Make a Clipboard Wall Display

 Hello Readers. Our modern world seems so digital and screen based but there are still papers all over my house. There are drawings, mail, junk mail, bills and random school papers. I wanted to give my kiddo a place to store, enjoy and show off his own drawings and papers. I made it using clipboards.

This is a kid friendly, adjustable storage and display area that doesn't need thumbtacks that will wind up stepped on on the floor. (*Ouch!)

I have been wanting to do something like this for a while. I had a few clipboards and planned to buy more clipboards eventually. I wanted a whole collection for this project. 

I found 6 more at a thrift store recently. They were 25 cents each (!!) so I bought them all. My youngest helped carry them at the store without even knowing what they were for. He said they were difficult to hold.

I wanted to create a layout before I started putting nails in the wall. I had 9 clipboards so I set them in this checkerboard pattern. One clipboard is really looking rough but its OK because I will hang something on it, the damage won't even show. You could do a totally different layout depending on the wall space you have and the number and color of clipboards you have.

I had a section of wall to hang up these clipboards for my display. I measured to make sure I put everything an equal distance from the others. I made a small mark with a pencil in the spots that I wanted put in the nails. 

I used one nail for each clipboard. The clipboards won't be holding anything but paper so they will not be heavy, a small nail will hold them up on the wall fine.

 

 There was a hole in the back of the metal clip that was perfect for hanging on a nail.

*Watch your fingers while using the hammer. 

Once the nails were in the wall, it was easy to hang each clipboard. 

 

When they were all on the wall it was very clean and organized looking. But it will soon be covered with papers and such.
 

We were able to hang up many pictures and special items. Each clipboard can hold many papers at once, the storage for our many drawings and pictures is going to be amazing. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.

***Year End Update***- There are about 2637 papers on these clipboards now. This was a great idea for my house.

 

 

Behind the Door Storage From a Pallet

 Hello Readers. We all seem to need more organization and storage options. I made some extra storage behind the door using a small wooden pallet. It is now a handy and adjustable hanging rack. Let me show you. 

This was easy to make and the hooks can be changed as needed. 

 

Thee space behind the door is perfect for hanging items. Let's utilize it.
 

I got this little pallet from a neighbor. It looks like a small shipping pallet. (Similar here.) I cleaned it off because I wanted to paint it. 

I used some flat white spray paint that I had on hand. It was a spray on enamel that said it was good for wood projects. 

I worked outside for plenty of fresh air. I made sure I was not near any cars, children, pets, homes or anything else so the over spray would not bother anyone. I let this dry over night. 

We hung this behind the door like this. But we couldn't hang the pallet directly to the wall. We came up with a solution. I am showing you the after picture because it will make the process easier to understand. 

 

To begin, we found the stud in the wall. We want the weight of this to be hung on the stud and not the drywall, for strength.We needed to find the stud in the wall

 

We got longest screws we could find (About 3-4 inches.) and used a drill bit that was slightly smaller that the screws for this project. 

 

We used a piece of wood to hold the pallet. This piece of wood was about 10 inches long, not as wide as the pallet itself. We made sure it was level and drilled 2 holes into the piece, one hole above the other.

We drilled 2 screws through the piece of wood and into the stud in the wall. We made sure to keep it level.

 

The piece of wood was cut so that it had a place to hang the pallet.

 

We used a router to make that cut in the wood. That little cut-out will keep the pallet in place securely. 

 

You can see the cross beam of the pallet fits down into the groove we cut in the wood. This could be painted to match the wall or the pallet but it will kind of disappear behind the pallet when we are done. 

I used some simple S-hooks because I want to be able to change the location of the hooks whenever I want. 

This is great storage in a kids room or a mud room. It's perfect for hats, jackets, sunglasses or keys. And you can change the hook placement in just seconds when you need to hang something else. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun and organized for yourself.

***Year End Update***- This shelf is still on the wall and it holds so much stuff. It's almost like a small closet.