Glove Hanger – Perfect Garage Organization

Organizing gloves. They can be a bit frustrating to organize… They used to just pileup on top of my tool chest. Which was a wasted of space… Even worse, the gloves were never actually organized and I couldn’t find a gloves companion. In fact you could say my gloves were far from organized…

I came up with a super simple idea, that costs next to nothing (in my case I had all of the supplies already and they were doing nothing good, so it was free!), and a huge improvement in my garage. A simple clip strip for organizing the gloves in my garage and shed. In about 5 minutes I had opened up all the space at the top of my toolbox and I from now forward – I can ALWAYS find a matching pair of gloves immediately.

I had too many gloves stacking up and it was throwing off the organization of my garage.  I figured there had a be a better way...
I had too many gloves stacking up and it was throwing off the organization of my garage. I figured there had a be a better way…

The Solution – Build a Simple Glove Hanger

I made a simple glove hanger.  Here’s the better part – the concept really isn’t any different than the clip strips that retail stores use to display various quick grab add on sale items.  You know, things like gloves….  ha!  (I worked retail for how long and only now came up with this idea???)

Materials List

Some average twine, some small clamps, and a pile of gloves is all it takes to make a glove hanger to better organize your garage or shed.
Some average twine, some small clamps, and a pile of gloves is all it takes to make a glove hanger to better organize your garage or shed.

Assembly Instructions

  1. If the clamp handles don’t have holes in them, drill holes through each one.
  2. Cut a stripe of twine the appropriate length for how long you’d like the hanger. It’ll vary depending on how many clamps and the spacing you prefer, but about 36″ should be good.
  3. Tie the end of the twine to one clamp.
  4. Slip the other end of the twine through the next clamp, leaving about 5″ between each clamp. Tie a knot to that clamp to hold it in place.
  5. Repeat step 4 until the desired number of clamps are attached.
  6. Tie a loop at the top of the string to allow it to be hung.
  7. Hang the clamp organizing strip.
  8. Attach gloves to each clamp

And that’s it – it really is that simple.  The quantity / length you need is dependent on how many gloves you need / want to hold.  In my case, I made two hangers with 5 clamps on each, so 10 pairs of gloves assuming you only put one pair on each clamp.  So I needed about 30″ per hanger.

My clamps already had holes through the handles, so this was super easy.  I just threaded the twine through the holes, tied a triple not at each clamp to ensure that it doesn’t move.  Next, tie a loop at the top to hang the hanger, and I was all set. The clamps are spaced about 5″ apart. This gives a small overlap of each set of gloves without taking up too much space in the garage.

The clamps I used had holes pre-drilled, but you could drill your own if needed.  Thread the twine through, tie a secure knot, and you're on your way to a better organized garage.
The clamps I used had holes pre-drilled, but you could drill your own if needed. Thread the twine through, tie a secure knot, and you’re on your way to a better organized garage.
5" seems to be a good space between the clamps.  Add a loop at the top and your glove hanger is all set to go.
5″ seems to be a good space between the clamps. Add a loop at the top and your glove hanger is all set to go.

These are so simple and helpful. Put a pair of gloves into the clamp, hang the hanger, and you’re all set.  Pretty straight forward.

Place the glove hanger where ever you have a few inches of space.  Your pairs will always be kept together, there's no fumbling, and and more space in your toolbox, workbench, etc.
Place the glove hanger where ever you have a few inches of space. Your pairs will always be kept together, there’s no fumbling, and and more space in your toolbox, workbench, etc.
Your gloves will be up off of the workbench, out of the toolbox, and right where you need them and expect them - every time!  (As long as you put them back where they belong of course... this isn't some sort of crazy magic pair of gloves that automatically returns it self to it's home at night.  Sorry, I'm not that smart....)
Your gloves will be up off of the workbench, out of the toolbox, and right where you need them and expect them – every time! (As long as you put them back where they belong of course… this isn’t some sort of crazy magic pair of gloves that automatically returns it self to it’s home at night. Sorry, I’m not that smart….)

Update

I want to thank Ask This Old House for sharing this idea on their TV show.  This idea was featured on episode 1310 – it was the lead segment.  You can watch it online on the PBS website here if you are an Ask This Old House Insider – its at the 1:40 mark.

A post card from Ask This Old House telling me they were using my idea on their show.
Ask This Old House send me this post card informing me that they used my idea on their show. This accompanied my free tshirt!
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