I was sick of losing my keys in my own house, so, I decided to make a key holder for my wall. This DIY wooden key holder was so simple to make.
And even though I used my Cricut Machine for the singles, it would be really easy to do this using traditional stencils. This was 1 of the easiest DIY projects I have done in a while.
This key holder idea is a great way to hold your keys, whether it’s a key leash, lanyard, or even a regular ole key ring. It’s even good for hanging the dog leash. Just hang it by the front door, I used command strips that I got from Home Depot.
The best part is that this key storage is a brilliant idea for keeping up with your key rings or other little things.
How To Make A Key Holder For The Wall
The only thing I would have done differently is that I would have added a mail shelf or some type of mail organizer. You could make it even more interesting and hang this easy DIY key holder for the wall above a coat rack.
My goal was to do something that is both playful and useful at the same time. And the Cricut and I delivered another masterpiece. And I used command strips for an easy-to-install wall decorative DIY key holder.
I added the other important things you never want to leave the house with like your phone and wallet too when I typed out the text for the design.
DIY Key Holder
Just like most of my other crafts, this organizer key holder would make an awesome gift for friends or family.
Not to mention, if you like to make things to sell, this key hanger is inexpensive to make so you should be able to make a decent profit too.
To start, you will need to gather these supplies, and then you will be ready to make your own key holder.
Supplies:
- Laras Crafts Barn Wood Pallet Plank, wooden board or even old picture frames work.
- Stencil or make your own
- Get the file to make your own below.
- foam brush
- removable adhesive vinyl
- white paint, suitable for outdoor use (I like this one) you can also use wood stain or spray paints and add various patterns.
Can I Use Any Kind Of Wood To Make A Key holder?
Yes, you can use and kind of wood that you want for your wall key holder. If you have something on hand, that’s completely fine.
But, make sure that the wood is cleaned and treated properly, so there are no pests or chemicals.
I like to be able to buy the pieces I want, and I don’t have to use a saw or other tools. Pre-cut wood that is intended for projects if you don’t have a saw or a place to store the wood.
Even better, you never have to leave the house because it can be delivered right to your door. That is a WIN in my book!
These cute little key organizers are great to hang your keys. If you are anything like me you leave the keys everywhere in the house and can never find them.
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How To Make A Wall Mounted Key Holder
This DIY key holder for the wall is a great way to organize your keys at home. Keep up with your keys with this wall mounted keyholder.
Materials
- Wood Pallet Plank
- acrylic outdoor paint (I like this one)
- cup hooks
- stencil brushes
To Make Your Stencil
- Adhesive Vinyl
- Transfer Tape
Tools
Tools you need either way you make it
- Drill
- Small Drill Bit
If you make your own stencil by hand
- Exacto Knife
- Transfer Tape
If you make your own stencil with a cutting machine
- Cricut Machine
- Weeding Tool
- Standard Grip Mat
Instructions
For Cutting Machine
- Cut the strings off the back of your plank.
- If you are making your own stencil go ahead and design it
- Or download this one above
- Place vinyl on the mat and load it into your machine and cut.
- Remove the words inside the vinyl, leaving the outside, so to make a stencil.
- Cover the vinyl with the transfer tape, sticky side down and using a credit card or something like that scrape the top of the transfer tape and the backside of the vinyl carrier, so to transfer the vinyl to the tape
- Remove the carrier sheet.
- Place your vinyl in place onto the plank.
- Place your vinyl in place onto the plank.
- Paint inside the stencil.
- Once you are happy with the coverage, remove the stencil. You don't want it to dry.
- Allow the paint to dry.
- Measure for your hooks, you can add as many as you want, just make sure they are evenly spaced.
- Using a small drill bit, drill holes.
- Screw in your hooks.
- The hooks are a little longer so I covered them with masking tape.
- Hang using command strips.
Notes
Cutting By Hand
- Cut the strings off the back of your plank.
- Download this one above
- Print the PDF
- Trace onto the vinyl and cut with an Exacto knife
- Remove the words inside the vinyl, leaving the outside, so to make a stencil.
- Cover the vinyl with the transfer tape, sticky side down and using a credit card or something like that scrape the top of the transfer tape and the backside of the vinyl carrier, so to transfer the vinyl to the tape
- Remove the carrier sheet.
- Place your vinyl in place onto the plank.
- Paint inside the stencil.
- Once you are happy with the coverage, remove the stencil. You don't want it to dry.
- Allow the paint to dry.
- Measure for your hooks, you can add as many as you want, just make sure they are evenly spaced.
- Using a small drill bit, drill holes.
- Screw in your hooks.
- The hooks are a little longer so I covered them with masking tape.
- Hang using command strips.
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How Do You Make A Keyholder?
The easy way is to grab a wooden board from someplace like Walmart or Home Depot. The best part of grabbing the wood or wooden frame from there is not having to deal with wood glue. After you have your board you can use wood stain or paint it, I like white paint or whitewash. Or you can leave it as it is when you bought it.
Add some words or other little details and finish with small hooks. Now you have a wooden key holder to hold all of your key rings and key chains.
How Do You Attach A Key Holder To The Wall?
I use command strips in my house for everything. There are strips that work for big and little things. So the final step in this project would be to add some strips to the back and then find a special place to hang the finished product.
You need to find an ideal place with a flat surface if you are going to use command strips to hang it. This key storage is a brilliant DIY idea for a gift, or even for your own home.
It’s such a small project that takes very little effort to complete. Just follow the easy tutorial to learn how to make a diy key holder.
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