When it comes to renter-friendly upgrades, the best wall hooks rank high on our list of low-lift hacks to make your home feel more polished. We can’t imagine a modern home they wouldn’t benefit. These small-but-mighty organizational tools don’t take up an inch of floor space, plus they’re a place to conveniently store your items without littering the floor or overwhelming an arm chair. And while any mention of wall hooks might feel like an elementary throwback, the hardware we’ve curated are much more elevated than anything you’d find hiding in a grade school coat room.
Whether you’re building out a midcentury-modern design scheme or leaning into a Japandi vibe in your space, these hooks are easy installations that can elevate your existing aesthetic as thoughtful wall decor. From single hooks that give you the freedom to mix and match, to sets and multi-hooks that are compact designs for bulk storage, let us hook you up with some of our favorites.
Our top picks for the best wall hooks:
These style-agnostic West Elm hooks can accentuate modern decor or bring vintage aesthetics into the 21st century. They’re ideal for just about any area in the home: the mudroom, the kids’ bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens—you name it. Plus, their rounded shape won’t leave pointed indentions in your clothing and towels.
Here’s a two-in-one shelf and coat rack that oozes charm thanks to the playful scalloped detail outlining each hook. Perfect for modern farmhouse dwellers and cottagecore fanatics, this piece would be a thoughtful addition to the kitchen—use the hooks to organize aprons, oven mitts, dish towels, while housing your most compact cookbooks or zines on the top shelf.
Virginia Sin’s ceramic Olo hooks look much more like miniature art installations—but don’t be afraid to put them to use. The open center is ideal for looping through hand towels or lighter bath sheets and the hooks are available in light and dark finishes to easily assimilate with your washroom’s color palette.
These Schoolhouse hooks are the perfect complement to spaces with lots color (like this high-design California home), or can serve as more of a statement in homes decorated with more muted hues (à la this chic Parisian apartment).
This coat hanger is another sculptural piece with with built in functionality—it looks like we plucked it straight from the set of Mad Men. Surround it with your favorite framed portraits to create a gallery wall with mid-century flair.
Anthropologie’s Aldina hook will make hanging up your coat feel slightly more luxurious. The fluted design gives us Art Deco vibes, and you could even use it as a drawer pull to DIY a more fabulous dresser or armoire.
Understated but still elegant, these budget-friendly spiral hooks still score high on our attractive design spectrum. Use them as key hooks to line your entryway or tack a couple right above your kitchen sink to finally keep your dish towels organized.
This mixed-metal rack gives you streamlined options. The clever design lets you flip out the hooks when needed and we love the look of chrome against dark wood.
We’re picturing this solid brass multi hook rack perched right near your entryway. It’ll be the perfect spot to station your house keys, a dog leash, or a selection of your go-to farmers market and grocery store totes.
Integrate the year of the snake into your interior design with these reptilian hooks with an antique brass finish. The heavy duty design can hold your bulkiest winter coats and fully-stocked work tote.
We like these playful ceramic hooks for decorating the kids’ room. The child-friendly design ensures little to no injury in the event of roughhousing gone wrong and the splashes of color feel youthful but still thoughtfully designed.
These angular hooks are especially useful for gripping onto bathroom towels or kitchen rags. Plus, they’ve got a modern Japandi feel that will fit in well with the rest of your light wood furnishings.
Another great option for kid-centric spaces, Areaware’s rounded hook set comes in a variety of shapes and will look best spaced out randomly—meaning you won’t have to worry about organizing them in a straight line.
This Rejuvenation coat rack has enough room to house a whole family of coats, umbrellas, and stray grocery totes. The shape and wood tone will fit in fabulously with your Scandi-leaning design aesthetic and best of all, doesn’t scream “coat rack.”
Use this mirror and hook combo for a last look before heading out the door for the day. Though it’s likely not a sturdy option for your winter parka or any hefty grocery loads, it’s got a small shelf to keep essentials like lip balm or gum and the smaller hooks are perfect for keys or even a few prized jewelry pieces.
Finally, something to make your walls really pop (!) from Matilda Goad. We love a wink of red, especially to offsite any area of your home that feels a little sterile.