It’s the second Wednesday of the month, so that means it’s time for the Monthly DIY Challenge! ::And the crowd goes wild:: You know the drill – each month some blogger friends and I team up to create different projects that revolve around the same product or theme. This month we’re all about the utilitarian favorite, PEGBOARD! 
All of the projects are conveniently linked up at the bottom of this post, but first I can’t wait to show you my Pegboard Creation Station for Kids! 
I chose to make my pegboard creation station in the garage, but you could really do this anywhere you have an empty wall! Let me show you what I started with – a beat up piece of wood attached to my garage wall and a piece of pegboard that was so old it was literally crumbling upon being touched! 
My garage was pretty nasty, and this eyesore was not doing anything for it. My kids LOVE playing outside, so that’s how I came up with the idea to transform this neglected wall space into something fun and useable! Since I couldn’t reuse the pegboard that was already installed, I purchased new pegboard and ATTACHED IT MYSELF! Yep, I found the proper screws, got out the electric drill, and put that baby up all by myself. I definitely high-fived my five-year-old daughter when I finished and shouted “GIRL POWER!” 
Since this is for my kids, I decided to go a little crazy with the paint colors. I taped off a design and got to work painting rainbow color stripes all over the pegboard. Then I patched some holes in the wood below the pegboard and lightly sanded to even out the surface somewhat. Then I painted that with chalkboard paint.
Once the pegboard paint dried, I removed the tape to reveal this fun pattern that my kids LOVE! I added some pegboard accessories and filled them up with some of my kids’ art supplies. My favorite feature of the entire pegboard is the diy banner paper roll that I made with pegboard hooks and a dowel!
Let me just say that the kids love this thing! 
They even share and play nicely while using it! 
Since the supplies are higher than they can reach (intentionally – I didn’t want them getting into the paint without supervision), I added a little hook to the side of the chalkboard where they can hang a bucket of supplies during use. Once finished, I can just pop the bucket back up onto the pegboard. 
Not gonna lie – I kind of love pulling into the garage and seeing all that pretty color now. My husband – not so much.
OK, well thanks for checking out my project! Now that you’ve seen what I did with pegboard, make sure to check out my friends’ projects, too! You’re going to love them!
Katie @ Little House of Four says
Oh my gosh, what an amazing idea! This would make the perfect addition to our garage to keep my kids occupied while I work on my own projects 🙂 I love that you kept the supplies up high, but added a hook for the supplies they are using, genius!
Bre says
Thank you, Katie! Oh gosh, yes – something like this would be perfect for you since you’re always working in your garage! I’m telling you that it’s been such a hit!
Seana Turner says
I love pegboard. It is just about the most affordable solution to organizing tools, works easily in an unfinished space, is paintable to match decor, and is cheap! I’m very impressed that you hung it yourself:)
Bre says
Hahaha thanks – I am impressed that I hung it myself as well! It was a total adrenaline rush once I realized I actually got it up there myself and it wasn’t going to fall down. Hahahaha!
Erica @ Dwell Beautiful says
This is seriously so fun and such a great way to make some space in the garage functional and adorable! Also, totally impressed you hung that by yourself – definitely worthy of a girl-power she-woman roar! 🙂
Bre says
Hahaha “she-woman roar” – I love it! The rainbow paint job is a little out of control, but my kids love it so it’s all good. 😉 My poor husband is like “what have you done?!?”
Breanna says
What an awesome little space for the kiddos! And I can’t believe how different that pegboard looks now!
Bre says
Thanks, Bre! Keep it in mind for about two years down the road! 🙂
Deedra says
That is a great idea. If I had some place to do that- I totally would.
Bre says
Hi, Deedra! Thank you! Yeah, I definitely didn’t have anywhere inside where I could do it. It was just pure luck that we had that yucky, unused wall in the garage! Too bad it can’t be used all year, but at least the kids will get some enjoyment out of it when the weather’s nice! Have a great weekend. 🙂
Kim~madeinaday says
Super cute idea to keep those ids busy! Thank you so much for sharing this pin on the P3 party Board! We loved it and it will be featured on the blog and my social media tomorrow! So look for a little traffic from me!
Best,
Kim
Bre says
Thank you, Kim!! 🙂 You are so sweet and I truly appreciate the feature!
Laura says
Hey Bre,
This project is so creative and fun. Thanks for sharing it! I especially love how you painted the pegboard with colored boxes. I wouldn’t have thought to do that in a million years, and it looks great! Now I’m thinking about what I have in my house that I can paint that way. . . 🙂
Laura
Bre says
Hi, Laura – thank you! Oh goodness. Trust me – if it weren’t in the garage and specifically for the kids, I never would have painted it that way. My husband would have flipped – ha!! But it is definitely a fun dose of color! Thanks so much for your sweet note – I appreciate it!