Farmhouse Memo Board

 

Hi friends! I’m excited to share this DIY memo board with you today as it’s a project that’s been on my to-do list for quite some time. Inspired by the farmhouse trend, I used some scrap wood and chicken wire netting to create this stylish, yet practical pinboard.

Farmhouse Inspired DIY Memo Board

We love using materials that are available to us and this memo board was a great way to use up some scrap wood pieces. Scrap wood is great to repurpose into something you can use around the home, like these adorable scrap wood frames or this reversible scarecrow snowman sign.

We actually also used some of this particular wood for a coastal farmhouse sign for our cottage bedroom.

For the memo board, I decided to leave the wood in a natural finish. However, you could easily paint or stain the pine boards (we have a natural coffee wood stain on our blog) or baseboard trim in a color of your choosing.  The pine boards resemble shiplap, which would also look amazing with a simple whitewash finish.

I’ve used these fun DIY decorative clothespins to display my to-do lists, favorite photos, and inspiring quotes. Guess I can now cross “DIY memo board” off that to-do list. I’ve hung my DIY memo board in my craft room close to my upcycled cookie sheet magnetic board.

Materials Needed to make your own DIY memo board:

• Solid wood V-groove pine boards, 5/16” thick x 3 1/2” wide
• Miter saw
• Chicken wire netting
• Wire snippers
• Scrap baseboard trim, 2 ¼” wide
• Gloves
• Sandpaper
• Wood glue
• Measuring tape, pencil
• Nail gun
• Industrial staple gun

Instructions for making your own farmhouse-inspired DIY memo board:

Preparing the materials:

Mark the pine boards at 24” long. With a miter saw, carefully cut each pine board into 8 even length pieces measuring 24” long.

Using a wire cutter, cut the chicken wire so it measures 28” wide by 24” long.

Measure and mark 2 pieces of baseboard trim to 28” long with the ends at a 45 degree angle. Repeat with two more pieces of trim to 24” long at a 45 degree angle.

Assembling the materials:

Working on a flat surface, lay the cut pine boards side by side. Run a bead of wood glue along the long edge of the tongue side of the pine board. Slide the pieces together. Wipe away excess glue.

Continue until all 8 pieces are glued together with the end evenly lined up.

Lay the cut chicken wire net over the top of the glued pine boards and staple in place around the perimeter.

Place one long cut baseboard on top of the assembled pine boards and chicken wire and nail into place.

Align the next baseboard with the secured baseboard and nail in place.

Align the next baseboard with the secured baseboard and nail in place. Continue working around the memo board until finished.

Attach the hardware to the back side.

I love how this memo board turned out and am wondering where I kept all these items before!

For another creative way to display your photos check out this rustic wood frame idea as well as these other helpful organization ideas. 

How do you keep your craft or office space organized? One way to keep our bathroom organized is by creating this DIY mason jar bathroom organizer, it’s great for keeping your toothbrush, cotton balls, q-tips, or anything else in for out-of-the-way storage. Be sure to check out even more adult crafts on the blog for more inspiration!

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Farmhouse Inspired DIY Memo Board

Create your own farmhouse inspired diy memo board for displaying your to-do lists as well as your favorite photos and inspirational quotes.

Author: Jane & Sonja

Supplies

• Solid wood V-groove pine boards 5/16” thick x 3 1/2” wide
• Miter saw
• Chicken wire netting
• Wire snippers
• Scrap baseboard trim 2 ¼” wide
• Gloves
• Sand paper
• Wood glue
• Measuring tape pencil
• Nail gun
• Industrial staple gun

Instructions

• Preparing the materials:
• Mark the pine boards at 24” long. With a miter saw, carefully cut each fence board into 8 even length pieces measuring 24” long.
• Using a wire cutter, cut the chicken wire so it measures 28” wide by 24” long.
• Measure and mark 2 pieces of baseboard trim to 28” long with the ends at a 45 degree angle. Repeat with two more pieces of trim to 24” long at a 45 degree angle.
• Assembling the materials:
• Working on a flat surface, lay the cut pine boards in a row budding each piece tightly up to the next piece. Run a bead of wood glue along the long edge of the board and then slide the pieces together. Wipe away excess glue.
• Lay the cut chicken wire net over top of the glued pine boards and staple in place around the perimeter.
• Place one long cut baseboard on top of the assembled pine boards and chicken wire and nail into place. Align the next baseboard with the secured baseboard and nail in place. Continue working around the memo board until finished.

This post originally appeared here on Apr 24, 2018.