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February 23, 2017 by: Ashley Greenwood

How to Make a Fabric Covered Bulletin Board for a Family Command Center

What’s that one thing you can always find at thrift stores?

Used bulletin boards.

Thrift stores are overflowing with them.

They are perfect for upcycling! Let me show you how to make a fabric covered bulletin board that will bring color and pattern to your home decor.

How to Make a Fabric Covered Bulletin Board for a Family Command Center

Plus I’m joining forces with lots of bloggers who have tons of thrifty upcycle ideas (just like my bulletin board) to get your creative wheels spinning.

Welcome to this month’s Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge!

Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge

The Rules:

  • Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
  • There’s no monthly theme.
  • There’s no budget to stick to.

Meet the Hosts

Amanda | The Kolb Corner    Maureen | Red Cottage Chronicles   Kim | Made in a Day 
Dru | Polka Dot Poplars    Erlene | My Pinterventures    Colleen | Life on Kaydeross Creek         Megan | C’Mon Get Crafty       Pili | Sweet Things

Shirley | Intelligent Domestications    Debra | Shoppe No. 5    Marie | DIY Adulation
Chelsea | The Johnsons Plus Dog    Jes | My DIY Envy    Lindsay | Crazy Organized
Molly | Just a Little Creativity    Ashley | 3 Little Greenwoods    Kimm | Reinvented    Michelle | Our Crafty Mom


Jeannee | Shepherds and Chardonnay   Sue | A Purdy Little House   Sara | Twelve on Main
Claire | Pillar Box Blue     Chelc | Inside the Fox Den    Kim | Farmhouse Made   Victoria | Dazzle While Frazzled

Sherry | Savvy Apron    Jennifer and Vicki | 2 Bees in a Pod    Lora | Craftivity Designs
Medina | Grillo Designs   Denise | My Thrifty House   Toni | Small Home Soul

Make sure you follow our board on Pinterest for more upcycled decor inspiration!


How to Make a Fabric Covered Bulletin Board for a Family Command Center

Remember the Family Command Center I shared a couple of weeks ago?

One of the key elements to making a command center a stylish piece of home decor a fabric covered bulletin board. It’s a super simple project that can be completed in an afternoon.

Stay ORGANIZED for the New Year with a Family Command Center! Perfect budget friendly command center for space spaces. Made from Dollar Store supplies!

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Fabric Bulletin Board: Supplies Needed

Thrifted Bulletin Board (purchase one here)

Spray Paint

Adhesive Spray (purchase here)

One Yard of Patterned Fabric (purchase the gray arrow fabric I used)

1/4″ Black Grosgrain Ribbon (purchase here)

Metal Thumbtacks (purchase here)

Step One: Prep and Spray Paint Bulletin Board

Our very important Family Command Center all began with this $3.03 thrift store bulletin board. This blank slate had great potential to be the centerpiece our family’s organization.

If you can’t find one at the thrift store, this bulletin board is just like the one I used.

Fabric Covered Bulletin Board || DIY Fabric Covered Bulletin Board Tutorial

Prep the bulletin board by covering the center with newspaper then spray painting the frame.

Tip: Use even, light coats of spray paint. Nobody wants to see messy little spray paint drips!

How to Make a Fabric Covered Bulletin Board for a Family Command Center

Step Two: How to make a Fabric Covered Bulletin Board

Measure the center of the board then cut the fabric to fit. Trim edges as needed.

The goal is to have the fabric fit just inside the wooden frame.

Attach the fabric to the bulletin board using adhesive spray. I love this spray glue!

How to Make a Fabric Covered Bulletin Board for a Family Command Center

One can has lasted a long time and has been used to make a St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Hat, a large piece of artwork for our mantel, and many more projects!

Love the gray arrow fabric used to make this project? Click here to purchase it for fabric covered bulletin board!

Step Three: Add details

Now that the bulletin board has a new coat of paint and a fabulous pattern, it’s time to add the little details. It’s the details that turn this thrift store find into a piece of home decor you can be proud of.

First, measure the inside edges of the board. Cut pieces of 1/4″ black grosgrain ribbon to be placed around the inside edges.

Tip: Melt the ends of each ribbon with a candle to prevent fraying.

Next use silver metal thumbtacks to attach the ribbon to the board. Space each thumbtack an inch apart.

How to Make a Fabric Covered Bulletin Board for a Family Command Center

Spacing the thumbtacks evenly apart will create the look of nailhead trim.

Stay ORGANIZED for the New Year with a Family Command Center! Perfect budget friendly command center for space spaces. Made from Dollar Store supplies!

It’s such a super easy and inexpensive home decor project! Don’t you love how the gray arrow fabric bring the whole space together?

 

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This is one of my favorite projects and I have used this tutorial for how to make a fabric covered bulletin board several times.

This first one hangs over my desk in our Southern Gentleman’s Home Office. It has become a great spot to hang blogging checklists, pictures of the children, and sticky notes. Lots and lots of sticky notes!

