DIY Bulletin Board

Good Morning!  I have a little DIY project to kick-off your Tuesday! :)

My home office (I like it call it my "design studio" or "creative space" to sound like professional) is slowly coming together and turning into a space that I love to be in.  I completed this super easy DIY bulletin board project last week and so far I am loving it.  I desperately needed something on these basement walls!

My inspiration came from the Ten June Blog - her blog is at the top of my favorites list so please go check it out! :)  She had the idea of covering a bulletin board with burlap not long ago.  Since I couldn't decide what I wanted to use for material I decide to go with burlap to add a neutral texture rather than print or color.

This project really doesn't take many supplies either.  I found the bulletin board at Target and I the material from Wal-Mart.  Material is extremely cheap there, I think I spent $2.50 on 1 yard of burlap.

First, cut your burlap (or whatever material you choose) to the side of your bullet board, maybe an extra 1/4 inch in size.

Then, spray your adhesive on the cork board and press down your material.  You may have to spray the corners again. This is probably a good outside project, but if you do it inside, make sure you have newspapers covering your surface.

Once you have given the adhesive time to dry, approximately 5 minutes (I'm impatient), tuck as much of the edges as you can into the side of the board with the credit card.  Then trim the excess material from the edges of the bulletin board.  Once you've got this done, take a damp cloth and maybe some warm, mild soapy water to wash the edges of the board.  They are sticky from the adhesive and there will probably be some burlap fuzz around the edges.

You're done!  See, I told you this was easy!  I'm sure you will run out to pick up your supplies during your lunch break today! :)

Have a great Tuesday - I'm off to a sales meeting for a couple of days!