Have you see the peel and stick tile lately? They have so many great options....and laid in contrasting colors in a diagonal pattern....it is a really amazing solution.

wonderful hubby and resident hand-man, Ethan to build me a hot glue gun holder. It may be the best thing ever. No more falling glue gun or fire hazards!

on using it in my granddaughter's room so I painted the frame pink. Then I made homemade purple chalkboard paint and painted the inserts. It made a wonderful large chalk board. Since there was no space for it in her room, I hung it on the wall in my craft room. When I changed my craft room around, I reduced the size by using only one panel and hanging it back on the wall. I glued clothes pins around the edge for hanging patterns, instructions, tape measures and other things. It's really handy to have on the wall and my family can leave me notes on it as well!