I have spent some time looking at valet furniture using Google’s image search in hopes of generating some ideas for designing a related furniture object. Generally you can find one in a hotel. They are typically used for hanging up a suit and storing all of the items in the suit’s pockets. Ultimately I came away from this search with an idea for receptacles, hooks, etc., that are designed with specific objects in mind, like cell phones, keys, scarves, bags, coats, etc. I explored how this might be integrated into a coat rack-type system. What I have come up with, so far, is a configurable coat rack system that uses color-coded hooks and receptacles for many objects that one might wish to place close to the front door (of a house, office, hotel room).

Each widget can be clipped onto the post at 3 different places with a total of 12 widgets. This allows for a person to appeal to their own organizational logic. There can be 4 black coats/bag hooks, 2 blue loops for scarves, an LED light, 1 white lipstick holder/mirror, 2 red platforms for cell phones, wallets, 2 white bowls for keys.
I hope to begin working on this in the fall.