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Updated: Apr 14, 2022 by Kris Jarrett

DIY Personalized Wood Hangers: The Perfect Gift!

Living away from our extended family means that we have a lot of overnight house guests throughout the year. We love their visits and do what we can to make them feel comfortable and welcome during their stay. I recently got rid of my mismatched plastic hangers in the guest room closet and upgraded to wood ones. After using them as-is for a while, I decided to add a few personalized touches. It was a super simple DIY that makes our guests feel warmly welcomed and would make such cute gifts for bridesmaids or just about anyone!

Easy to Make Personalized Hangers

Creating the personalized hangers couldn’t be a simpler DIY (includes affiliate links – see my full disclosure statement {here}):

  • Start with some inexpensive wooden hangers – I got mine from IKEA but they don’t carry these exact ones anymore. There are several highly rated inexpensive wood hanger options {here}
  • Find a pack of rub-on letters in a style that you love (most craft stores carry them). As a size reference, my tallest letters are ½″ (unfortunately the exact ones I used are no longer available).
  • Cut out the letters that you need from your pack of rub-ons, arrange them on your hanger to plan your spacing, and then rub each letter (one at a time) where you want it to go on your hanger. You can apply your rub-ons with a transfer tool or just a popsicle stick – usually there’s one included in your rub-on pack. The key to rub-ons to to make sure you rub every little bit of the letter before pulling off the backing. Once you think you’ve done that, remove the backing slowly so that if you see a spot that you missed, you can lay the letter back down in it’s exact original position and rub that little piece.
  • (Optional) Use ribbon to add small bows to the top of each hanger once you’re done with the lettering.

(And by the way, if DIYing isn’t your thing, there are TONS of super cute options {here} for personalized hangers that you can buy!)

I personalized five of the wood hangers and mixed them in with the other hangers that I left as-is.

DIY Guest Room Hangers

The phrases that I used are:

our home is your home

sweet dreams

warmest welcome

so glad you’re here

bless this home and all who enter

They’re great for our guest room but would also be perfect for use in a hall closet or to give as gifts. For a personalized holiday or birthday gift, you could personalize them with a monogram or clever saying (inside jokes would be great here!). For wedding gifts, you could personalize several with the bride and groom’s names and their wedding date. And child sized wood hangers with personalized sayings would make wonderful baby gifts!

DIY Personalized Hangers - Perfect for your Guest Room, Hall Closet, or to Give As Gifts!

As an update, I’ve had my hangers for over six years now and the rub-on letters have held up beautifully! Still one of my favorite simple DIYs! And in case you’re looking for the perfect hangers for your own closet, if you have a small closet like mine and want to maximize every square inch, I swear by {these slim huggable hangers}.
The perfect solution to a crowded closet - fit twice the clothes with slim, huggable hangers!
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  1. Elizabeth (Blue Clear Sky) says

    November 14, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    I love wood hangers in our front entry coat closet too. They hold heavy coats so well (IKEA too) and they look nice empty. The rub on sayings are a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Kris @ Driven by Décor says

      November 14, 2012 at 9:38 pm

      I agree – they are perfect for coat closets and guest rooms. I love how they look but they just take up too much space for me to be able to use them in my own closet! Thanks for stopping by Elizabeth!

      Reply
  2. Pam says

    November 16, 2012 at 9:45 am

    Those are so darn cute! Great idea for sprucing up my coat closet hangers for all the Christmas company coming. I’m going to pin this!!!

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    • Kris @ Driven by Décor says

      November 16, 2012 at 10:40 am

      I’m going to pick up some more next time I’m at IKEA and do the same! Thanks for stopping by Pam!

      Reply
  3. My Crafty Home Life says

    November 18, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    I love this idea…pinning it. Those are my favorite hangers from Ikea. I have a bunch, great idea.

    Reply
  4. At The Picket Fence says

    November 20, 2012 at 1:01 am

    What a cute idea! They look lovely and would definitely make such a great gift. 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing this last weekend at Inspiration Friday!
    Vanessa

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  5. Seaweed and Raine says

    November 27, 2012 at 8:25 am

    So clever! What a great welcome to guests.

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  6. Ruth says

    November 28, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    They look lovely! What size font did you use?

    I love the bold style.

    Reply
  7. Christy Roppel says

    March 29, 2017 at 4:19 pm

    What size letters did you use?
    Thanks!
    Christy

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    • Kris Jarrett says

      April 15, 2017 at 7:42 pm

      Hi Christy – the tallest of the letters that I used is about 1/2″ – hope that helps!

      Reply

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