Decorating
This Clever Material Will Boost Storage and Improve Organisation
Pegboard – that simple perforated sheet – is a boon all round the house. Check out these top ideas
It may be beloved by DIYers who need every tool in its place and a place for every tool, but pegboard most definitely shouldn’t be confined to workshop or garage. After all, hanging space that makes items easy to access is a must-have all over a home. From hallway to kitchen, office to kids’ rooms, pegboard is a problem-solver – just take a look.
Put in reach
Arranging hooks at a height suitable for all family members is easy when pegboard’s used in a hallway. It avoids the bulk of a load of winter coats being stored at one level, too – a blessing in a narrow or restricted space.
In this home, the coat space is complemented by a shoe bench below and there’s room for cycling helmets above, keeping the entrance to the home clutter-free. Painted in yellow and paired with grey, the look’s striking and contemporary to boot.
Arranging hooks at a height suitable for all family members is easy when pegboard’s used in a hallway. It avoids the bulk of a load of winter coats being stored at one level, too – a blessing in a narrow or restricted space.
In this home, the coat space is complemented by a shoe bench below and there’s room for cycling helmets above, keeping the entrance to the home clutter-free. Painted in yellow and paired with grey, the look’s striking and contemporary to boot.
Trick them into tidying
Kids love having their favourites on display, so a pegboard mounted at the appropriate height can be an encouragement to clear the floor without them being conscious of your motives.
Here, the board’s hung above an old printer’s tray. The slots where the metal letters for typesetting used to be stored are perfect for even smaller items, and adding colour to some of the compartments makes the display even more eye-catching. Find printers’ trays online from specialists and via eBay.
Kids love having their favourites on display, so a pegboard mounted at the appropriate height can be an encouragement to clear the floor without them being conscious of your motives.
Here, the board’s hung above an old printer’s tray. The slots where the metal letters for typesetting used to be stored are perfect for even smaller items, and adding colour to some of the compartments makes the display even more eye-catching. Find printers’ trays online from specialists and via eBay.
Grab and go
Large sheets of pegboard create easy-access storage on this kitchen wall. One of the advantages of using pegboard rather than fixed hooks is that, if you change what you store on it, the hooks can be moved around to suit without having to fill and make good the wall.
Should I ditch my kitchen wall units?
Large sheets of pegboard create easy-access storage on this kitchen wall. One of the advantages of using pegboard rather than fixed hooks is that, if you change what you store on it, the hooks can be moved around to suit without having to fill and make good the wall.
Should I ditch my kitchen wall units?
Close up, you can see the pegboard creates a repository for everything from mugs and a chopping board to a grater and kitchen roll.
If you’re after large sheets of pegboard like this, builder’s and timber merchants are the best places to buy them.
If you’re after large sheets of pegboard like this, builder’s and timber merchants are the best places to buy them.
Be crafty
For fans of sewing, knitting and all sorts of home crafts, wall-hung pegboard is a great way to organise all the individual elements projects require. It avoids filling up drawers – and risking losing items at the back or leaving them tangled. It’s not just useful for individual items, either. Hanging small containers from it makes rounding up things such as pencils and pens easy.
Specialist suppliers of pegboard – just search online – offer mini containers, pegboard shelves and decorative pegs as extras.
For fans of sewing, knitting and all sorts of home crafts, wall-hung pegboard is a great way to organise all the individual elements projects require. It avoids filling up drawers – and risking losing items at the back or leaving them tangled. It’s not just useful for individual items, either. Hanging small containers from it makes rounding up things such as pencils and pens easy.
Specialist suppliers of pegboard – just search online – offer mini containers, pegboard shelves and decorative pegs as extras.
Lay your hat
Pegboard can be cut to size to add extra storage where it’s needed – and the owners of the kitchen above have done just that with a narrow section that keeps cycling helmets out of the way.
Pegboard is generally made from perforated hardboard, which can be cut to the size required with a table or circular saw, making it easy to customise.
Pegboard can be cut to size to add extra storage where it’s needed – and the owners of the kitchen above have done just that with a narrow section that keeps cycling helmets out of the way.
Pegboard is generally made from perforated hardboard, which can be cut to the size required with a table or circular saw, making it easy to customise.
