How often, when leaving the house, literally standing on the doorstep, did you suddenly realize that there are no keys to the apartment, country house or garage in sight? They are not anywhere - neither in pockets, nor on a table, nor in a dresser! You can avoid this situation if you give them their special place. They can serve as a wall key holder, which is quite capable of being made independently from improvised materials. You can, of course, just drive three nails into the wall and calm down on this, but you must admit that a beautiful and original thing will look much better and more aesthetically pleasing in the hallway!
Wall key holders: types
Decorative wall key holders can be a wonderful gift that will delight loved ones with their originality and unusualness. In addition, it is also a great helper for putting things in order.
Conventionally, all wall key holders can be divided into two types - open and closed.
The first is, in fact, any suitable base with hooks attached to it. The second is somewhat more difficult to perform, as they are a cabinet, very often with one or more shelves.
Open key holders
The easiest option for a novice designer is to craft and decorate simple wall-mounted key holders with their own hands. The photos below give an approximate idea of how these little things should look. To design an open “keystore”, you can use everything that is easy to attach hooks to. To do this, fit:
- a figure of a fish, a tree, a house cut out of wood;
- any board or old shelf;
- wire braided construction;
- glass or mirror.
In general, absolutely any completely ordinary object can serve as the basis for creating such a thing as a wall key holder. Photos of such devices from
You can see ordinary materials below.
Closed key holders
Such a peculiar house (see photo) in the form of a locker will help to hide from prying eyes not only all the keys you have, but also some not quite attractive objects that are usually present in the hallway (electricity meter or doorbell box ). It is worth noting that a closed wall key holder is much more difficult to perform than an open one. For its manufacture, materials are used that can be purchased in needlework shops and stores, as well as do-it-yourself wooden, plastic and even hardcover cardboard houses-lockers of various shapes and sizes. The closed wall key holder, the photo of which you see, is made using decoupage technique.
You can decorate such a storage cabinet in a variety of ways, techniques and styles - from painting to decoupage or regular application. If you do not know how to draw and do not own other methods, just glaze the cabinet and fill in colored decorative pebbles, shells or coins. A watch mounted in a key holder will not only add functionality to it, but will also add a special style and charm.
The key keeper from the photo frame
For the manufacture of such a thing does not need much time, effort and money. It is enough to have at hand a small old frame, a little acrylic paint, twisting small hooks or glue, such as “Moment” or “Superglue”.
First you need to go around the frame with sandpaper to remove the old coating, and then paint the surface with a suitable color palette, allow it to dry well. It remains to screw the hooks at the bottom and along the upper inner area of the frame.
Cutlery Housekeeper
Making such a housekeeper, like the previous one, is not difficult at all, and it looks extremely creative. To make it, you will need old unnecessary forks and spoons, a wooden board, acrylic paints, glue. Workpieces must be painted in a suitable color, allowed to dry properly. Cutlery must be bent in half and glued with a reliable tool to the prepared surface. An extraordinary little thing for the hallway is ready.
Decoupage housekeeper
Such an open wall key keeper, the wooden surface of which is perfect for decorating using decoupage technique, will become a wonderful design element of your hallway.
This is an imitation of painting, which is performed on almost any suitable surface, whether it is wood, plastic, metal. This is done with the help of paper napkins, special decoupage cards or prints you like on the printer.
To decorate such a thing as a wooden wall key holder, you will need:
- a napkin, decoupage card or printer printout;
- plywood base;
- hooks;
- self-tapping screws suitable for hooks size.
- glue for decoupage (you can use PVA with water 1: 1);
- synthetic flat brush;
- screwdriver or screwdriver;
- jigsaw;
- acrylic, yacht or parquet varnish.
Decoupage for the most part is still done by women, so we take plywood, a jigsaw and go to our spouse with a request to cut out from this nondescript piece of wood a beautiful shape in shape that is suitable for a housekeeper in size.
If you decide to use a napkin in your work, it is better to treat the surface with acrylic paint in a light, preferably white color. This will allow the picture to become brighter and not “get lost” against the general background of the composition. After the paint has dried, you can continue to work. There are a lot of descriptions of methods for sticking napkins, working with decoupage cards and prints. To create such a thing as a wall key holder using decoupage technique, you can use any method that you like and is suitable specifically for you. The main thing is to carefully and thoroughly expel all the air from under the paper, to smooth out the wrinkles that have formed. After the glue has completely dried, the product must be covered with several layers of varnish. After applying the last coat, let it dry well for a day. After this time, hooks are attached to the key holder, and on the back side there are loops for attaching to the wall.
In the same technique, you can, by the way, decorate the door and the inner surface of the closed "house".
Plaster key keeper
Making a wall key holder yourself with plaster is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance.
You will need:
- construction alabaster (gypsum) ;
- acrylic paints;
- plastic form from a small cake or pastries;
- screw-in self-tapping hooks;
- napkin for decoupage (card or printout);
- decoupage adhesive (PVA with water);
- acrylic lacquer.
First, the required number of screws must be screwed into one of the sides of a plastic mold. Dilute the gypsum with water to a thick sour cream, pour into a mold, insert a loop from a piece of wire, allow the alabaster to dry well, after which the back wall must be well sanded. Gypsum workpiece is an ideal surface for subsequent painting and decoupage. By connecting imagination, you can create a gorgeous thing that can decorate the interior of your hallway.
Conclusion
It is absolutely possible for anyone who wants to make a wall housekeeper, and it is not necessary to possess any special skills for this. Do not be afraid to make wall-mounted key holders with your own hands. The photos in this article will help you make the right choice and suggest the idea of decorating.
And do not forget, a do-it-yourself thing is not only a functional item in your interior, it is also a wonderful gift for friends for housewarming.
Hand-made wall-mounted key holder is an absolutely exclusive thing, ideally suited to your taste and interior.