How to Choose Wall Hooks for Coats, Towels and Robes

Hooks are the cheapest hardware in the house and the most used — every coat, towel, robe and school bag passes through them daily. Yet most homes have too few, fitted too low, into the wrong fixings. Ten minutes of planning fixes all three. Here is the short, practical guide.

Fitting Heights That Actually Work

Adult coats need roughly 1500-1700mm from the floor so hems clear the skirting; children's hooks at 1000-1200mm get used by children rather than becoming another job for adults. In bathrooms, towels dry best with air around them — around 1600mm, not crammed behind the door at head height.

The Fixing Is the Hook

A solid metal hook is only as strong as what it is screwed into. Into timber or masonry, the supplied screws are all you need. Into plasterboard, use proper plasterboard fixings for anything heavier than a hand towel — a winter coat with keys in the pocket is heavier than it looks. On hollow internal doors, fix into the solid frame areas at the top and edges, never the thin centre panel.

Finishes That Tie the House Together

Hooks read as an afterthought when they match nothing. Pick the metal already in the room: matt black hooks alongside black door handles, antique copper or brass with warm traditional hardware, polished chrome with bathroom fittings. Our hooks collection runs the same finishes as our handle ranges — matt black, antique copper, gold, antique brass and chrome — so hallway hooks can match the kitchen handles exactly.