After some home renovations, we no longer had a mantle to hang our stockings on for Christmas. I designed this hook so I could hang them on the exposed side of our lovesac sactional. I would imagine the hook can hold other things as well. I have only used it for the stockings so far. If you find another use for it, please share in the comments. I don't have an exact measurement of how much weight it would hold, but it held my husband's stocking full of coffee just fine. If there's a pillow against it, that will help hold it in place and it may support more weight that way.