I’m one of those people who generally passes on crafts and projects that require power tools. I can use a rechargeable screwdriver, and possibly a drill – if I absolutely have to – but that’s it. Now, though, home improvement stores make it easy on people like me. When you purchase certain products from a large home improvement store they’ll cut it for you at no charge. All you have to do is tell them what size(s) you need and they take care of it for you. That’s why I was finally able to take advantage of a great craft that turns an old picture frame into a useful garden tools storage unit, a gift wrapping center, or another choice.
Purchase pegboard and have it cut to the size you need. Be sure to ask if they have any scraps because, sometimes, they have a broken piece which they’ll sell and cut very cheap. Although pegboard is large you can do several of these projects at one time, and give some as gifts.
Use a picture frame that has no glass to make the storage center. One option for finding suitable frames is to check thrift stores and secondhand shops for old, framed paintings. Have the pegboard cut to the size of any picture frame to create a large, small, or other storage. Just slide the pegboard into the frame, as you would the glass, and that’s it. However, if you want, you can paint the pegboard before putting it in the frame to create a theme or just to give the board a prettier look.
Stand or hang the finished pegboard where you want. It can be mounted inside a cabinet door, so that it can be tucked out of sight, or even mounted on a garage wall. There are many different places where you can hang and use the tool center.
Insert pegboard hooks to hold whatever you want them to hold. Scissors, clippers, paintbrushes, glue guns, screwdrivers, pliers, tape, ribbon, and twine, are just some of the implements you can hang on the framed tool board. If you want to create a theme for the pegboard you can easily glue on butterflies, flowers, or other accents.
If the tool center you make is one that hangs on a wall, and you find that there’s not enough room behind the frame to accommodate the hooks, screw a block of wood behind each corner, then hang the frame. This will allow more room between the pegboard and the wall.
Once you have one of the tool centers hung you’ll see that you’ll need another. The framed tool storage is great in many different places in the house.
Pegboard Tool Center