My pretty pinboard

This week I have been sharing with you how my cloakroom/laundry room is looking so far. From Monday I will be sharing with you how the room between the dining room and cloakroom/laundry room looks with before and after pics. Before I do I wanted to share with you how I made use of a dark little window that looked into the kitchen but brought no real extra light in as I am using it as a book shelf in the kitchen, as it has a really deep ledge on the kitchen side! I decided to make it into a pinboard, here's how...

Pretty pinboard
Tools and materials

• Cork tiles
• PVA glue
• Oilcloth, I used PVC Rose in taupe
• Metal ruler
• Craft knife

Pretty pinboard, How-to step by step

Before

Accurately measure the space for the cork tiles and carefully cut cork tiles using a metal ruler and craft knife so they fit into the space

Apply a thin layer of PVA glue to the back of the cork tiles and adhere to window, leave to dry

Using the window measurements for the cork tiles, carefully measure and cut out a piece of oil cloth. Apply a thin layer of PVA glue to the front of the cork tiles and adhere oilcloth to cork tiles, leave to dry

I pinned a soap dish to the pinboard, to keep extra pins in.

For instructions on how to make your own pretty thumbtacks, see here.

For instructions on how to make your own pretty bird key hooks, see here.

Have a sweet day!