Dilemma:
Where to put all those cute glass magnets from our glass
magnet project we made last month?
magnet project we made last month?
So we created this fun message board out of sheet metal from the hardware store;
framed it with moulding; And of course
....Painted it pink to coordinate with my girl's room.
framed it with moulding; And of course
....Painted it pink to coordinate with my girl's room.
Sheet metal comes in a large sheet for about $20 at Home Depot.
Cut this in half with tin-snips for material for two boards.
The frame around the metal is made from mdf fluted moulding.
Cut with a hand saw using a miter box.
Cut (2) of each size to cover your metal edges about 1.5 inches.
I glued my mitered corners together with Gorrilla glue. Yep..I did. I glued two at at time, and put a heavy doorstop on top of the corner to weight it down while it dried.
Once it dried, I used my favorite color of Annie Sloan!
Next: Lay sheet metal on the back side and secure the corners with some "L" brackets.
I used a nail to punch a hole through the metal so the screw would fit.
Add picture hangers on each side and your new metal message board is ready to go!
I will post our 2nd one...(turquoise) when it is finished.
Happy Messaging!
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What a great project, Aimee! Love it! I would never have thought to use the L brackets on back. Great tip! Thank you for linking up with Sunday View.
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ReplyDeletegreat project - I have quite a thing for galvanized metal! glad you stopped by my blog and commented that you are going to give it a try with hardware cloth to make a basket - I'm sure your project will turn out wonderful - you seem to have a great creative touch!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my newbie blog! :o) I am hoping to pull out that hardware cloth this next weekend....I'll show you what I come up with...I think I have an idea....:o)
DeleteThis is so totally cute! I never thought to make a message board using sheet metal! I would love something like this in my kitchen! LOVE ♥
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a kitchen! I actually think the entire large sheet of galvanized metal would make a great oversized message board for the kitchen! With big bulky moulding. I hope you make one!-aimee
DeleteThis is such a fabulous idea...I need one of these for my laundry room! This would be perfect for my Create It Thursday link-up...it's live now! http://www.lambertslately.com/2013/07/create-it-thursday-10-plus-features.html
ReplyDeleteLeslie! Thank you for visiting my post. I am heading over to your party now! -aimee
DeleteHi Aimee,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know that I featured you today on Inspired Sunday at Sunday View!
Laura
That's great, I might just have to make one! I've been thinking about giving the AS chalk paint a try, too. Found you via Sunday View, congrats on the feature. Take care - Dawn
ReplyDeleteHi Aimee, what a great idea and so pretty too! I love all the magnets you made. Thanks so much for entering Transformed Tuesday. Have a great rest of the week.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Peggy~PJH Designs
Thank you Peggy! Thank you for hosting!
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