Jenna whipped up a cute mini makeover with a $10 corkboard and some cheap patterned fabric. Here’s her letter:
Like everyone else that writes in, I LOVE the blog! I’ve gotten a ton of project ideas from you guys (and the Reader Redesigns that you feature) so I thought I’d send mine in! My husband and I have been trying to add some pops of green into our blue/beige/espresso living room and when I needed new fabric to cover some patio cushions, I saw my opportunity at the fabric store. We bought this mail sorter/key holder/cork board on clearance from Kohl’s for about $10 but the cork just wasn’t doing it for us. $1 worth of fabric, some ribbon, and some craft spray adhesive later and it was customized (here’s the online tutorial I used for the project). It took me less than an hour and was a great way to freshen the room for very little $$! -Jenna
Isn’t that adorable?! We love the patterned fabric and the ribbon trim detail. And of course the cost of this miraculous mini makeover isn’t too shabby either. Thanks so much for sending the pictures our way Jenna. Long live inexpensive upgrades!
LauraC says
That is FABULOUS! I just bought fabric and corkboard last week to make my own bulletin board (trying to finish our office!) and this will really help me pull everything together. Thanks!
Ashley says
Wow! I love it. On to google shopping to find a cheap cork board of my own to cover in delicious fabric!
kasey at thriftylittleblog says
Very cute! I don’t really like the cork color either so this is a great solution. I think it would be fun if she used red or pink fabric to make little flowers to glue to the top of the push-pins.
Holly says
This is awesome, I love it! Gives me the idea to buy some corkboard and line the back of my desk and cover it in fabric…. :)
Benny says
Wow! This looks great! I may have to “steal” this idea!
PS – I have a GIVEAWAY on my blog today for candles if you guys want to get in on the action!
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Jenny @ Words On Wendhurst says
Nice! I love how it turned out, very chic! Can’t wait to do something similar in my office/craft room, once we start renovating that room. Yay!
Meg says
Adorable!!! Off to buy some cork board and fabric!
Yansy says
Love the transformation! Nicely done.
Julia says
I have that same little mail center in our kitchen, but I spray painted it black to match our fixtures in there. I love it, helps me keep all of our bills in one place, they always get lost in the office!
Katrina says
Love this cute idea! It is amazing what a little time and creativity energy can do! Also letting everyone know I have a room makeover challenge going on over at my blog and would like as many people as possible to participate, to make it fun and interesting the limit is $200.00 for the room. Anyone interested come check it out.
Newburgh Restoration says
It definitely makes it look more expensive and chic than the original cork. Good job.
colleen says
Hi Sherry and John – I’m a regular reader of your blog and I was so excited when I clicked on your latest post and found someone who actually used my fabric-covered corkboard tutorial! I’m glad that I am not the only person who found it useful. ;)
Aimee says
That is a great way to dress it up! And what a great find on the bulletin board. SUper cute! Well done Colleen!
Kayleen @ This Old Chair says
Your blog is fabulous! I left you a little award on my blog!
Cecelia says
LOVE it!!
City Chic - Jamie says
Lovely makeover! What a great way to use some fabric from my large stash :)
Sarah says
that is so great!!! Its amazing! transformative!
Jenna says
Yay, my 5 minutes of fame! Colleen, I’m so glad you follow the blog too, as soon as it was posted I was going to send you an e-mail!
Thanks for all the positive feedback!
PJ says
I love this idea! The mail/key center is so nice. I checked Kohl’s and can’t find anything. Could someone share where they found theirs? This thing would make my kitchen table madness completely go away!
Julia says
PJ- kohls had them last winter I believe, after Christmas and before summer stuff went up in their seasonal section.
Jenna says
PJ – I believe I first saw this at Kohl’s last fall and this spring is when I found it on clearance. I believe Target had something similar, but it was with a black finish and I wanted to stick with espresso.
Fran says
caaaaaauute!!!
Shannon says
This is cute, love the bold fabric! And even better, it looks easy to do for those of us with great intentions and little motivation :)
MommyMelanie says
This is very similar to a project I just did. I took a square bulletin board without a frame and covered it with fabric by stapling it to the back. But then I put decorative push-pins randomly and hung necklaces/bracelets from them. It was a cheap, cute way to keep my 2 year old daughter from getting them tangled. Total cost less than $10.
Lynn says
That is adorable!! I just moved this weekend and we were just saying we need something for the mail. I read that the Kohl’s one is probably gone. Anyone find any similar ones out there?