Today I’m going to give y’all a close up of the two pegboards in my craft room. You’ve probably seen them in pictures here on the blog or Instagram or maybe even in my YouTube videos. Pegboard storage is a great way to organize things & utilize vertical space. They help keep me organized, & everything’s within arm’s reach.
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Both pegboards in my craft room are 4′ x 2′, with one hung vertically & one hung horizontally. You can by a single sheet this size at most home improvement stores. The frames are made with 2 x 2’s cut to fit & I used wood screws to attach the frame to the pegboard. Most home improvement stores will cut things bought in the store to your specifications for free. The paint job is not the best, but I was just trying to use up the spray paint I had on hand! ; )
Sewing Pegboard
This is my sewing pegboard & it hangs right over the desk I sew at. It keeps all sewing essentials right where I need them without using up valuable sewing surfaces.
I started with a pegboard kit and gradually added wire baskets & a shelf. The brackets for the shelf came in the kit, but I had to buy the shelf board separately. I use the shelf to hold more decorative things that I don’t use regularly. The baskets hold rulers, interfacing, tracing papers, & an estimating calculator – which is great for figuring up fabric needs! I use the little bins under the shelf for extra buttons that come with clothing & beeswax for hand sewing.
In the middle of the pegboard are hooks for big binding clips, pompom makers, & binding makers, which are kind of hidden by the drafting brush. It’s good for sweeping away loose threads! There’s also safety pin containers & more baskets holding everything from needles to new rotary blades. I keep a pair of scissors & smaller rotary cutter close to the bottom in case I need them while sewing. There are two smaller cutting mats on the shelf beside the desk {not pictured} & that’s also where I keep my sewing machine feet.
The bottom basket holds things I reach for the most like – seam ripper, marking tools, tweezers, & a screwdriver for changing feet. I can also clip notes I need to refer to on that basket.
On the very end of the pegboard are two thread racks.
I just hung them on the pegboard with two angled hooks per rack.
Ever so often, I rearrange things when I feel like it needs tweaking!
DIY Pegboard
I call this my DIY pegboard because it holds tools for all sorts of crafty things! You can see I’ve even used the top surface for storage – it’s perfect for my handsaw & staple gun.
At the top of the pegboard are several racks with mostly my jewelry making tools. I’ve also got some bins & hooks for wires & such. There are a few paper crafting tools sprinkled here & there as well. The small dowel is hanging from two pegboard hooks, which is perfect for smaller wire spools.
I got the little buckets from the Target Dollar Spot & they work great for holding pencils & pens. These are not all the writing utensils I have, but these are the ones I use most!
Down on the bottom I’ve got scissors & bins galore! You’ll also notice another rotary cutter, which is hung with my heavy duty fabric scissors & pinking shears. I do most of my fabric cutting at the drafting table, so this keeps my cutting tools handy.
The small bins hold all sorts of things like erasers, staplers, & book rings. The basket on the left is kind of a hodgepodge of stuff & the one on the right holds plastic clips, plastic rings, & extra straps.
One thing to make sure of when hanging up any kind of pegboard system, is that it’s securely attached to the wall. I used two of these brackets at the top of both pegboards. Lucky for me, there is fat light wood behind all most all the walls in my house. It’s tough to drill into, but it’s also strong!
Most people will have to find studs, so be sure to figure out that spacing before attaching the brackets!
Rube Goldberg Pegboards
As a special bonus, I’m going to share the pegboard frames my dad & I put together for a class project. I’m an adjunct drafting instructor with the local college & my students are making a Rube Goldberg machine for their class project. The ultimate goal is to turn on the coffee pot!
I wanted three 2′ x 4′ panels for this project, but it was cheaper to buy one 4′ x 8′ panel & cut it to size. Now I have an extra pegboard to use later! These frames are built the same way as the ones above. The only difference is that we used a nail gun to attach the framing. It did pull through the pegboard on one of them & I had to screw it down. The other two have held up just fine.
These needed to be free standing & easy to move around. My dad came up with these simple, but effective slotted feet.
There’s one on each end of each pegboard. We did have to attach the tops with a plate to keep the surfaces even.
Now, let me show of a bit of my students project! This tube is their “voice activation” to set the whole thing in motion.
There’s a balloon stretched over one end of the tube. When they say “coffee” into the tube it will expand the balloon & push the ball off the pedestal. The funnel was printed with the 3D printer!
There are Legos, marble tracks, magnets, pegboard accessories, rubber bands, & even a mouse trap in this setup! They will be finishing it up tomorrow & hopefully I’ll get a good video of it in action.
So, how would you use a pegboard? : D
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