I'm going to go ahead and go out on a limb here. Herringbone is the next chevron. At least for this girl it is! =) I've been a tad obsessed with the pattern for several months and Housebella's streamlined wall-o-herringbone sent me over the edge. I needed this pattern in my house. In Tiffany box blue. Stat.
Phew! That was easy!
No really! It totally was. I'll prove it to you =)
The bonus? I had everything on hand!
My days of finding torn magazine scraps all over the house are in the past! <3
Supplies Needed
1. an old framed bulletin board [I stole Paul's]
2. blue painter's tape [won in a giveaway! score!]
3. 50-cent acrylic craft paint [white]
4. Krylon spray paint [blue ocean breeze]
5. a paintbrush [you'd laugh if you saw my collection]
optional extra: krylon clear protective gloss finish
disclaimer: still using free krylon paints from my last DIY project. Man that stuff lasts!
check out their Projects in a Can page for more fun projects.
optional extra: krylon clear protective gloss finish
disclaimer: still using free krylon paints from my last DIY project. Man that stuff lasts!
check out their Projects in a Can page for more fun projects.
Step One
Set up your work space. Refrain from laughing at my ghetto-fab backyard =)
Set up your work space. Refrain from laughing at my ghetto-fab backyard =)
Step Two
Paint the entire board white. Super easy! Allow to dry overnight before moving to the next step.
Step Three
Tape off your pattern. For a Herringbone How-To visit Sara at Housebella.
Step Four
Using a several light coats, spray paint the entire board with blue ocean breeze. Allow to dry outside.
Step Five
Remove the tape a few hours later, once the paint has fully dried. "ooOoOOH!" at your results.
Step Six (Optional)
Seal your fantabulous new bulletin board with a clear protective finish for added durability.
All that's left is to decorate your board! <3
It's like Pinterest for my closet! =)
Inspiration boards have been around forever, and for good reason!
There isn't a little fashionista fairy in my closet waiting to help me with all my outfit decisions,
so this is the next best thing! Can't wait to fill it! =)
Fun Tip:
Mismatched or dated earrings & old brooches + pins make chic little thumb tacks & add a little bit of charm to a bulletin board. You can spruce them up with paint, fabric, wallpaper, modpodge... anything really! <3 Life's too short. Never settle for plain cork =) Especially when you can WIN a case of Krylon paints to snazz up your decor! Stay tuned for a chance to win!
So what about you? Do you use a cork board? Dry Erase? Chalkboard?
PS: If you came here hoping for a foodie [Peas] post then scroll down to What I Ate Wednesday and get your inspiration on! <3 They're MARVELOUS this week!!!
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This is AWESOME! What a fun project ... and I like the idea of having a fashion board in your closet :)
love it!
What a great idea! I've been thinking about creating a real-life version of my pinterest style inspiration board too, but wasn't sure how to do it. Duh, a bulletin board! It's perfect!
oh my gosh! love this!! what a fun and easy project!!
this is fantastic!
I love it - glad my tutorial was helpful! :)
I just found a giant board like this at Goodwill the other day. Almost bought it but didn't. Now I wish I would have. Great idea!! I did something similar here with a vintage window left over from our wedding decor. Check it out. http://www.jesseandlauren.com/2011/10/wild-about-windows.html (sorry if I plugged my blog on your blog. Is that ok?)
Oh and I have been reading your blog for a while and have never left a comment until today. Thanks for all the fun inspiration.
The photos came out SO good. I can totally vouch that this looks AAAAAAH-MAZING in person. <3 I can't wait to try this. <3
I love projects. You make this look so easy! xxx
I LOVE this! It's so cute and seems so easy. I'm definitely going to copy you on this. :)
That's fantastic! I did come for a food post and was going to bypass this one as stuff like this generally doesn't interest me but I read through it amazed :) I love it x
This looks awesome! I think I'll give it a try. I might use thinner tape for it. I'll share with you if I do end up doing it.
That looks soo cool!!
That is so cool!!
I don't use a cork board, but I have a sudden urge to invest in one ... or maybe use this design to paint my 8 month old blank canvas still hanging in my bathroom?? Haha.
Love this!! Such a fun project!
I love this :) I love love this!! come over and DIY over my house okay? I need cute things like this!
