DIY Corkboard Wall

One of the main features of my new home office is my corkboard wall. I have received alot of great feedback on it and requests for a tutorial. So, today is the day where I share all the details behind what went into making this feature wall.

So let's get straight into the tutorial! You'll want to read everything from beginning to end before you start.

Supplies Needed:

1. Corkboard Roll 
2. Spray Adhesive
3. Finishing Nails
4. Tape Measure
5. Scissors 
6. Leveler
7. Hammer
8. White Cardboard Paper
9. Books

Tutorial

1. Measure the portion of the wall that you intend to cover with corkboard. You'll need to buy enough of the corkboard roll to cover this area. I ended up using 2 1/2 rolls. 

2. Unroll the corkboard roll and use books to flatten the corkboard. 

2. Spray the spray adhesive onto the corkboard, To help the adhesive to stick better, spray it and allow it to sit for about minute.

3. Adhere the cardboard sheets to the corkboard. Smooth out any air bubbles as you are applying the cardboard. Use books to add weight to the cardboard to help it stick to the corkboard. Allow this to sit for about 30 minutes

4. Cut off the excess corkboard that is not covered by cardboard. 

5. Once you have all pieces you can begin to afix them to the wall. I used finishing nails to hang my pieces on the wall. You will need an extra pair of hands for this as the corkboard is pretty floppy.

6. Hang all you pieces up until you have your wall covered. 

Things to know:

• I purchased my corkboard roll from Hobby Lobby. It is VERY flimsy and easily tears. You'll want to be very careful when unrolling. This is the reason I adhered the cardboard onto the corkboard. It helps with the tearing.
• Secondly, I started from the bottom and went up. Totally wrong way to do that! You want to start from the top of your wall and work your way down. 
• Measure, Measure, Measure. What's the saying..."Measure twice, cut once" It's very important to do this. I ran into an issue where one section of the corkboard was too long. I have to use a box cutter to try and trim it down to the right size. It was not easy or pretty.
• Lastly, I used ALOT of finishing nails on this. I would say I spaced them out every 3 inches. The corkboard tends to pop up so you want to make sure you have enough to hold it all to the wall.

Now the last thing for you to do is to decorate your corkwall. Do this according to your style and taste! I have to say, I absolutely love the way it turned out! 

Will you be giving this project a try. Let me know in the comments you thoughts and feedback! 

PROJECT: #1ROOM30DAYS REVEAL: HOME OFFICE MAKEOVER

We have come to the end of PROJECT: #1Room30days! I must say, I never thought I could get a room finished in 30 days. I worked with some amazing ladies who I challenged to take on the same task, and they did an awesome job!

Over the last 30 days I completely transformed my space! I was fortunate enough to have my post included in a great round-up of Home Offices by Shutterfly.com! Check out that post: HERE

You can catch up on everything I have done over the last 30 days by checking out my post:

KICKOFF

WEEK 1

WEEK 2

WEEK 3

WEEK 4

This space went from being my daughter's bedroom to my junk room. You know the room where you just throw stuff in and then close the door and  pretend it's clean...yeah that kind of room. Here is what the room look like in March:

this is embarrassing ya'll, but it's the truth. and the truth will set me free! 

My plans for this space was to have it as my girl cave, my get away room and most importantly, my home office to focus on all things BBGD. I think I was able to accomplish that. I wanted something super feminine with a mix of glam and comfort. 

This room is broken up into two sides, the relaxing side and work side. The relaxing side is off to the left.

This cozy little couch is from World Market. I picked this up about 3 years ago. The arms lay down so it turns into a twin sized bed. I knew from the beginning that I wanted a gallery wall. I picked up these prints and frames from Hobby Lobby. I love how it all came together. The colors are beautiful and the prints have special meaning to me.

If you follow me on Instagram, you will remember I asked for advice on how to handle this bar cart. After weighing all my option I ended up leaving it as it. It's a black brown color but I actually like how it looks in the space. This little cart is from IKEA and was found in the As-Is section.

I turned my old junk basket into a basket for my little plant. I'm all about re-purposing and saving coins so this was a great way to cut back on spending.

The right side of my room is for work. I created this corkboard wall here and I absolutely love it!

One thing I didn't want to do was spend alot of money. In order to do that I thrifted alot of my office items. The shelves hanging up and this basket for my plant was actually a thrift find from my good friend Erin. Also, most of my desk supplies are from the thrift store and were either left as is, like these paper holders or updated with gold spray paint (like my wastebasket and penholder).

This file cabinet was also a thrift find that I spray painted white. It really comes in handy for all the paperwork and books that can pile up.

I want to keep my desk clean, one thing I hate most is a cluttered desk. I won't even leave my desk at work for the day without cleaning it and I'm constantly cleaning it throughout the day. I want that same clutter free desk that I have at work to be in my home office. I have only a few things on my desk and everything else is in a box or in my file cabinet.

So what do you think of my finished space?? I have to tell you, I love it!

Now, below you can check out some of the participants progress! I'm telling these ladies put in some work!

An InLinkz Link-up


You can also check out the participants progress on Instagram by searching hashtag: #1Room30Days. If you are interested in joining in for JUNE or AUGUST you can register HERE.

