Decorating
Pegboards That Work Their Socks Off
Out of the workshop and into the home – pegboards are handy helpers in every room
Pegboard is an old-fashioned material that today’s savvy homeowners are using in rooms throughout the house. I’ve spied items as disparate as kitchen utensils, baseball mitts, hammers, necklaces and even paintings and toys pegged to walls featured on Houzz. If you have an area that needs some organisational help and you’ve run out of shelf and cupboard space, check out these clever ways to make pegboards work hard for you.
In the kitchen
Julia Child famously appropriated the workbench staple for her kitchen, hanging copper pots and utensils on it. Today you can see her kitchen at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
More ways to store your pots and pans
Julia Child famously appropriated the workbench staple for her kitchen, hanging copper pots and utensils on it. Today you can see her kitchen at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
More ways to store your pots and pans
In the craft or sewing room
If you make regular trips to fabric and craft stores, you’re probably in dire need of pegboard. Keep hoops, ribbon, pliers, thread, tape, scissors and other tools organised so you can find everything you need when you need it.
Craft blogger, Katy Orme of Apartment Apothecary, shows how it’s done. She transformed her creative zone for very little money adding pegboard above her sideboard and using it to hang supplies.
If you make regular trips to fabric and craft stores, you’re probably in dire need of pegboard. Keep hoops, ribbon, pliers, thread, tape, scissors and other tools organised so you can find everything you need when you need it.
Craft blogger, Katy Orme of Apartment Apothecary, shows how it’s done. She transformed her creative zone for very little money adding pegboard above her sideboard and using it to hang supplies.
In the art studio
Watercolour artist Laura Trevey uses this pegboard to display her work. Notice how she painted the pegboard a lovely pale blue and framed it with moulding. Also worth noting is the easy solution of hanging unframed (perhaps even wet) artwork with binder clips.
Watercolour artist Laura Trevey uses this pegboard to display her work. Notice how she painted the pegboard a lovely pale blue and framed it with moulding. Also worth noting is the easy solution of hanging unframed (perhaps even wet) artwork with binder clips.
In a child’s room
Art, utensils, supplies, even a stuffed monkey can be hung and moved around with ease on pegboard. Covering the entire wall gives the objects a cohesive look.
SAFETY NOTE: Be sure to keep the objects out of the reach of babies and toddlers who are able to pull themselves up to a standing position.
Art, utensils, supplies, even a stuffed monkey can be hung and moved around with ease on pegboard. Covering the entire wall gives the objects a cohesive look.
SAFETY NOTE: Be sure to keep the objects out of the reach of babies and toddlers who are able to pull themselves up to a standing position.
Here’s a closer look at the variety of things the pegboard holds in the nursery. With shelves like these, pegboard near a changing table could hold lots of supplies, such as baby powder and wipes.
A triptych of blue pegboards serves a similar function in an older child’s room.
Light: Ikea
Light: Ikea
At a gift wrap station
Long pegs can hold all of your ribbons, while standard ones will hold scissors and tape. Hanging baskets can corral gift tags and pens.
Long pegs can hold all of your ribbons, while standard ones will hold scissors and tape. Hanging baskets can corral gift tags and pens.
In the dressing room
There’ll be no more tangled necklaces if they’re hanging from pegboard. There’s plenty of room for hats, scarves and headbands too. If you aren’t lucky enough to have a walk-in robe or dressing room, this idea can also work well on a bedroom wall.
More ways to maximise space in small robes
There’ll be no more tangled necklaces if they’re hanging from pegboard. There’s plenty of room for hats, scarves and headbands too. If you aren’t lucky enough to have a walk-in robe or dressing room, this idea can also work well on a bedroom wall.
More ways to maximise space in small robes
In the bathroom
I know whenever I need to reach for my hair dryer, I’m going to knock over every other object in the cabinet as I pull it out. A pegboard insert in this clever medicine cabinet has a special place for everything, keeping benches clear and cords untangled.
I know whenever I need to reach for my hair dryer, I’m going to knock over every other object in the cabinet as I pull it out. A pegboard insert in this clever medicine cabinet has a special place for everything, keeping benches clear and cords untangled.
In the playroom
Hang canisters from pegs to hold crayons, textas and safety scissors in the art area. This will provide a place for everything and help keep the area neater when it’s not in use. Pegboard also provides a spot to hang fresh artwork from binder clips, as previously seen.
Hang canisters from pegs to hold crayons, textas and safety scissors in the art area. This will provide a place for everything and help keep the area neater when it’s not in use. Pegboard also provides a spot to hang fresh artwork from binder clips, as previously seen.
In the entryway
This New York City couple covered two walls and the ceiling in simple pegboard. In terms of function, they wanted a place to hang all their kids’ gear and their own bags and hats before the stuff made its way into the living spaces and cluttered things up. In terms of form, covering two walls and a ceiling gave the space a unified look.
This New York City couple covered two walls and the ceiling in simple pegboard. In terms of function, they wanted a place to hang all their kids’ gear and their own bags and hats before the stuff made its way into the living spaces and cluttered things up. In terms of form, covering two walls and a ceiling gave the space a unified look.
At the landing strip
If you’re not ready to cover a wall in pegboard, that’s okay. Even a small pegboard can hold keys, tickets, sunglasses and those other important items you need to grab as you go out the front door.
If you’re not ready to cover a wall in pegboard, that’s okay. Even a small pegboard can hold keys, tickets, sunglasses and those other important items you need to grab as you go out the front door.
In the garage
More expansive sheets of pegboard and heavy-duty pegs can hold large tools and keep floor space open for the car.
More expansive sheets of pegboard and heavy-duty pegs can hold large tools and keep floor space open for the car.
If you think pegboard might look too old-fashioned for you, check out new options in steel. They’ll fit right in if the room is sleek and contemporary.
TELL US
Do you use pegboard in your home? Please share where and how (along with a photo if you have one) in the Comments section.
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TELL US
Do you use pegboard in your home? Please share where and how (along with a photo if you have one) in the Comments section.
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When my family was house-hunting years ago, my father kept saying, “But where am I going to put my workshop in this house?” My mother replied, “Danny, all you do in your ‘shop’ is hang your tools on a pegboard and open paint cans!” This sent us all into fits of laughter, picturing the carefully hung tools that never seemed to leave his pegboard. But I digress. A pegboard’s classic spot is above a workbench, with all those myriad tools hung within easy reach.