Great job on the DIY!!! Looks great, darling!
Now I want to do this too! Would match my Turks and Caicos blue office.
The Kidless Kronicles
Gorgeous! And I totally agree about herringbone, there's just something so classy about it!
What a great idea and so pretty! The really good idea is using mis-matched earrings! I never know what to do with them!
This is quite fabulous. I wish I had your talent. You make it looks SO EASY, but with my inability to function as a normal human being, I'm afraid I would just make a mess of it. Lol.
I'm glad to see you're back! I've missed you too. I thought maybe you just didn't like me anymore and that made me sad!
This is beyond awesome and easy -- I've been wanting to make another inspiration board for AWHILE now, and you've totally inspired me to do so in STYLE -- I love it:)
SUCH an awesome DIY craft! I looove it. There are SO many DIY things I want to do.. sometimes I even get supplies to do it. And that is usually as far as it goes.
I love this project <3
Wow. That's quite the statement you made there. The next chevron? Are you sure you're willing to stand behind that when the you-know-what hits the fan? Ha! (Anyway, it looks beautiful!)
So cute! I think I would even just hang it on a wall as is :)
i love that!!! so pretty
GORGEOUS!!!!!
SO CUTE! I love it! Pinterest is such bad news bears for our husbands haha!
This is so cute! Such a good idea. If only I had somewhere to put something like this, i'd be all over it.
so pretty! love the pattern.
Very cool. I really want to make a chalkboard for my kitchen.
Wow...this is amazing, Jenn!! I absolutely love it!!
Great project! I have been wanting to put up a board too, this is so much prettier than a standard cork board! Thanks for sharing. :-)
I love, love, love, love, love this. Did I mention I love this? Especially the Tiffany box blue color you used :) Make me one puhleaseeee? xo
That's a great idea! I only use Pinterest for now as my inspiration board! But I have utilized it every day for fashion and recipes!!
GREAT tip about the mismatched earrings! i never thought about that!
Fun project! I want to make one for my classroom now :)
I love this. I know you are having so much fun, making your house your home!!
Love ya
Anne
"It's like Pinterest for my closet!" <- Omg, you're a GENIUS!!! I am so doing this!
PS, And I thought MY yard looked bad! ;) Bahahaha!
Beautiful! Elizabeth
This is so fantastic! I love the bright pop of color. The one time I tried to make a chevron pattern with tape I learned I am awful at getting the tape straight and even. How did you get your so perfect?!
Oh this is such a great idea!! I am looking forward to making one of these. I have lost 46 pounds this Summer and am needing some inspiration help for putting together a new wardrobe.
i love, love, love this!! looking for cute DIY projects for my at home office. this may just fit the bill!
Love it and LOVE that color!
First time visiting your blog via Between Naps on the Porch Link Party. So glad I popped in. Your herringbone Inspirational Board is beautiful. I'll be creating one for a friend who just started life in a dorm! I especially like your fun tip of using
mismatched or dated earrings & old brooches as thumb tacks.
Deborah
soooo cute... i think I will Make one I love it...so creative and trendy...love your style
Would so love it if you would link this gorgeous project up at my turquoise lovin' party!! ;) That is SO gorgeous! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com
It's so pretty and I love the pattern!
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!It does look super duper easy. The color you chose is fantastic!
This is super cute...love the color and how great the herringbone looks!
Oh my goodness that is the cutest push pin board and to think it was done for free? With spray paint and painters tape? I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Seriously. Absolutely smitten. Job well done my friend! {and great color as always!} xoxo! Jen
Thanks doll! =) I looooove how it came out... which.... I half expected it to look like a big blue blob when it was done. Haha!
OoH! I added a few random kitchen updates BUT the major one I want to do is going to have to wait until I can con someone around here into letting me borrow their Costco membership to get the containers I need! Deployment just started for us so I basically need these projects for sanity at this point ;) P is going to come home and not recognize the place! <3
xoxo
I love inspiration boards!! And herringbone is SO much more sophisticated that chevron :)
Julia
of hazelnutblog.com
Love this project!
You should link it up on my blog: http://thriftmeblog.com/lets-organize-2012-kitchen-countertops-recap-link-party/. I know my readers will love to see it {and be inspired!}.