AMAZING tutorial for inexpensive, no-sew curtains! DIY Window Curtains for Our Home Office by 3 Little Greenwoods #DIYWindowCurtains #WaysToSave #DIY Curtains

Hope this tutorial has inspired you to make a fabric covered bulletin board! Where would be the one place in your house where you would need this the most?


And now for more thrifty goodness!

Check out what my fellow upcyclers created below!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Claire says

    February 23, 2017 at 6:17 am

    I have a couple of those old notice boards, I think I will be covering them in fabric now. Thanks.

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    Shirley Wood says

    February 23, 2017 at 6:24 am

    Love that pretty yellow fabric on the office bulletin board! I love an easy upcycle project that solves a problem. I think I will make one for my daughter. She would love this to keep up with her childrens activities.

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    Marie says

    February 23, 2017 at 8:20 am

    I love that you went around the edge with tacks! It gives it a very posh and finished design. Cork boards are perfect for command centers. So easy to organize all of those random bits your family inevitably has.

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    Vicki and Jennifer says

    February 23, 2017 at 8:28 am

    Ashley this is a terrific idea – and it looks so pretty! Love your creativity!

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      Ashley Greenwood says

      February 27, 2017 at 9:00 pm

      So excited that you love our command center bulletin board!

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    Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    February 23, 2017 at 9:03 am

    Super pretty and practical! Love the addition of the tacks. Visiting from Thrift Store Challenge.

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    Lora says

    February 23, 2017 at 10:10 am

    Great choice of fabric! I like the detail of the nailheads, too.

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    Amanda @ The Kolb Corner says

    February 23, 2017 at 12:02 pm

    I definitely need something like this in my office! Love that fabric too!

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    Kim says

    February 23, 2017 at 3:43 pm

    I have a few of these bulletin boards laying around, and always feel like they’re so… blah! Such a great project!!

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    Jeannee Taylor says

    February 23, 2017 at 6:55 pm

    That turned out very nice! I love the arrow Fabric and the nail head trim!

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      Ashley Greenwood says

      February 27, 2017 at 8:59 pm

      Thanks so much, Jeannee!

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    Dru Beecher says

    February 24, 2017 at 9:52 pm

    I see old bulletin boards all the time at the thrift store. This is a great idea. You made it so beautiful!

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    Kim~madeinaday says

    February 25, 2017 at 10:49 am

    Oh I love the thumbtacks for added glam! I also love those red pans with your kids names on them! How clever!
    Kim

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    Sue Purdy says

    February 25, 2017 at 11:35 am

    What a smart idea. I’m going to be doing some corkboards in my daughter’s room and I hadn’t even thought about checking thrift stores. Thank you so much for the inspiration.

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    Erlene Amat says

    February 25, 2017 at 3:18 pm

    One can never have enough bulletin boards with kids. I love that using fabric can customize the board to fit any decor. It fits right into your command center.

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    Denise says

    February 25, 2017 at 3:28 pm

    This is an awesome and inexpensive thrift store flip with big impact. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us.

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    Chelc | Inside the Fox Den says

    February 25, 2017 at 8:22 pm

    What a great command center! Awesome job!

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    Linda at Mixed Kreations says

    February 26, 2017 at 6:06 am

    Oh wow, your bullet board turned out super cute! Love that fabric and how you added the thumb tacks. Very nice command center!

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      Ashley Greenwood says

      February 27, 2017 at 8:56 pm

      Thanks so much, Linda! So excited you liked our family command center bulletin board.

      Reply
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    Toni | Small Home Soul says

    February 27, 2017 at 1:00 am

    Wow, that really started out ugly, but now it’s awesome and beautiful. It fits perfectly in your family command center. Nice job!

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    • 21

      Ashley Greenwood says

      February 27, 2017 at 8:55 pm

      Thanks so much, Toni! It adds such pattern and color to our family command center.

      Reply
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    Michelle James says

    February 27, 2017 at 3:00 pm

    I always see bulletin boards at thrift stores for such a great price. I will definitely pick one up now. I love the fabric!

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    • 23

      Ashley Greenwood says

      February 27, 2017 at 8:54 pm

      YAY! So happy you were inspired to find a bulletin board for yourself.

      Reply
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    Chelsea @ The Johnsons Plus Dog says

    February 27, 2017 at 7:44 pm

    Very cute idea! You’re right. I always see a ton of these at the thrift store!

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      Ashley Greenwood says

      February 27, 2017 at 8:54 pm

      Thanks so much, Chelsea! I need to find a few more for our playroom. They would make a great spot for the children’s artwork.

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    Debrashoppeno5 says

    March 5, 2017 at 5:14 pm

    Love this idea to make the cork board fit the decor of the room. What a nice custom look.

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      Ashley Greenwood says

      March 12, 2017 at 10:32 am

      Thank you, Debra! The thrift stores are usually full of used cork boards. Go grab one, find your favorite fabric, and make one for your home. Where would you put a bulletin board like this?

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    Linda at Mixed Kreations says

    September 22, 2017 at 6:27 pm

    Very pretty bulletin board! I made one years ago by covering the whole bulletin board with fabric and ribbon. I love how you did this one by making the fabric fit inside of the frame, and using the metal tacks with the ribbon.

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