DIY cork board.
A couple of weeks ago, I helped my mum sort through my brother’s (incredibly!) messy bedroom. While tidying, I came across an old cork bulletin board and claimed it for myself. It was a little boring, and the blue frame didn’t match anything in my flat, but it had potential.
before.
I revamped the old board by painting the frame a bright white and by adding stripes of the same colour. I wasn’t sure if painting onto cork would work, but after a google search and finding this great post from The Happy Home I was reassured.
Here’s how I made it:
The frame had a plasticy finish, so I began by sanding down the frame so that the paint would stick to it.
sanded down.
I then measured the board and divided it up into sections to create the stripes. I used masking tape to section off the bits that I wanted to remain cork coloured.
divided up into sections.
I then painted between the masking tape sections with bright white acrylic paint. It took several coats of paint to properly cover up the cork.
stripes.
While the stripes were dying, I also added several coats of the same paint to the frame. I toyed with painting the frame a different colour, but decided that I preferred the uniform colour scheme.
Once the paint was dry, I carefully peeled off the tape to reveal the stripes. I found that the paint bled a little, but not obviously so.
bright white.
And ta-da. All done! Here is the finished result:
hanging on the wall.
close up.
wow this board looks sooo much better now-i want one above my desk!!
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I made one of these! I’m not sure if I like the frame the same color, but I can’t think of any way to change it! Great idea with the stripes though! Thanks!
Hope it worked out well
I’ve now got mine hung on a colourful wall so I’m really glad it is all one plain colour. However, it would also look good with the frame a different colour from the stripes. You should post a pic of yours!