Taking matters into my own hands: A DIY Bulletin Board

I’m in need of a bulletin board — something close to my desk where I can tack up reminders and bits of inspiration. I haven’t found anything from the usual suspects (C&B, Staples, etc) that I thought was beautiful and the right size for my somewhat awkward desk area. So, I decided to make one! I’d been keeping my eye out for nice frames on Ebay anyway so when I saw one that was large enough to be a medium sized bulletin board, I bought it ($42).

Next stage, removing glass, applying cork (around $11 a roll at Staples) and foam core backing ($5).

I’ll post as it comes along!

5 Responses to “Taking matters into my own hands: A DIY Bulletin Board”

1. joanna goddard
   March 10th, 2008 18:11
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   brilliant.

2. Freshly Found
   March 11th, 2008 14:40
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   Oh I love this. Making something new and useful out of something old and useless!

3. Abbey Goes Design Scouting » » make do and mend
   April 7th, 2008 22:56
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   [...] Before: dirty frame with broken glass [...]

4. c-rock
   April 10th, 2008 01:44
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   i recently tried this idea on an old frame i had inherited from my grandmother (inspired by your post). i was wondering how you attached the foam + cork to the actual frame (mine had nothing to hold the newly corked piece in)–so i tried nails but these were not as successful as one might have hoped! any suggestions?

5. Terri
   April 27th, 2008 17:51
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   Checkwith your local framing store or someplace like Michael’s that does framing, or even your local hard ware. There are staples that goe into the side of frame (backside of course) that are used to hold pictures in.