Fabric Wrapped Cork Boards for a Customized Bulletin Board

Cork boards are not only practical items to have in the house, office or classroom but they can be customized and look pretty, when covered with a fabric of your choice.

Home Use

In the home, a cork board wrapped in the material of your choice, and which blends with your decor, can be put in almost any room. In the kitchen, it can display errands to be run, favorite recipes or a list of shopping items. This will help your organize your day, and lessens the burden of constantly having an endless list of things still to be done on your mind.

Framed

Besides being of any shape or size, according to your needs, a cork board can be framed just like a painting or other pictures which hang on your walls. It can thus easily blend with the rest of the furnishings.

Fabric 

Any fabric can be used, either plain or fancy. You can recycle a desired length of material from clothing which you don’t wear any more. Instead of throwing it out, or letting it take useful space in a closet or drawer, you can make good use of it.

Inexpensive

Cork boards cost very little to buy, and covering one with material is a fun venture, which can also be an ideal craft project for kids. Never leave your kids to work on such a project unsupervised, especially if a staple gun is going to be used.

Velcro or Tacks

Small pieces of Velcro can be put on the fabric covered board. If you decide to use tacks, cover them with the same material you are using for the board, so everything will look really neat and  harmonious.

Teen Ideas

Besides pinning memos, a cork board in a teen’s room can also be used as a jewel box where necklaces, bracelets, etc will be on display for easy use and choice.

School Room

In the school room, a fancy covered cork board will encourage students to read or interest themselves in what has be pinned there by the teacher on a daily basis. A number of cork boards can be used in this setting, to display any subject taught in that particular class, and used as easy learning tools. Students can also have their own corkboards, to display anything they want to share with others, and stimulate topics for the class to discuss.

The Office

In an office, a corkboard has its uses too. Instructions for employees can be pinned there according to the office’s needs, displayed in an attractive manner, on fabric that exhibits the company’s logo.

Easy to Make 

Making a fabric wrapped cork board takes about 1 hour to set up and finish. Thus, it is very easy to re-cover with new material for a new look or theme.

Fabric wrapped cork boards can be bought from any shop that sells this kind of item, but compared to what you can do in so little time and at a very small expense, the price these boards sell at, is just not feasible for your pocket, as they can be rather costly. Additionally, customizing your own cork boards can be fun, and a stimulus to your sense of creativity.