Pegboard Project

Before Labor Day, I started a big project in the kitchen. I had seen various pegboard projects in home magazines and design blogs that I read a lot, and knew that I needed to do this. My kitchen is huge, but somehow I had filled every cabinet and drawer with crap, so I couldn't get this idea out of my head. Counter space? No way.

These are the pictures that started it all, from Domino's June/July issue:
& from Design*Sponge:

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So I started with this:

• some lumber for mounting (I ended up using a less dense craft wood than what is pictured here, just because it's easier to drill)
• screws (I didn't use the anchors because I drilled right into studs)
• my beautiful new Ryobi drill
• a level
• spray paint (in Painters' Touch Caribbean Blue)
• a tape measure
• some s-hooks (which didn't fit and I took back)...

• some sand paper
• a pencil
• a stud finder...

• two pieces of 2' x 4' pegboard...

• a pegboard accessory multipack similar to this one...

• a pencil and tape measure holder with built in pencil sharpener...
• two baskets...
• & a drill holder.

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A quick description of how it's done:

1. Spray paint the pegboard.
2. Find studs and mount either a frame of your spacing wood or a few pieces of your spacing wood where the corners of the pegboard will go. I used the same pieces for the bottom corners of the top piece and the top corners of the bottom piece, so there were six spacers in all.
3. Mount the pegboard to the spacers (my screws were long enough/spacers were thin enough so that the screws went through the spacers and still drilled into the studs a little).
4. Hang your pegboard accessories however you like, and hang your stuff in/on them!
   

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& I ended up with this:

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I just finished one for the bedroom a la architheque's jewelry wall...stay tuned!

Oh, Martha!

The lady everyone loves to hate has got a new collection at Macy's. I'm sure you've heard of it, considering there's a giant insert for it in every magazine right now.

There are some really good finds, especially since a lot of it appears to be on sale or clearance. My favorite is this bedding set, which includes:

• comforter
• 2 standard shams
• 2 European shams
• 300-thread-count sheet set (flat, fitted, pillowcases)
• bedskirt
• 2 decorative pillows
• 4 drapery panels
• 4 valences
• 4 tiebacks

ALL FOR $300!

Some other cute finds:

Toile Lampshades

I found these great lamp shades on clearance at Lowe's about a week and a half ago:I don't even have enough lamps for how many shades I have, but LOOK AT THAT PRICE:They were originally $22.92!
I think that I'll dye them a dark teal (I hate white) and they'll live in our bedroom whenever I can find lamps for them.

Victoria Hagan @ Target

I'm digging a lot of the Victoria Hagan stuff at Target.

I saw these coasters on Design*Sponge...

...which prompted me to check out the rest of the collection.

It's all so classic, but still fun!