An Eames mid-century coat rack hangs in the kitchen looking onto the second dining room and storage hallway leading to two guest bedrooms.

A built-in closet and chalkboard surface in the entry keeps things tidy and the couple's to-do list in order.

A peek into two rental units reveals simple but strong interiors. The architects clad the walls with polyurethane-coated plywood “to provide a durable and attractive finish and provide visual separation between the two levels in the high volume,” says Shelton.

Rack of Coats by Plywood OfficeAssembled in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago using a steam bending technique, this combo coat rack–side table is a smart, space-saving solution for an entryway. $995

Designed with apartment-living and small spaces in mind, the Norm Coat Hanger is a sleek, powder-coated steel coat stand with a small footprint. The top platform can be used to hold a hat, keys, and sunglasses, while the lower platform can prop up a pair of shoes or a bag. Near the top of the stand, there is a hook for hanging jackets, which also extends back to the wall, giving an extra place for draping a scarf or hanging a coat from a hanger.

The Unit Coat Rack from Strand Design is designed to bring a sturdy storage solution for all of your interior spaces, from entryways and mudrooms to bedrooms and playrooms. With a thin profile, the Unit Rack can even fit inside a closet or on the back of a door. The streamlined rack is made from locally sourced white oak wood and three powder-coated steel wire hooks that are molded to accommodate a variety of items, including jackets, scarves, purses, or backpacks.

Loop Hall Coat Rack from Hay This powder coated steel trio of color ways designed by Leif Jørgensen can all tuck easily into a foyer for an understated way to keep those puffy jackets in check. $220

Christina Liljenberg Halstrøm's Georg Coat Rack 115, for Skagerak, hugs the wall and supports dozens of coat hangers (angled away from the wall). Clothing is one of the most voluminous challenges though this system doesn't sacrifice easy sorting and selecting of mulitple clothing articles for square footage.

Paola Navone's Black 94 coat rack is black bamboo, stone and orange cotton pompoms. Designed for Gervasoni, the Black 94 is understated and naturally inspired, resembling freshwater reeds.

Coverboy Hanging Wire Rack, $58.99–$88.99 at the Dwell Store Designed by German product designer Alex Valder, the Coverboy is an innovative hanging wire shelf. Crafted in powder-coated steel wire, the Coverboy is designed to both hold and display, making it easy to show off favorite books and LPs. The versatile Coverboy can be used to display art prints, posters, and postcards, and the simple, open structure of the rack makes it easy to swap items in and out. Regular price: $118–$148

Piano coat rack by by Patrick Séha for Per/Use. This multi-purpose coat rack and hanger panel has foldable hooks, taking up virtually no space unless needed.

Whether in oak or walnut, British designer Sean Dare's coat rack is a show-stopper. Named after the legendary Jackson 5, its hard-wearing wax oil finish ensures it will endure longer than fame.

Patère Coat Rack by Les Archivistes “The name of the piece is spelled out in braille on the coat rack, and the acrylic posts can be customized. It’s a great tactile feature, and it’s just clean and quite engaging.” -- Julie Nicholson “The word ‘patere’ has several meaning in French that don’t quite translate into English, so we really can’t quite understand it.” -- Shaun Moore

French designer Pauline Deltour, part of our Young Guns class of 2013, is behind this coat rack, which packs flat—a boon for frequent movers.

Convenience and camouflage are found in the quiet curves of the BAUM coat rack, designed by Andrea Lucatello for Cattelan Italia.

The SPIN coat stand, designed by Sutdio Taschide and produced by schonbuch is portable, its metal tubes fold flat for storage, and with its accessory shelves, it does more than stand around looking pretty.

Staffan Holm's VISP coat rack designed for Blastation is a piquant accent in any room. Coiled tubular steel coils grounded by plastic feet offer floor-friendly, lightweight storage space.

Hang-It-All Coat Rack by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, $199.

As well-suited to an office lobby as it is to a child's playroom, Mario Mazzer's coat rack for Bonaldo comes in colors adapted to any environment. The Tree's many branches await the outer trappings of those traipsing in from outdoors.

Faudet-Harrison designed these modern coat hooks for SCP.

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Located in Aarhus, Denmark, Villa R is a minimalist, serene structure clad in zinc panels. "The objective was to create a house that brings the forest inside through large glass panels—and create an ever-changing seasonal backdrop for the interior living spaces," stated the architecture firm, C.F. Møller, of the 3,200-square-foot abode.

The Pierrot Coat Stand from Alessi is an innovative storage furnishing that is at once light and sturdy. The Coat Stand features a lightweight, linear composition that is supported by three legs that, while thin, provide a stable, balanced base. Designed by Pauline Deltour, the coat stand is made from beech wood with grey resin joints. Pierrot means “sparrow” in French, which is carried through in Deltour’s design—the base and pegs resemble a bird’s foot.

Designed by Norm Architects for Menu, the Steel Wall Clock is a celebration of materiality, color, and simplicity. Paring down the clock to its most necessary elements, the designers focused on the simple hands and round face of the clock. The clock is available in four colors, all of which were chosen for their connection to the Scandinavian climate.

Designed by Stockholm–design studio Form Us With Love, the Cage Mirror is an innovative mirror that is designed to have several looks, depending on the direction from which the mirror is viewed.

Designer Christiane Hogner, Bruxelles

To access a secret play area in the 2 Bar House by Feldman Architecture, children clamber up climbing holds purchased from a local sporting goods store.

Though designed for children, Charles and Ray Eames' Hang-It-All coat rack suits modernists of any age. Herman Miller also offers the playful piece in all-white or all-black models.

Line Depping's Elements, a bent ash coat rack, was shown in the Danish Mindcraft exhibition curated by Nina Tolstrup in 2014. A similar product, a series of bent ash wall hooks, has been picked up by Wrong for Hay.

Arbel’s “14” sconces spot the wall to ethereal effect in the master bedroom. “I wanted this place to be habitable. One of my greatest criticisms of modern architecture is that it often forgets to make things cozy.”

Hynam built additional storage along one angled wall of the bedroom loft and beneath the skylight.

Six-year-old twins Nicolas and Constanza use Pentimento as their “little battleground,” says Pasternak. “They have some options here that they will not find anywhere else.” Among those options are a climbing wall offering easy access to the roof.

Houston-based designer Barbara Hill is known for a stripped-down aesthetic that blends art-world cachet with Texas modernism. Vitra’s Slow chair sits in front of a powder-coated-steel bookcase made by Hill’s go-to fabricator, George Sacaris; it was originally built for the Houston house.

Simultaneously sculptural and pragmatic, the undulating form of the W Magazine stand’s molded plywood is both pleasing and useful. It’s compact enough for small spaces, though you may be loath to cover up the figurative grain pattern of the walnut with your magazines. $119-$129

An IdeaPaint wall in full effect in a family's kitchen. The company, which is exhibiting at Dwell on Design (booth #1009), is recruiting their onsite artist, Derek Cascio, to create a special wall for kids to color and scribble on in the Modern Family Pavilion (booth #901) Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31.

This simple plastic-and-aluminum bottle rack, designed with a small footprint and made to be easily stacked, is about as straightforward and crowd-pleasing as a bottle of good cheap merlot.