Get in the mood
When you move from a Houzz ideabook to the individual elements of a decorating or renovation project, a physical moodboard is well worth creating. Samples of fabric, flooring, paint swatches and so on can all be assembled in the correct proportions. Try a pegboard like the one in this home office and you can play with your scheme until it’s just right.
This pegboard, with its rulers and more, looks like a permanent fixture, but why not simply prop yours against a wall, so you can take it into the room that’s being worked on and then back to your desk to mull over?
When you move from a Houzz ideabook to the individual elements of a decorating or renovation project, a physical moodboard is well worth creating. Samples of fabric, flooring, paint swatches and so on can all be assembled in the correct proportions. Try a pegboard like the one in this home office and you can play with your scheme until it’s just right.
This pegboard, with its rulers and more, looks like a permanent fixture, but why not simply prop yours against a wall, so you can take it into the room that’s being worked on and then back to your desk to mull over?
Think big
In this hallway, the owners have taken the pegboard idea up in scale to create a place to stash bikes, as well as other essentials, off the floor. If you like the idea, bear in mind that you’ll need sufficient width to be able to move freely through the passageway without getting snagged by pedals or handlebars.
To recreate this giant pegboard, you could construct a frame and secure a material such as hardwood plywood to it. To get the look right, you’ll need to drill holes into the plywood at regular intervals ready to insert dowelling or hooks from which to hang the bikes.
9 storage ideas for big and bulky items
In this hallway, the owners have taken the pegboard idea up in scale to create a place to stash bikes, as well as other essentials, off the floor. If you like the idea, bear in mind that you’ll need sufficient width to be able to move freely through the passageway without getting snagged by pedals or handlebars.
To recreate this giant pegboard, you could construct a frame and secure a material such as hardwood plywood to it. To get the look right, you’ll need to drill holes into the plywood at regular intervals ready to insert dowelling or hooks from which to hang the bikes.
9 storage ideas for big and bulky items
Colour up
Pegboard makes it easy to change the display in this toddler’s bedroom as time passes. The board itself and the display on it repeat colours from the curtains and rug for extra style points.
Specialist suppliers of pegboard offer coloured versions, but if you buy perforated hardboard, it’s easy to paint it. Use a suitable primer, then spray-paint in the colour you want (but make sure you have a mask, goggles and gloves) or use a small roller. If you take the latter option, don’t overload the roller or you’ll risk blocking the holes.
Find pegboard in the Houzz Shop
Pegboard makes it easy to change the display in this toddler’s bedroom as time passes. The board itself and the display on it repeat colours from the curtains and rug for extra style points.
Specialist suppliers of pegboard offer coloured versions, but if you buy perforated hardboard, it’s easy to paint it. Use a suitable primer, then spray-paint in the colour you want (but make sure you have a mask, goggles and gloves) or use a small roller. If you take the latter option, don’t overload the roller or you’ll risk blocking the holes.
Find pegboard in the Houzz Shop
Fashion a wonder wall
Pegboard’s incorporated into the storage wall in this home office, where it keeps architectural tools neat and readily available. It matches MDF shelves painted in the same shade as the walls and filing cabinets, so everything can be stashed in one unobtrusive but capacious combo.
As well as extra storage, the pegboard’s contents function as a decorative display, as does the calendar clock on the top shelf, and both introduce a chic accent of black to the white and wood scheme.
Tell us…
Have you used pegboard in your home? Tell us how in the Comments section.
Pegboard’s incorporated into the storage wall in this home office, where it keeps architectural tools neat and readily available. It matches MDF shelves painted in the same shade as the walls and filing cabinets, so everything can be stashed in one unobtrusive but capacious combo.
As well as extra storage, the pegboard’s contents function as a decorative display, as does the calendar clock on the top shelf, and both introduce a chic accent of black to the white and wood scheme.
Tell us…
Have you used pegboard in your home? Tell us how in the Comments section.
Pegboard makes a great office noticeboard in this Scandinavian-inspired scheme, where black and white are warmed by natural wood.
Fill a board with inspiring images and personal pieces and it’s a good place to rest your eyes when you look away from the screen periodically (as experts advise us to do). Use it for cards, reminders and other essentials and you can keep your desk clearer, too.
The specialist hooks and pegs required for fixing stuff to pegboard are widely available.