Take A Stand!

A hat stand!

I wanted a place to keep my hats from getting bent out of shape and to display them nicely as well. I was definitely inspired by these

but honestly I just don't have that many hats... Still...

This was my solution: 

1. Buy cheap candlesticks (I got mine from Ikea)

2. Buy glass globes (no bigger than your head) Mine are from CB2

3. Put them together. (I used a hot glue gun, the DIYer's best friend)

Originally I was going to paint the candlesticks but I sort of fell in love with the shiny surface of these. 

Here's what they look like with hats

I wanted the glass balls because they wouldn't stretch out the hat and so that when I am using the hat it doesn't just look like an empty candle stick. 

Currently I only have the two hats but with hatstands like these I'll have to add more! Maybe something like this

A royal wedding hat from here

Or maybe not...

But that floppy hat will sure come in handy when I start tackling the back yard this weekend....