DIY Wall Mount Guitar Hooks

My husband is an avid musician and has a massive guitar collection. A lot of his musical instruments are in storage since he only plays them here and there, but he has a few favorites that he plays on a regular basis. We recently freshened up his office with a good purge and some paint, and found the cases for his favourite guitars to be super big and bulky and they take up a ton of space in his small 12'x12' man cave/office. I was researching storage solutions for musical instruments and found some great wall hooks, but boy are they expensive! My favourite way to save money is to just DIY!!! I'm by no means a carpenter or skilled in a workshop, (so mind my novice instructions!) but I'm creative and love a challenge!

So, here's how I managed to make some pretty cool guitar wall hooks for super cheap!!

Supplies I used:

1) Heavy duty screws & anchors

2) Heavy duty utility wall hooks. Be sure they are the ones covered in a soft material.

3) Solid Wood - My pieces were 5.25" long, .75" thick, 1" wide.

Be mindful of the thickness of your wood versus the length of the screw on your utility hook. If the screw if longer than the thickness of the wood, it will go into your wall.

I always rummage through my workshop to see what I have on hand before purchasing anything new. It saves money, and I'm all about recycling. I ended up finding these random oak bullnose caps used for stair nosing. Why I had these is beyond me, but they were the perfect size so I used them! You can use anything you have laying around, just be sure it's quality wood to avoid it splitting when you drill holes.

4) Paint - I used black but you can use whatever colour you like. Use the same colour as your wall paint if you want them to blend in.

First step, Be sure your pieces of wood are smooth by giving them a quick sand with a fine grit sandpaper. Then paint them the colour of your choice. I gave my pieces of wood a good coat of black spray paint.