![]() ![]() I almost always use a keyhole bit and route a hanger hole on the back, so I don’t have to buy hangers for each project. To get an aged look, lightly sand around the corners and rub a tiny amount of stain on the outside corner, on the thumb tacks and inner keyhole.Īdd a hanger to the back. Once the primer is dry, paint the key holder in your favorite color. Prime the key holder, especially the sides where the mdf is showing. Tape off the radiator grate with painters tape. ![]() I needed to predrill about 1/8″ down then hammer the rest of the way or the thumb tacks would just bend over. I added thumb tacks every 2″ around the outside oval. Sand around the outside edge to get a smooth oval and remove any excess glue. I added a few brad nails just outside the keyhole pattern, then covered the holes with Spackle. Using tin snips, cut a piece of radiator grate about 1/2″ – 1″ larger than the keyhole pattern.Īpply plenty of wood glue and sandwich the radiator grate between the mdf and bead board.Ĭlamp the mdf, radiator grate, bead board sandwich together. Use a jig saw or a scroll saw to cut out the patterns on the bead board and mdf. My helper is giving me a hand with tracing the pattern.ĭrill a pilot hole in the keyhole portion. Trace the pattern, both inside and outside onto a piece of bead board and again onto a piece of mdf. The pages will overlap.Ĭut out around the outside oval, and cut out the inner keyhole. Line up the pattern and tape the pages together. VINTAGE KEY HOLDER PDFOne 1′ x 2′ radiator grate will make 3 key holders (affiliate link provided for convenience)įirst, print off the keyhole pattern, make sure your pdf print settings are print 100%, not ‘fit to page’. Radiator Grate – 12″ x 8″ – available at some Home Depot’s (check online) and amazon.Bead board – 18″ x 13″ (you can substitute a thin MDF for the beadboard if you don’t want lines.).To build the vintage keyhole – key holder you’ll need: ![]() The decorative radiator grate idea came from a previous J ewelry Display Project. Find high-quality stock photos that you wont find anywhere. You know how frustrating that can be □ I thought it might be fun to make the key holder look like an old vintage keyhole. Search from 6745 Vintage Key Holder stock photos, pictures and royalty-free images from iStock. It had 4 large pegs, and the key rings were hard to get on the pegs, so a lot of the time, the keys weren’t where they should be. I wanted to make a key holder for my new command center. ![]()
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