Back when I worked for Tommy Hilfiger, all of the design walls were covered with a type material that withstood a lot of painting and pinning. At first I thought it was cork board, but when I touched it and looked closely, it wasn’t that. So when I asked, I found out it was homasote.
Homasote is this really cool stuff that is made out of recycled paper. All the paper is compressed under high pressure and held together with glue. Pretty similar to papier-mâché. Totally good for the environment.
And totally great for a message board!
You can buy homasote at Home Depot. It comes in 4’x8′ sheets and is inexpensive – around $20 a sheet. Best part, you can have it cut there, saving you on time and space in your car. It can also be cut with a circular saw or by scoring it a zillion times with a utility knife.
Turning a piece of homasote into a message board is easy.
Cut it to your desired size. With a staple gun, attach a thinner cut of batting, then attach your fabric.
You can add ribbon in which ever pattern you want. Or no ribbon at all.
And just like that, you have your message board. Well really, you’ll have several once you cut that big sheet of homasote down.
Clever. Easy. Green. And I’m going to add colorful to that as well.
Susan says
Great idea! I hadn’t thought of using homasote.
Brooke Fedigan says
Susan, I use it at the holidays for all the cards too…
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Jill/AfternoonArtist says
Sweet!
Brooke Fedigan says
Jill, thanks!
Rebecca says
I was wondering how this would work for a jewelry board? Thanks, rebecca
Brooke Fedigan says
I think it would be great for a jewelry board. Would love to see how it turns out. Send me a pic when your done. I have also painted the homasote white in my old studio and pinned inspirational pictures to that.
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coco says
Brooke, I’ve never even heard of this material but it looks so awesome! I love your message board and the fabric you chose is totally fantastic. You always come up with the most clever ideas. Hugs, CoCo
Brooke Fedigan says
Coco, I use a similar board at Christmas time to hold all the cards. It really is an awesome material for pinning stuff.
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