Keys are universal items used to keep precious belongings safe. Used to lock safes, cars, homes, and other important items you may own, it's extremely important not lose and have easy access to them at all times. You may use a key rack(similar to the one on the thumbnail to this Instructable) to hold your keys, but there can be a few problems with them when it comes to efficiency and organization.

Whenever my family comes over, they hang their keys on our key rack. Problems with our key rack include:

Everyone’s keys/masks will overlap the more people add on to it(causing the items on the hooks to fall off when someone tries to take their belongings back).
- (This happens especially with lanyards and longer items hung on our key rack.)
Keys and masks that look similar will almost always get misplaced.

Because of these problems, I decided to design a key organizer for homes that will make it easier to access our keys(allowing the user to customize/organize their key racks however they want while still preventing inconveniences, not taking up excess space, and having the potential to hold almost any small item).

My Instructable will showcase how I designed my wall attached key organizer.

Supplies

Fusion 360
.15''(diameter) metal hooks

Step 1: Market Research

Most key racks right now are pretty generic and organize our keys pretty well, but still can be seen causing the inconveniences stated formerly. Some may have many hooks that are placed over and under each other(causing the overlap and the falling of items) and some may have you drill them into a wall to hang them up(inconvenience). Key racks are also usually only restricted to hanging keys when they have so much potential to do other things with the amount of space they take up(Key racks are normally hung by our doors to the outside, why not allow them to hold umbrellas, sunglasses, or bags?).

Step 2: Inspiration

I noticed that a few key racks make themselves more efficient and organized by being able to be placed on a wall, applying labels to hooks, adding magnets to save space, and using different materials such as stretchy bands to hang extra items/prevent the overlap of items on the same hook. I decided to incorporate these aspects into my design.

Step 3: Designing the Hooks

I decided to give the hooks the ability to individually rotate around a pole(the hooks are attached to their own hollow cylinders that wrap around a pole located in the hollow space of the cylinders). The rotation of the hooks and the fact that they are vertical to each other keep items from overlapping(especially longer items) and can be used to separate things away from each other(solving the misplacement of belongings).

Step 4: Designing the Larger Overhang Hook

I also wanted a larger hook attached to the key rack so that larger items such as small purses, hats, and maybe even a small/thin jacket can also be hung.

The larger hook can also hold items such as lanyards and masks that are not wanted by the keys(to save space on the rotating hooks).

Step 5: Designing How the Key Rack Should Be Placed

When it came to placing the key rack, I definitely did not want it to need to be screwed to a wall, So instead of screws, the key rack will come with adhesives attached to its back that are used like Command strips(being easy to take off walls and strong enough to hold the key rack in place).

Step 6: Size

After playing with measurements for the cylinders and entire key rack, measuring the small holes in car keys, and measuring the thicknesses of all the handles of my bags, I concluded that these were to be the dimensions of my key organizer.

The cylinders attached to the hooks will be .8'' in height, .6'' in diameter, and .3'' thick(making the pole it is wrapped around .3'' in diameter) to keep them durable and small enough to supply the key rack with as many hooks as possible/5-6 hooks.
The entire key rack will be 10''(height) by 3.2''(length) by 2.2''(width from back of key rack to the front of the overhang hook).
- This key organizer will not take up a whole lot of space.
The actual hooks(metal hooks that are attached to the hollow cylinders) will be .15'' in diameter(enough to hang keys without metal rings attached), and create a smooth/curved "L" shape to keep the keys/items in place.
The hook will extrude 2.2'' from the key rack base, and have around 1.8'' of space for items needing to be hung.

Step 7: Final Renderings/Product

The last things I added are a diagonal support for the overhang hook(to keep it from snapping off due to weight or impact) and a top over the smaller key hooks for aesthetics.

After finishing, I feel that I have made a key rack that is indeed both efficient and organized, fixing all the problems and inconveniences other key racks may have in the best way possible.