Hey there,
My weekend was spent correct here, inwards this purpose you lot come across inwards the painting exhibit below. I was there, furnishing as well as styling that empty space.
I should've been demolishing as well as updating my master copy bathroom, but what practice you lot practice when your minor fry asks thence nicely for help?
Yep. You run equally fast equally you lot tin displace to their rescue!
She needed large assist transforming that xanthous box into a infinite she could telephone scream upwards office.
Uhgg I wanted to larn rid of that xanthous on the walls, but I justice they rented this infinite because xanthous is i of the colors of the drive as well as too it's a rented space, no harm to the walls is allowed.
This is the thought when you lot transcend the entrance door:
And here, on the contrary direction, from the dorsum of the purpose all the agency to the entrance door:
And yeah, that's my daughter. :)
I took notes as well as measurements as well as railroad train to operate on edifice some desks, a shelf as well as a few decor projects for the walls, similar the projection I'm sharing with you lot today:
A HUGE Dry Erase Calendar Board
for this wall:
I could've grabbed a large panel board as well as hang it in that location on the wall, but it would've been to a greater extent than hard to carry as well as hang without damaging the wall.
The large panel board I bought was cutting inwards pieces to practice the calendar. I used record inwards betwixt boards to protect the wall as well as for skillful looking business divisions. Gaffers tape is my favorite as well as it ever gets off the wall inwards a build clean way.
But, permit me exhibit you lot how you lot tin displace replicate this await for roughly $60 if you lot job exclusively i board:
The materials you'll demand for a 8' x 4' calendar: (Affiliate links)
- 1 (8'x4') Thrifty white panel board ask to live cutting lengthwise at 12" (you'll larn iv lengths)
- Black Gaffers tape
- Command Picture Hanging Strips
Tools:
- BOSCH Self-Leveling Cross-Line Laser - Not a necessity, but it volition brand this task much easier to accomplish, otherwise a level.
- Miter saw will live the easiest agency to cutting the board lengths, but you lot tin displace also job a circular saw, jigsaw or fifty-fifty a hand saw.
Directions:
THE BOARDS
As I said before, purchase the thrifty white panel board at the Home Depot as well as inquire to live cut, lengthwise, at 12".
They brand the cuts for you, but those cuts are non precise. Some of my boards were wider than others.
Have inwards heed that the blade also eats a skillful amount of board. The matter is, you lot don't demand precision for this project.
At home, cutting each of the planks at 12" intervals, getting 8 squares out of each plank for a full of 36 squares. You'll exclusively demand 35 to accept a board similar to the i I created. But, equally with whatsoever DIY projection you lot tin displace railroad train the dimensions to check your ain space
I bought 2 8' x 4' boards, thinking on using some of the squares on other projects roughly the office. Each of my squares were a fleck longer 13" x 12"
SETTING THE HORIZONTAL LINES
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BOSCH Self-Leveling Cross-Line Laser |
I didn't stair out anything on that wall! I eye-balled how high I wanted the start board on the wall as well as railroad train the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation business on that mark. Notice that I also placed vii boards on the floor, against the wall, trying to determine the length.
Then, the gaffers record was attached to the wall, with the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation line.
One of the boards was placed mid-way the gaffers tape, inwards lodge to grade the adjacent business position. (above picture).
It was correct in that location at that indicate that I decided to split the chunky record inwards two, less wasting of materials as well as sleeker lines. ( painting exhibit below)
Gaffers tape is the i record I maintain on using constantly. It sticks thence good to the wall as well as it doesn't harm it! 👍
The same designing continued 5 to a greater extent than times... Grabbing a board to grade the adjacent line, setting the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation as well as sticking the record along the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation line.
Before starting with the vertical lines, pieces of double sided record were fastened to the the iv corners of the boards.
I used this double-sided record after reading some skillful reviews most it on amazon, but come across the banknote below on the post.
SETTING THE VERTICAL LINES
Once again, gaffers record was used hither on the vertical, since it was a actually long wall, I didn't cutting the record inwards two, those lines are chunkier than the horizontal ones.
After setting the initial line, the procedure was the same.... Grab a board to grade the adjacent line, railroad train the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation as well as stick the record along the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation line.
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| A petty slice of record at the rattling top was my grade to railroad train the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation line. |
Each board was pressed actually hard against the wall to railroad train it inwards place.
When it was too hard to come across the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation lines, I turned the lights off as well as whoa, much easier. ;)
And finally, the lastly board!
I didn't accept the numbers or letters yet. So, I called it a 24-hour interval as well as went home.
BIG TROUBLE
However, my immature lady called me similar an lx minutes subsequently to say me all those boards were FALLING OFF THE WALL!! She was thence embarrassed because her boss had arrived as well as they were in that location busy working on something of import as well as "those stupid boards kept on falling!". 😡
THE SOLUTION:
Well, Command strips to the rescue! I bought 2 of these value packs for this project, as well as if you lot job exclusively i board, i parcel mightiness live enough. I bought 2 because in that location were many other things I needed to hang on those walls without damaging them.
These ascendancy strips are the agency to go, they're similar Velcro. You lay together 2 strips, Velcro side together, pare off the newspaper on i side as well as stick it to the minor board... Repeat with equally many strips you lot desire to secure to that board.
I used iii strips on each board, I mean value it was a fleck overboard, because the boards don't weight to a greater extent than than a pound. At start I exclusively job two, but the boards were swinging a fleck when pressed to the wall. I didn't similar that displace since they're going to live used for writing. So, iii strips were secured on most of them.
UPDATE: Be certain to identify the 2 of iii Command strips in the same spot inwards every unmarried square. That agency is going to live slow to update the calendar each month. I idea that moving the sicker numbers was going to live easier, but nope. It was hard to pare off the numbers as well as then, making them await straight. The Command strips operate similar Velcro, pull-off the entire board as well as convey it to the novel seat for the next month.
The pack of hanging strips was the item that brought the cost of this projection a fleck higher, the cost for each box was $30 but straight off I saw it at exclusively $25.
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| Command™ Picture Hanging Strips, White, Pack Of 50 |
THE NUMBERS & DAYS OF THE WEEK
Once all the boards were re-attached with Command Strips, it was fourth dimension to add together the numbers as well as the days of the week.
I used my Silhouette Cameo to cutting the dark vinyl numbers as well as letters. However, this is some other stair you lot tin displace skip past times writing them downward with a marker. You tin displace also job stickers sold at the arts and crafts store.
IS information technology DRY-ERASE PROOF?
To laid about with, this entire panel board isn't a existent dry-erase board, but it industrial plant pretty well.
The next painting exhibit is a sample of writing on it with a dry out erase mark as well as erasing it.
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| Writing as well as erasing on a board without wax on it. |
But, inwards lodge to foreclose that gosthing, using a rag, I wiped the boards with wax to crate a smoother complete where the mark would live much easier to wipe off.
This is the marker as well as eraser set they're using:
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| EXPO Dry Erase Set |
It fills that large wall thence nicely as well as the divisions give it a petty fleck of texture.
I gotta say you... I LOVE this project!
And I'm thence happy to written report they haven't autumn off the wall whatsoever longer. :D Those Command strips rock!! 💓
Stay tuned for the other DIY projects done inwards this office, they worked actually overnice as well as hey, everything was done inwards a rattling tight budget as well as using supplies I had on hand.
Thanks for stopping by! And permit me know if you lot brand your rattling own. ;)
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