Saturday

Pegboard Wall for Kitchenware

     ‘Hey Brittany, what did you do on Saturday night?’ You know you have a problem when you ditch all plans to work on a project for your kitchen. Ok, so I admit it, I have issues. But I’m sure you all have been standing by, waiting for an update, so here it is. My apologies for the lack of posts, but life has been wonderfully busy. 

     I’d like to tell you that this was a necessity but in reality all of my pots and pans were just fine where they were. I am, however, looking forward to the convenience of having all essential cooking tools ready for action. Luckily this project didn’t break the bank and I was able to run around Home Depot with a purpose. 

     I was excited to get everything started last weekend. I drove to the store and gathered all that I needed, including the 8x4 ft pegboard, and brought it to the cutting station at HD. I walked up to the guy with big clear goggles and gave him my dimensions. He looked at me with regret in his eyes and said, “Sorry, miss, the big saw just broke. Come back in a few days.” With shoulders drooped I returned the items to their homes and left. Days later, after hearing the good news of a repaired saw, I returned. 

   
(A little shout out to Ryan for suggesting the stud frame. Not sure how I was planning to hang anything from a board that was mounted flush to the wall.) 

     Measure the area where you plan to mount your pegboard. Take the dimensions to the hardware store and have the board and studs cut accordingly (2 of the studs being the length of the board and 2 the width, minus 4 inches.) Lay the studs down in a frame shape on the ground, place board over frame (rough side down), line up studs and secure them together by nailing about every foot, all around. Mount board to wall and paint it and the surrounding wall (if you so desire). Insert hooks and hang your pots, pans and other kitchen goods. 






Attempting to straighten
 a steel S hook. 
 After starting the project, I was thinking about how smoothly everything was going.... until I ran into a little issue with the S hooks that I purchased. They just wouldn’t fit without having to bend one side. So after a bit of research I realized that they actually make special hooks just for a pegboard..who knew??











These are the items you will need:
  • Pegboard
  • “Studs” (for the frame)
  • Pegboard Hooks
  • Paint 
  • Paint Roller and Tray
  • Nails (small, to secure studs and board)
  • After
    Before
  • Large screws  

Cost: $42

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