I decide a few months ago that I want to redecorate my entire house. One project I wanted to tackle was my desk/work space. Since I have this issue about wanting to see all my stuff, a opposed to putting it in drawers or cabinets, I decided to try to use pegboard.
Since I couldn't fit an entire sheet of pegboard in my car I asked my dad to pick up a sheet the next time he went the lumber yard. It was a good thing I asked him, since he had a few sheets in the barn. There was a little water damage on the edges, so I couldn't use a full sheet as I intended. So my dad cut one of the sheets down to 3' x 6'.
The pegboard has been sitting in my house for months now, but finally the weather was warm enough that I could take my project outside to work. I had purchased 3 - 8' x 1" x 3" s to frame the pegboard as well as spray paint.
My first step was to cut the 1 by 3 to length. I cut a piece for the top and sides, but left off the bottom, since it will be behind the desk.
Next, I primed and painted the pegboard and trim. While it was warm enough to work out side, it was rather windy, so spray painting was a challenge. I ended up with a lot of drip marks.
After letting the paint dry for a while I brought everything inside and attached the trim.
My finished pegboard is now standing behind the couch. Eventually I will re-arrange my furniture and switch out my desk, but for now I can play around with different peg configurations.
I'm really please with how it came out. I like the 3' x 6' size. I love the colors. If I did this project again I would wait a little longer for the paint to dry before assembly, other than that there's not much I would change!
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