It worked okay, but a stencil brush would have been better. I tried using a Q-tip for this because the space that needed paint was pretty small. I placed the stencil on the top of the joined boards and painted with some black craft paint I already had on hand. If you don’t have a Silhouette, you could cut out your own stencil or buy a pack of letters and match them up. I designed the word KEYS in a font I wanted and cut it out. I decided to make a stencil on my Silhouette. When the cup hooks dried, I just screwed them in.Įven though its pretty obvious what this is when keys are hanging on it, I wanted to give it a little detail. I placed the holes in a pattern that worked for me, but you could place the holes anywhere you wanted to. While those dried outside, I drilled pilot holes into the 1×3 boards. I didn’t want them to be white on the key holder, so I just stuck them in a scrap piece of cardboard and spray painted them black. You can pick these up at any hardware store. I had a few cup hooks left over from my jewelry stand project, so I decided to use them for the key hooks. Now that the project is assembled, it’s time for the hardware. I can’t help the fact that Kona is the best stain color out there! One of these days I might actually branch out and use another color. Now that the boards are attached, I sanded them completely and stained. Just don’t be that creepy person who has a 50-pound keychain. This is plenty because there won’t be that much weight on the key holder. I attached the boards together with two pocket holes screws in each board. The backs of these boards are ugly and haven’t been sanded, but you will never see them. I needed an easy way to attach them together, so I decided to use pocket holes for this step. I started out with three 1×3 boards cut at 18″. I didn’t even have to cut off any length. Do you all remember my Arhaus inspired end table? I had some boards left over from that project that worked out perfect for the key holder. The best part of this project is what it is made of. I guess at some point in time I made copies like a mad woman for some reason (don’t ask me, I just live here). This problem calls for a DIY hanging key holder! Before starting this project, I went through and checked all of the keys I have to make sure they are still good. It’s like they just multiply in my house. Yay! I don’t know about all of you, but I have loads of keys for some reason. I hope everyone is having a good Friday so far. Hey guys and gals, to keep up with my latest projects come follow along with me on Pinterest an d Instagram!
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