Sunday, January 5, 2014

Peg Board Jewelry Rack

I have been envying some of the jewelry racks that I've been seeing on Pinterest these past few months. With the extra time over holiday break I set out to make one of my own. I got the general idea of what to do from The 36th Avenue. Her's is a part of a bigger accessory station and includes a small dresser for storing scarves and shoes. I created mine a bit different from her, but it still turned out looking great!

Supplies I used:
-1 20x16 black frame from Hobby Lobby
-1 piece of pegboard (just smaller than 20x16 so it will fit into frame)
- metal pegs
- spray paint
- Gorilla Glue or another strong glue
- frame hanging kit

I purchased a 20x16 frame (50%  off sale at Hobby Lobby) and peg board, pegs, and a frame hanging kit at Home Depot. Hobby Lobby will cut the peg board for you if you let them know what size you need- now I have the extra pieces of peg board to use for more projects!

I used some leftover gold spray paint to paint stripes on the board. I used 1" blue painters tape to tape off horizontal stripes and sprayed on two layers of paint before peeling the tape off. I removed the glass and backing from the frame and once the painted peg board was dry (1-2 hours) I used Gorilla Glue (left over from another project) to secure the peg board into the frame. It took about an hour or two for the glue to fully dry- it doesn't need to be Gorilla Glue, just something strong enough to keep the peg board in the frame once there is some jewelry on it. Note: There needs to be about half an inch to an inch of space between the back of the peg board and the wall so pegs can be placed in the board.

Once the glue was dry, I had my boyfriend screw in the frame hangers into the back of the frame, nailed two frame hanging nails into the wall and hung that sucker up. I bought a variety of different pegs to hold different jewelry.

Now all of my jewelry is in one place in my bathroom and I can quickly accessorize in the morning when I'm prepping for work! In the future, I may add a paper-covered can and frame earring holder like the ones from The 36th Avenue, but for now I am just really excited about my new decorative addition!





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