A coat rack is a piece of furniture intended for hanging coats, hats or other clothing.[1]​.

The term coat rack can refer to two types of furniture:

Coat racks are practical pieces of furniture used to hang outerwear such as scarves, hats, coats, etc. and even accessories, such as bags. They are useful for organizing clothes and keeping them collected in one place and not scattered around the house. The standing coat racks are placed in the hall of the home, which is where people usually take off their outer clothing. They are especially useful when receiving visits for which it is also the first contact with the home. Their height is usually 1.60 to 1.65 cm so that a person of average height can easily access the garments.

Coat racks are also essential in offices, offices, meeting rooms and other workplaces where staff enter with their outerwear. In such cases, they are usually placed at the entrance or next to a wall in a discreet place in the room.

The wall hanger has the advantage of taking up less space than the previous one. It can even be placed behind a door, thus taking advantage of useless space. Wall coat racks can be installed in different rooms of the home - children's rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. - the function they perform being different in each of them. In the children's room they are used to hold clothes, toys, rag dolls, etc. while in the bathroom its function is to hold bathrobes and towels.