I'm going to be setting up my preschool and my hubby is not wanting me to put a bunch of holes in the walls with poster etc. Does anyone have a creative (and cheap) alternative to a cork board. they are so brown and ugly, I don't really want that up on my wall.
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I use a lot of the 3M Command strips. I use that for things I want to stay for a long time. For things that are only going to be up for a week or so, I use the little sticky tabs that teachers use for bulletin boards.
My DH has a fit when I put any hole in the wall.
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We have 6x8 ft sheets of homasote on the walls. It is basically thick bulletin board type sheets that are paintable and function exactly as corkboard. My DH hung a couple sheets in the daycare main room. He didnt want tons of holes in the wall either. I will post a picture in the morning after I get to work so you can see what I mean.
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Originally posted by sharlan View PostI use a lot of the 3M Command strips. I use that for things I want to stay for a long time. For things that are only going to be up for a week or so, I use the little sticky tabs that teachers use for bulletin boards.
My DH has a fit when I put any hole in the wall.I love my job!
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Originally posted by Blackcat31 View PostWe have 6x8 ft sheets of homasote on the walls. It is basically thick bulletin board type sheets that are paintable and function exactly as corkboard. My DH hung a couple sheets in the daycare main room. He didnt want tons of holes in the wall either. I will post a picture in the morning after I get to work so you can see what I mean.
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Originally posted by Jenniferdawn View PostI'd love a picture of that blackcat. I just read about it. where do you find it?
The BEST thing about them is that if you have used a million and one tacks or staples in them you can just repaint them and start anew.
The ones in my kids' rooms at home, my DH framed with regular window like trim and now they look like giant store bought bulletin boards. I haven't gotten around to framing the ones I use at daycare yet but will eventually.
Here are a couple links to making a homasote bulletin board.
I noticed that in a few of the links the people covered theirs in fabric which would be a cool idea also.
Originally posted by Oneluckymom View PostDid you have to put holes in the wall to hang it or how did you hang it with putting in holes? Also how much is homasote to buy? I would love to use this also.
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This weekend, I'm going to paint my butler's pantry wall (long hallway) with a magnetic paint that you can buy at Lowe's or Home Depot. You paint on 3 thin coats of the magnetic paint, then paint whatever color you want over it. I'm going to paint over it with chalkboard paint.
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Originally posted by sharlan View PostThis weekend, I'm going to paint my butler's pantry wall (long hallway) with a magnetic paint that you can buy at Lowe's or Home Depot. You paint on 3 thin coats of the magnetic paint, then paint whatever color you want over it. I'm going to paint over it with chalkboard paint.
This was a few years ago so hopefully the product quality has improved. It is a super cool idea!! (We bought ours at Home Depot.)
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Originally posted by Blackcat31 View PostTotally cool stuff but the magnetic paint is not nearly as magnetic as I hoped it would be. and the chalk board paint we bought was really neat until we used it a few weeks and found nothing erased completely anymore.
This was a few years ago so hopefully the product quality has improved. It is a super cool idea!! (We bought ours at Home Depot.)
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