When you have a big hat collection, you need someone to protect it. In walks, Isabella, the Christmas mouse. Actually, this was a funny photo. My daughter saw this and said, “Mama, you’ve got a lot of hats!”
I explained that I had even more. It was becoming a storage dilemma. Global warming has made it impossible for me to go outside without sunblock, a scarf, long sleeve shirt and hat. Within 10 minutes, I look like the color of a lobster. No kidding, my skin feels like an egg in a frying pan, the sun is so hot.
Then add style. If I’m working out, wearing a stylish straw hat doesn’t work. If the weather is windy, now I need a hat with a tie around the neck. If it’s raining, I need a waterproof hat. If I’m gardening, I need wide brim, and cleanable. You get where I’m going with this. I’m slowly learning which hat works with which outfit/occasion. I’m lazy, ideally, I wanted 1-2 hats for ALL purposes. Grab and go! I learned that didn’t work.
Oh, and hats are seasonal. I can’t wear a woolen hat in the summer. So, now I have all these hats, and I’m not sure how to store them. They can’t be in hat boxes, my gosh, my life would be a nightmare opening each box. I need them in a pile, so I can pick and go!
I did see a hat tree rack like they have in retail stores. I liked that, but it takes up an entire corner of a room. Do I want to do that? Hum… still putting thought into this.
Any hat lovers out there. If you have ideas. SHARE THEM!
Brilliant Viewpoint 
“Corners” what are they good for?
Standing in – if you’re naughty
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hat racks.
But then, my wife thinks having a coat rack is a bad idea, so don’t go with my idea
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LOL – actually, good idea, hat rack on top, coat rack on bottom! That works.
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My daughter uses command hooks in the wall, and for beanies and such she has a tote bag with all of them inside
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That sounds good. My daughter has used the command hooks too. I need to give them a try, I always think they will come off the wall.
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They’re been a great way to display/store them
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I won’t be much help here and I suspect most other guys won’t either. My go-to hat is a worn-out John Deere (tractor) logo ballcap, facing forward, which seems to work for most chores and seasons in Colorado – outside of winter. I do have a fully brimmed hat for working outdoors but I prefer the ballcap and a liberal amount of SPF 30 sunscreen instead.
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I’m envious of your hat collection. I can never find a hat I like that actually protects and is practical yet stylish.
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It has taken me a while to find them. 🙂
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I only have one hat, the one with a string. The sun is so strong here in Lisbon, I need all sort of sun protection lol.
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I just read in the news that there is a huge heat wave across Europe 38-40 Celsius – that’s HOT! Even in Chicago, we have a strong heat wave in the 90s! Put sunscreen on every day.
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Yes and I refrain from going out during the peak hours. When I got back from Geneva last Wednesday, it reached 43 Celsius here in Lisbon. Did you hear about the avalanche in the Dolomite?
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Yes, heard about the avalanche. So many strange things going on. Did you hear about all the shark attacks here. That’s weird too.
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No. Where?
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New York and California
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Maybe it’s nature’s revenge.
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Absolutely, look at this strange heat wave too.
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