hooks

I have always loved the look of oars as a decorative accent in a room

via Country Living Magazine

via Coastal Living Magazine

I really wanted to somehow incorporate the look at our river house.  And then an idea hit me on how I could use oars as decoration and also make them functional

When we have a big group of people out at the river, there is never a good spot to put all the wet beach towels.   When I saw these oars at my friends booth at an antique mall,  I thought maybe I could find a way to use them to hang the towels, so I bought them.

Now that I had the oars, I needed some type of hook to use to hang a towel.

I came across these cool numbered hooks at Pottery Barn, I had two oars, which meant I needed two sets of the hooks, and lucky me, they were on clearance

{just saw online that they are now sold out}

They were perfect because they had a flat back and a long drop hook that I needed in order to use them on the oars.

They fit perfectly on the oars and were strong enough to hold a wet towel.  ...continue to full post