that furnace filter changed, too!

Thanks for the idea:eusa_clap

 

[MCrider]

Display hats?

Not me, I hoard them away in a dark closet, each lovingly placed in a hat box, keeping them out of sight and away from sticky fingers (chocolate kind). Then each night, by the flickering light of a candle, I dive into my stash and deem one hat worthy to show to the world of common folk.


Seriously though reetpleat, I like what you've done to display your hats. I would hate to have to dust them though! Nice job and thanks for showing us your collection. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go back into my hideaway to determine which hat the commoners will see tomorrow.

 

[Sam Craig]

PTL, I have reached a point where the only sticky fingers in the house belong to my wife, but I do have to make sure some things are put up when the grandkids show up.

I have one grandson who wants hats ... especially mine.

I am guilty of already feeding the addiction, and he's only 4.

 

[anon`]

On my head.

 

[Mario]

My hats are populating my walls too...

Yes, I have to dust them a lot, but then it's a nice excuse to busy myself with all of them...

 

[stealthboy]

Mine are on top of a bookshelf right now:

 

[Not-Bogart13]

I'm not a displayer at all. Nobody comes into my house that would appreciate them, and I like too keep the dust away. So, I keep them boxed in a closet, with a few on stands on a closet shelf for easy access near the door. However, I do usually have one beater on my coatrack. It makes me feel better. [huh]

 

[Lou]

Nice display. I don't display my hats and probably won't. I keep a cap and a hat in the foyer closet, and my other hats are in my bedroom closet.

 

[Mario]

I don't necessarily have my hats on display to show them to others. I like to look at them myself. They're occupying two walls in my bedroom, so the last thing I see before the lights go out are my hats; they are also among the first things I look at when I come back to my senses in the morning. I like that.

 

[Lokar]

My wife and I own cats, so unfortunately having my hats sitting on a bookshelf isn't an option - they'd soon become cat-fur felt!

I have a second hat hanging on a hook on the wall now, beyond the "Varning för katten" sign, and some tweed caps lying around.

 

[Mario]

Is the sign for your hats so they know that there are cats around?

 

[Lokar]

Something like that!

Some of my hats (my homburg, which is in need of restoration, my silk topper, which I don't want dust-riddled, and my panama as it's summer, to name a few) are kept in boxes, some the boxes in the photo, others away in cupboards.

 

[reetpleat]

My hats are populating my walls too...

Yes, I have to dust them a lot, but then it's a nice excuse to busy myself with all of them...

Awesome. Great shots. Are you a professional photographer or hobbyist?

 

[Lefty]

I just put 'em all together in the window and hang out.

 

[Hat Head]

Granted, I don't have as extensive a collection as some, but this works for me. I rotate in some hats seasonally.

 

[Mario]

I just put 'em all together in the window and hang out.

lol lol lol Looking mighty relaxed there...and a nice collection too!

 

[Mario]

Awesome. Great shots. Are you a professional photographer or hobbyist?

Just a mere hobbyist with a cheap and wayward camera...

 

[ScionPI2005]

I use a coat rack to display around eight of my hats at a time, and I generally rotate hats out depending on the season.

These aren't all my hats though. I have a few I keep on a shelf by my bed, and of course, there are hats stored in my closet.