Comments on: diy wednesdays: pegboard wall unit

By: Jes

Jes — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:02:38 +0000

The cool thing about pegboards is they have so many little attachments besides just hooks. You can find little shelves that hang in pegboards or mechanisms for hanging little jars from them. Really endless possibilities. I like the industrial look of the bungees, but for those that don’t, try elastic by the yard from your local fabric store. Thicker(wider) usually = stronger. The smaller sizes have too much stretch in them to use for support in this way, but a wider band used for waistbands in garments would be suitable. It comes in black and white at most stores, but ordering online opens up a lot more colors.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:51:04 +0000

I’ve been trying to come up with a cheap backsplash for the small area above my kitchen countertop…do you guys think this would work there?

By: yup yup

yup yup — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:09:47 +0000

I did this in my old 1950s kitchen that had lots of wall space above a washer/dryer but only 2 drawers in the whole place. I had the pegboard high on the wall with a shelf at the bottom. Painted it BRIGHT yellow — fabulous in a kitchen with lots of white. I too used bungee cords, but as a tool for holding a cookbook open and upright (I had butcher blocks cut to cover the w/d — really amazing counter space and a great height to work with). I hung all of my cooking tools on the hooks they sold at home depot and loved it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:45:38 +0000

This is came at a perfect time, thank you for sharing! I am finally getting a little space of my own for a “studio” and this will be wonderful!

By: grace

grace — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:49:21 +0000

felicity

i’m so sorry, i totally missed the word “picture” in your comment.

the picture is a charley harper print. anna was spot on ;)

grace

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:47:58 +0000

Felicity, I’m not 100% sure, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the print you’re asking about is by Charley Harper.

As for the pegboard/bungee setup, I love it! I think it looks great. I actually like the way pegboard looks unpainted, and bungee cords are just fun. Really, though, this is all about concept…you could very easily adapt this with paint, wallpaper, rope, ribbons, (or whatever!) to suit your own taste.

By: felicity

felicity — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:42:59 +0000

i am sorry, i read through the post, and maybe i don’t understand you properly, but i didn’t find information about the artist who made the picture of the bird which is on the wall above the pegboard. sorry if i am being stupid and missing something, but it is a very nice picture and i would like to know who the artist is.