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Updated Cork Board

January 31, 2012 by Megan 27 Comments

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I seem to hold onto everything. It is a blessing and it is a curse. Lets just say my basement holds enough stuff to furnish and decorate a whole other house. Tell me I’m not the only one! One of the things that has been hanging out in the basement for some time is a bulletin board. The bulletin board hung in my room as a teen displaying all the important things of my teen life. Pictures, dance tickets and various memorabilia. I believe the bulletin board was a birthday gift from the little sis.

Well our desk is sitting on a naked wall! Bare naked! I have been hemming and hawing with what to do with this wall. I still don’t have it all together, but I know this bulletin board is going to be displayed someway on the wall. In fact, since I am pushing thirty I am now going to call it my inspiration board, because I am just sophisticated like that. So here is the low down on how to get your very own inspiration board.

Fun DIY Cork/Message board upcycle. Ballard Design knockoff burlap memo board for a few bucks.

You will need a bulletin board. If you received one as a birthday gift when you were a teen and saved it for the last 15 years you are in luck! If not, you might have to buy one. I picked up burlap (3.99/yd) and upholstery tacks from Joann’s. Upholstery tacks run under $2 a box and I used three boxes (with some left over). Obviously you don’t have to use burlap, but since this is my sophisticated inspiration board I wanted something with texture but no color or pattern. Simple board to show off my fancy-schmancy inspiration.

Well it isn’t a complicated process and you probably could all figure it out. There are lots of ways one could probably rock this project, but this is how I did it. I dropped the bulletin board on the floor (right in the middle of the mess) and threw the fabric down over it. Some people measure and plan, I jump in and hope for the best. This could totally backfire, but in this case it worked like a charm! So I plopped my first upholstery tack right in the corner. At this point I realized I needed a spacer so I grabbed the tape measure and used its width as my spacer.

Now would be a good time to tell you that I am pushing the upholstery tacks right into the cork, butting them up to the wood frame.

After all the upholstery tacks were in I trimmed the excess and hot glued the burlap in the back. I didn’t use the staple gun, because I thought it might just shred the burlap over time. Now my inspiration board is prepped and ready to inspire. As soon as she is hanging and full of inspiration I will post some pics.

Hmm…did I mention that a similar board retails at Ballard Designs for around $89.00! I say around, because they don’t have my exact size. Check out Ballard’s version.

 

With a little burlap and upholstery tacks you can knock off your own Ballard Burlap Message Board.

 

I’m kind of in love with how it turned out. I cannot wait to find the perfect spot and get her all dressed up with inspiration! Don’t you love when you can get a high end look for a fraction of the price?

 

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Filed Under: Before/Afters, DIY, Organization, Tips & Tutorials Tagged With: bulletin board, burlap, cork board, DIY, inspiration board, knock off, memor board, tutorial, upholstery tacks

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Megan is a UW-Madison graduate with a degree in in Elementary Education and English. She met her husband in art class her sophomore year of college. Together they create amazing printables to simplify, organize and beautify your life. This mom of four has plenty to share when it comes to home, parenting and organizing. Read More…

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