DIY Nailhead Bulletin Board

I mentioned last Friday that I had a guest blog post over on La Dolce Vita yesterday, but I'm assuming many of you were getting your tan on or grilling hot dogs with your loved ones and didn't get to your computer. To that I say, "Bravo." Now that things are back to normal and you have some time to kill, I encourage you to check it out. It's the transformation of my home office from January to now, and it features one of my favorite DIY projects: the makeover of my ho-hum, oversized bulletin board. I didn't include the step-by-step process of how I transformed the cork board, so I thought I'd share it with you here.

I should preface this by saying I used the tutorial on Bryn Alexandra's blog but tweaked it a bit as I went.

Materials:
1 oversized cork board
1.5 yards of duct cloth
6 packs of upholstery nailhead pins
1 can of spray adhesive for fabric
approx. 10-20 mini nails

Per Bryn Alexandra's recommendation, I ironed and ironed and ironed the duct cloth that I purchased at JoAnn Fabrics for $7.99/yard.

The only other materials I had to buy, in addition to the duct cloth and the bulletin board which I already owned, were upholstery nailhead pins and spray adhesive. Both can be found at your local craft store for dirt cheap. The nailhead pins I bought were $1.49 for a pack of 20 or so. I think I needed about 6 packs. I think.

I sprayed the adhesive all over the board, excluding the frame, and laid the fabric on it and flattened it as best I could. There are a few wrinkles, but nothing I'm losing sleep over. Two items of note: 1. use gloves because the adhesive soaked through the fabric as I flattened it and got all over my hands. Not fun. And 2. SPRAY OUTDOORS. The stuff stinks and is super hazardous to your health. Safety first, folks.

Next I began inserting the nailhead pins along the edge of the cork. This was super easy and I didn't need a hammer or anything. I guestimated the spacing as I went along. I think the space between nailheads was a little more than the width of my forefinger.

Attaching the edges of the fabric to the back was the biggest pain in the patoot. I glued it to the back, but ultimately, it wasn't sticking so I used really tiny nails and just pinned it around in places. A staple gun also would have worked.

I'm loving it and almost didn't want to cover it up! Alas, that wouldn't have been a very inspiring inspiration board.

So I grabbed some of my favorite inspiration pieces and hung them back up. Notice a grey trend?

As I mentioned on Paloma's blog, it's a bit crowded in the corner with the shelves, book case and desk, but it's a tiny space and it really doesn't bother me. It's pretty and that makes me happy!

Close-up!

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