by Megan
Reader Sarah wrote to us with the following question:
So I've got this bulletin board that is currently sitting in my master bedroom. While we're willing to do something crafty with it, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. Is this something you can offer up to a couple of your writers?
The pictures are attached - it currently has the crafty painting/stenciling I did when I was 12 on it. We're looking to either make this a family command center OR put it in Tony's room (he's four, so we're dubious about putting a pushpin board in his room). It's a little larger than 3'x4' . I am horrible and didn't measure it (but one picture shows it is as tall as doorknob height).
Here's the before:
Like Sarah, I would be nervous about my four year old having ready access to a bunch of push pins, so that idea may have to wait a few years. I found this easy tutorial for updating your bulletin board for use as a family command center.
First, you're going to want to remove the cork from the frame and spray paint the frame it to give it new life. Next, find some fabric that you like to cover the bulletin board itself. The tutorial takes you through this process step by step. You can also buy some coordinating ribbon to divide your board into sections.
Or, if you want to bypass the spray painting, you can wrap your entire board in fabric and add some pretty nailhead trim. I'm wishing I had an old bulletin board lying around to try this on.
As for the command center portion of your board, you have some options. I would opt for hanging a calendar directly on the board, or printing a few blank calendars and laminating them. You can place two or three months side by side, and reuse them by writing in dry erase marker.
You can also add a message center by laminating a plain sheet of paper, and add an additional section for tacking up invitations, schools projects and photos.
I hope this helps, Sarah! I can't wait to see the finished product.
{Photos from: Sarah, name5things.blogspot.com, fakinit.typepad.com}
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Posted by: Veiceadanda | May 11, 2012 at 07:08 PM