Hanging A Pegboard In A Basement Workshop: a house log
So I at last wrapped up decking out the other half of my Instagram-arted basement pegboard. Yup, I brought in a little makeshift shelf that I primed and painted, got a non-electrical music device (how’s that for mysterious?), and even hung something kitchen-related as art. In fact a lot of you folks have been asking what we did with the cutting board that we picked up a couple of months ago as part of The Shops At Target collection, so… I give you… America The Pegboard-iful.
I simply thought it made for some cool (and sawdust-proof) art, since I am into maps and all.
It worked out nicely that the blue-painted edge of it coincidentally goes with my navy pegboard. Although down the road it might be lively to paint it a more contrast-y color (or use decorative tape). Or do something else entirely to add some more interest.
I contemplated painting the shape of Virginia on it to mark where our home state is located, but I think it would work better if we lived somewhere that floated in the middle of the country (like Utah or Missouri) since painting such a small coastal state like ours might not make much impact.
The other thing I am enjoying up there is my new iPod dock, which I purchased for $45 through an Etsy seller (Index Drums). Gotta have tunes while I saw and drill to my heart’s content, right? And sometimes getting myself a little “prize” for organizing/upgrading/taking back a room that has long been neglected makes the process a little more exciting. So since I tackled a ton of projects in the basement using simply sweat equity, scrap wood, leftover paint, and pre-existing pegboards – buying this guy to add some function to the room feels like a pleasant reward.
I stumbled upon it while looking for an affordable but unique music dock that also did not require me to plug it in. I knew I hoped it to sit up on that pegboard, and having a big cord coming across my workspace would be obnoxious. So this plywood dock was ideal – especially since it never has to be charged or anything. It in short is simply an echo chamber that naturally amplifies the sound that comes out of my iPhone’s built-in speaker.
The custom listing I purchased from even allowed me to indicate the type of case that my phone was in so they could carve the slot to the exact proportions of my device. I also got to pick the painted design and the colors. I have been quite glad with it so far. It is no BOSE speaker, but it looks good, sounds good, and I like that it does not require any batteries or charging.
I swiftly put together the shelf that everything sits on by simply notching out and painting a piece of scrap wood so that it would balance on a couple of pegboard hooks.
As for the other stuff on the shelf, I grabbed a white elephant (from book project #197) and one of these Warhol soup cans to hold my pens. Er, well, pen for now.
And with those plain but functional additions, I have officially used all of the pegboard space in the basement. Not gonna lie, these little functional/organizational coups can feel simply as exciting as building a deck or gutting a bathroom. I have no idea why. Perhaps simply because when you stand in a space all the time, and in fact know where everything is and like the way it looks, well, that is a special kind of house-enjoy going on. And you know I have a thing for my pegboards…
Has anybody else hung anything unusual (on pegboards or simply the wall at large) lately? When you look at this project, I put a cutting board, a chunk of scrap wood, a soup can, and a plastic elephant on my wall. I think that counts as unusual, right?
