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Title: How to add vertical office space using cheap room dividers
Name: Aileen
Time: 4 hours, including a walk to the bakery with my daughter and cooking dinner
Cost: $25
Common conundrum for small space dwellers with home offices: where to put all our "stuff". Unplggd reader Aileen tackled this problem with a $25 solution which optimized her work space (and afforded her a trip to the bakery, while at it!) by looking up! Click above for the pics and head below for all the instructions. Give Ailene a THUMBS UP if you find this project helpful....
BEFORE
TOOLS:
- 3 pieces of peg board (cut to your dimensions)
- 2 pieces of ceiling paneling (cut to your dimensions)
- 4 1.25" screws
- 6 1" screws
- Hand drill
- Peg board hooks
- Paper organizers
- Some left-over house paint
STEPS:
We had moved our office into our living room when our daughter was born. I've been meaning to do this for 10 months, so thanks for the kick in the butt!
- Measure the panels to determine what size pieces of peg board and ceiling panels you'll need.
- Purchase panels (thank you Crafty Beaver in Chicago, for the great ceiling panel idea!)
- Hang three peg board pieces, using two screws at top of each panel. Make sure to screw into a secure part of the screen frame.
- Paint ceiling panels, if desired. The paint helped seal in the dusty edges of the panels, though I am sure you could us fabric or cork too.
- Hang ceiling panels onto frames, using two screws at top of each panel.
- Using peg board hooks, hang everything you can get your hands on!
RESOURCES:
Room dividers -- thrift store find Peg board and ceiling panels -- Crafty Beaver, Chicago, IL
Give Ailene a THUMBS UP if you find this project helpful....
Hey I was thinking of using the idea here of ceiling paneling for a room divider -- has anyone tried to apply black chalkboard paint to this material? I don't know if the paneling would be too porous, to become an effective blackboard? If anyone even has experience with blackboard paint and wants to give some feedback on that I would appreciate! Thanks!
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