We recently turned our old laundry room into
a mudroom complete with lockers. It is essentially our command center. It is where
we enter and leave our home and so it is where all important information needs
to be seen before we head out for the day. My husband was over the reality of having
magnets and papers stuck all over the oven - so he requested that I find a cork
board for our mudroom. I did not want an ordinary cork board. I wanted a nail
head trim cork board that not only worked well, but also looked good. So I went
to the store, bought a cork board {with a 40% off coupon}, some fabric, and
some thumb tacks and I got to work!
What you need:
Cork
Board
Adhesive
Spray
1 ¼ Yard
of Fabric
Thumb Tacks
{I used 2 containers of cheap thumbtacks at Walmart for about $1 each}
Stapler
with Staples
How to make it:
First
off, iron your fabric. Make sure there are no creases or wrinkles – because they
will irritate you to no end if you do not take care of them right from the
start.
Spray
the adhesive spray on the cork board to make it tacky so that the fabric will
adhere to it.
Center the
fabric over the corkboard and smooth out all wrinkles, bubbles, and creases. Make
sure that you have enough fabric hanging over the edges to wrap around the back
of the board {it should be about 2-3 inches of excess fabric}.
Next, start
pushing in the thumbtacks. Go all the way around the corkboard where the board
meets the wooden frame with the thumbtacks.
Once
all the thumbtacks are in take the excess fabric hanging over the sides and
wrap it around to the back of the board and using a regular stapler – staple the
fabric in place.
Attach
the hanging hooks that come with the cork board and you are ready to go!
I love
my pretty cork board. The fabric covering was really easy to do and the faux nail
head trim using thumbtacks looks fantastic. I got the idea to do this project from
Chelsea at TwoTwenty One who made a fantastic corkboard with a geometric coral colored
fabric and hot glue. Her project was pretty fantastic, so if you are looking
for more ideas I would recommend checking her out. Unfortunately, my fabric would
not adhere using the hot glue and adhesive spray method. So I took a more
permanent approach with my stapler.
This is
a great and inexpensivce project that can be done in one day. The cork board I
bought at Hobby Lobby for $8.99 {thanks to a 40% off coupon}, the fabric cost
me $5, and the thumbtacks cost me $1 per container – with a total of 2
containers used. The grand total for this project was $15.99. This was super
easy to do and it looks great.
What do
you think of my faux nail head trimmed cork board? Are you a weekend warrior
who likes to take on a good DIY project? If so, what was your last DIY project?
