Tack Board Tuesday

Because my husband works for a construction management company building schools I always seem to find "school things" magically appear in the house or garage.  Sometimes these items prove to be very useful and sometimes not so much.  The other week, however, he came home with a pile of tack boards that were not being used in the school he was building.  This happened to work out perfect because I am in the middle of designing my home office.  I thought I could just recover the boards and make them not only functional but become a piece of art on the wall of my office.  Here's how I designed my tack boards:

These are the items you will need:
A tack board of course (any size you see fit, mine was 2'x5')
Fabric (I chose burlap)
Staple gun
scissors
nail heads (quantity dependant on size of your board)
measuring tape (optional)

Step One:

Lay your fabric out face down and place the tack board over it.  Cut the fabric around your board allowing at least one inch overlap on all sides (this may change depending on how thick your tack board is).

Step Two:

Pull the fabric tight over the edges of the tack board and begin to staple about every three inches.  Continue to pull tight as you work your way around the board.  Cut any excess fabric after stapling for a clean finish.

Step Three:

Push nail heads in the board about one inch from the edge.  I first pinned my corners, then measured out equal spacing between nail heads all around the board.  This is where your tape measure will come in handy.

You can use extra nail heads as tacks for your board...

In the end you will be left with a beautiful creation that's all your own!

Happy Pinning!!!

Tiffany