Accessories - Housewares - Finishing Touches - Coat rack?

I need a coat rack but have no room in my small living room. All the "over the door" things I have seen are silver/chrome. I've seen a wrought iron wall hook unit (not large, perhaps 20" max) that I like ALOT...

However, I have drywall and don't want to tear it up! Please, what is a weight limit for drywall and how shall I hang such a thing?

Any recs for another solution?

Thank you so much for all help and suggestions!

Barbara

to hang the wrought iron hook on your drywall, you'll need the proper drywall anchors. anchors are rated for different weights depending on their design, so figure out how much your hook plus a few coats will weigh and then purchase the appropriate anchors & screws. better yet, locate a couple studs and secure it into those.

How much is a stud finder? Will I be able to find it by knocking?

Again, thank you!

not much. a decent one is maybe $20. you can get them for less, but the cheaper they are, the less accurate they tend to be.

depending on how your hook is made, though, it might not lend itself to being attached to 2 studs that are 16" apart (is it hung from a center point, or 2 points - one on each side? but you might get at least one in a stud.

for free, you can find a stud by locating an outlet. outlets are always secured to the side of a stud, so get a finish nail & hammer it in above the outlet til you find it. then figure the studs are every 16" and measure over to where you want to hang the hook. but that takes a while & you'll end up with a million little holes in your wall. just get a stud finder. you'll use it a lot. get a good one.

drywall anchors or toggle bolts might be your solution, if the studs don't work out.