How To Decorate Pegboard

I love pegboard! I think it is the best organization tool ever! It can be used in so many spaces for storing tools, sewing supplies, office supplies, gardening tools, and pretty much anything else that's small enough to be hung from a board.
The only problem with it is that it doesn't look very good...especially if you go for the economical brown kind that you get in a big sheet from the hardware store...not as much of an issue if it's in the garage storing tools, but I don't want to look at that brown board in my office or craft room.
My solution? Wallpaper! You don't need very much of it (so it's not very expensive), it comes in all kinds of pretty colors and patterns, it's very easy to install, and takes way less time than painting the board (you don't have to wait for it to dry).
The first step is to cut the pegboard to size. I love using a cordless circular saw for this. It has plenty of power for this job, is easy to cut in a straight line and you don't have to worry about having an electrical plug handy.


I'll admit that I'm a lazy wallpaper installer, so I try to cut the pegboard smaller than the width of the wallpaper...that way there's no wallpaper matching to do. If I need a bigger pegboard area, I'll just cut more than one board. And I have found that actually gives me more flexibility with how and where to hang the boards.
Simply cut the wallpaper to a size that's a little bigger than your board, brush some wallpaper paste onto the back of the wallpaper and glue it on to the board.
Then fold the overhang over the back of the board and staple it. This keeps the wallpaper in place. Use a nail to punch holes through the wallpaper where you want to put pegs and you are ready to hang the board!
You can use store-bought peg accessories or make your own. These pen containers are actually aluminum cans (that used to have canned tomatoes in them). I covered them with wallpaper, drilled a hole in the back and used a hook to hang them on the board.
The see-through containers with lids are actually food storage containers. They came as part of a set that I bought for the kitchen but I have never used them because they were too small. They are perfect for storing small items such as paper clips, or nails. Similar to the cans...drill a hole in the back and hang with a hook on the pegboard. They have tight-fitting lids that keep things from falling out and since they're plastic, you don't have to worry about glass breaking if someone accidentally dropped one.


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Wanda @ From House To Home
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  • Gayle Gayle on Jan 03, 2016
    Cool! Any suggestions on using wrapping paper instead of wall paper? Would Mod Podge work to make the paper sturdier?
  • Sassy Sassy on Jan 04, 2016
    What a fabulous idea!!! I love it!!!!! I really love the feathered wall paper you used - do you remember the name and manufacturer of it?
  • Melissa Bragg Sack Melissa Bragg Sack on Jan 04, 2016
    how did you hang the peg board? did you frame out the back so that it stood out from the wall?
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  • S S on Jan 01, 2018

    Just paint the peg board with a foam roller.

  • Joy Joy on Feb 01, 2018

    I love that you shared this but you can also just figure out before hand where you need the holes and after wallpapers Mark those ones off and only make those one open for a much smoother surface.

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