More on hooks - kids coats and keys

You may have read before, that I love hooks.  They give things a home and keep things off the floor and counter tops.  I am a super fan.  

One of the big gripes in many homes is coats thrown here and there.  This happens when little people cannot reach hangers and when adults don't feel like taking the effort to hang something they use frequently.  Whatever you get, you want it to look nice with your decor (it will be in the open!) and be functional.  Hooks don't have to be ugly.  I had to find something that fit into an unusual opening (see the built in frame on the wall?).  I found this cool metal hook rack at B, B & B.  I found it especially useful since it could be installed at an angle.   This allowed for the space I had AND allowed for kids of different  heights to use it.  My son can reach the top hooks, my daughter can use the lower ones.   

OK, so keys are not furniture clutter, but they are perpetually lost.  Who among us hasn't spent several precious minutes (while you are running late, of course...) trying to find their keys?  Are they on the counter?  In your purse?  The pocket of the last coat you wore?
No more.  Install a key hook in a central location or by the most used door and ALWAYS hang your keys on it when you get home.  Hang the "spare" keys there, too.  Such a simple thing - saves lots of time.

If you look closely you will see the main sets in this photo are also sporting carabiners - the handy dandy (nod to Blue's Clues) metal ring clip.  Pick them up almost anywhere - as little as $.99.  They are perfect for attaching your keys to your purse, bag or belt loop when you are not at home.  This is the "travel hook" for your keys.  No more panicked "I can't find my keys!" while you try to leave Target or anywhere else.  No more 10 minutes of dredging the inner workings of you purse, bag or coat pockets looking frantically for keys.  They are right there, hanging on the handle of your purse.  Nice.