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Craft Tutorials | Adult Crafts | Crafts for Seniors | Repurpose Game Boards as Wall Art

Repurpose Game Boards as Wall Art

Author by Amanda Davis on July 23, 2019 Updated on December 6, 2020

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There are several ways to repurpose game boards and their pieces, including wall art, frames, ornaments and even purses! I’m always watching thrift stores and garage sales for old game boards and actually had four different Scrabble game boards to choose from when I used one as wall art in my family room.

There are lots of ways to repurpose game boards. Wall art, jewelry boxes, frames, game board purses even! Here's a quick way to repurpose game boards into fun wall art, perfect for a game room or family room.

 

Repurpose Game Boards as Wall Art

Don’t discount the inside of the Scrabble box lid either! The instructions for the game are there and if the box is old enough, it has a great vintage feel to it, which was perfect for my newly decorated family room.

There are lots of ways to repurpose game boards. Wall art, jewelry boxes, frames, game board purses even! Here's a quick way to repurpose game boards into fun wall art, perfect for a game room or family room.

I also save Scrabble tiles, and they aren’t all the same. Some are darker than others, and some have rounded edges while others are square. I keep a jar of loose Scrabble tiles in my studio to use at any time and there were three different varieties in there!

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There wasn’t much prep work here. I simply used Command Strips to hang the board on the wall. A little forethought would have gone a long way however, since I hung the board first I found myself standing at the wall attaching the Scrabble tiles.

There are lots of ways to repurpose game boards. Wall art, jewelry boxes, frames, game board purses even! Here's a quick way to repurpose game boards into fun wall art, perfect for a game room or family room.

It was easy enough to do though. I used Aleene’s Instant Tacky Adhesive Dots, though Glue Dots would probably work as well.

There are lots of ways to repurpose game boards. Wall art, jewelry boxes, frames, game board purses even! Here's a quick way to repurpose game boards into fun wall art, perfect for a game room or family room.

I would suggest attaching the tiles before hanging the board on the wall to make it a little easier.

There are lots of ways to repurpose game boards. Wall art, jewelry boxes, frames, game board purses even! Here's a quick way to repurpose game boards into fun wall art, perfect for a game room or family room.

Tip: use your phone instead of your memory

When choosing which words to use and laying out your tiles, use your phone to snap a picture of the finished layout. Then when you are attaching your tiles to the game board you will have a photo to reference. This is assuming of course that you aren’t just building your tile layout directly on your game board.

Recap: game board wall art

  1. Choose words and create layout
  2. Use adhesive dots to attach tiles to board
  3. Use Command Strips to attach game board to the wall

There are lots of ways to repurpose game boards. Wall art, jewelry boxes, frames, game board purses even! Here's a quick way to repurpose game boards into fun wall art, perfect for a game room or family room.

I also hung a Clue game board on a different wall. The colors from the game board play nicely with the colors in the rest of the room. I don’t have any pieces from the game of Clue, but i’m sure I’ll add more to this display as I find things. I’ll be revealing the room in a few days, so stay tuned for that!

There are lots of ways to repurpose game boards. Wall art, jewelry boxes, frames, game board purses even! Here's a quick way to repurpose game boards into fun wall art, perfect for a game room or family room.

Meanwhile, here’s some other ways to use game boards and pieces:

  • Scrabble Tile Christmas Ornament – attach tiles in a fun holiday saying and dress it up with fake snow.
  • Scrabble Tile Magnets – turn individual tiles into a fun, perpetual word game that can be played on the refrigerator!
  • Game Board Storage Art – this is actually pretty nifty. Beckie from Infarrantly Creative uses these game boards as wall art, but the game pieces are in a hidden place so you can play the game any time you want!
  • Board Game Jewelry Box – turn an old Monopoly game board into a unique jewelry, treasure or keepsake box.
  • Board Game Journal – an old board game becomes a usable journal, great for keeping score while playing other games!
  • Scrabble Tile Acronym Magnets – This is a fun way to turn scrabble tiles into something for the younger generation.

This post originally appeared here on March 15, 2016.

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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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  1. Linda says

    September 4, 2020 at 12:45 pm

    I did that in our game room!

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  2. Nette says

    August 29, 2019 at 5:40 pm

    How did you do the dots one?

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    • Amanda Formaro says

      September 9, 2019 at 5:44 pm

      Hi Nette. I bought the Dots sign at Hobby Lobby.

      Reply
  3. Jenny Bychowski says

    March 31, 2016 at 9:21 am

    what about the purses you mentioned? Thanks

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    • Amanda Formaro says

      April 10, 2016 at 11:57 am

      Here you go http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf94148782.tip.html

      Reply
  4. Cindy deRosier says

    March 16, 2016 at 10:08 am

    I LOVE this!

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