PROJECT: #1Room30Days Week 4: Home Office Makeover

I can't believe we have come to the end of week 4 for PROJECT: #1Room30Days. This week was crazy busy and I spent alot of time painting and spray painting.  For this post I want to show you before and after of the things I finished this week. 

First, here is the wall opposite of the door. If you remember from before, this was my daughter's bedroom so it was a pink wall. 

Afterwards, the wall is fully painted in this beautiful color, Raindrop White by Glidden.

Next, was my $12.00 Goodwill lamp. I love this lamp because it is so massive! I spray painted it using Rustoleum's Champagne Pink for the base, Champagne for the bottom and white spray paint for the shade. 

Next up was my old file cabinet. I found this at Goodwill for $8.00 and I knew I wanted to give it a makeover.

I opted for all white, because I want the room to be super bright. I love the how everything is coming together! 

I am really in love with how everything is coming together, and this Wednesday I will be sharing the final complete space! In the meantime, catch up on all my post for this project, PREWEEK, WEEK 1, WEEK 2, WEEK 3. 

You can also so more behind the scenes detail on my Instagram: @alayadonetta and search the hashtag #1Room30Days to see all the participants progress. 

Until Wednesday!

PROJECT: #1Room30Days Week 3: Home Office Makeover

We have come to the end of week 3 for PROJECT: #1Room30days. Most of this week was spent putting up my corkboard wall. If you remember from my Inspiration post, I was in love with the idea of a corkboard wall. This thing was not easy to get up! I'll share a tutorial on this soon! 

I also did alot of spray painting this week. I found these letters at Hobby Lobby that was brown and spray painted them white. I also spray painted these shelves I found at Goodwill for $4. They were originally a royal blue.

I still have MORE spray painting to do, I want to make this lamp gold with a white shade, and spray paint my file cabinet and paper holder. I found all of these items at Goodwill.

If you noticed from last week, I originally planned for this area to be a two persons desk. The more I thought about it, I realized that, this was suppose to be my little castle. So babygirl will have to use the desk in her room instead of sharing one with me. She of course, was not too happy about this, but hey, us as mommies have to have our own space to unwind and relax.

That wraps it up for this week. Check out my past post HERE.

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram: @alayadonetta and check out the other participants progress by search the hashtag #1Room30Days.

Until next week!

PROJECT: #1Room30Days Week 2: Home Office Makeover

Well Friends we have come to the end of week 2 for PROJECT: #1Room30Days! This week was all about painting! Painting always seems fun until you get started... at least that's how it is for me. This room use to belong to my daughter hence the wall treatment. That, of course, couldn't stay so we set about getting it painted.

As always, my little helper was on deck. Doesn't she look adorable in her little glasses?! She got them about a month ago and she is so excited about them!

...and it was complete. I painted the room Raindrop White by Glidden. I love the color, it has a blue/light gray tint. It's very calming in the room. Also, it's a nice soft white that isn't too harsh.

I have alot of work to do on this side of the room! I plan on painting this file cabinet, creating a corkboard wall and adding shelves. Of course, there will be decor too!

The other side of the room is already painted the same color and you can see that view HERE.

Catch up on all things PROJECT: #1Room30Days.. KICKOFF and WEEK 1.

If you aren't already, follow me on Instagram: @alayadonetta, for day to day details and search the #1Room30Days Hashtag to see all the participants progress!

Do you want to join the next PROJECT starting in June? You can sign up HERE!

Until next week!

Jazmine Irene Studio: Beautiful Prints for Your Home

As you may know I have been working on decorating my home office space. I created a gallery wall and have made progress that you can read about HERE and HERE.

One thing I have been incorporating into my space is beautiful prints. I love having words of affirmation around the house to keep my mind positive. When I'm feeling down and out I love to read these messages.

I received the most gorgeous handmade prints from Jazmine Irene Studio!

Jazmine Irene studio is a small design studio, offering a fabulous collection of faith based, inspirational and motivating stationary. Real gold foil prints - note cards - note pads - personalized gifts - & much, much more to come. 

I absolutely love these prints! The pictures are of great quality. I love how the gold foil pops on the background.

What I love most about her Jazmine Irene Studio's Etsy shop is that not only can you receive the prints that she has available, but you can also receive custom prints. The quotes I received were custom done. It's so great have the quotes that mean most to you come to life through beautiful artwork.

**** Special for my readers: Receive 20% off your purchase by using discount code BBGD20****

For more information and ordering check out Jazmine Irene Studio on Etsy, Facebook, and Instagram!

This post was sponsored by Jazmine Irene Studios. No financial compensation was received, however I did receive prints to review. All opinions are my own

PROJECT: #1Room30Days Week 1: Home Office Makeover

We have come to the end of week one of PROJECT: 1 Room 30 Days. This week we focused on decluttering, cleaning and taking inventory around the house. I was able to get a lot of that done this week and also I was able to find a desk for my space. Although we are focusing on certain tasks every week, we of course and working on other things in the room too!

If you remember from my last post, I wanted an area that could be used by two people. So here is some progress I made through the week.

I purchased the Linnmon Desk and Adlis legs from IKEA for about $60.00. I was looking for a low cost option for this space since I can't say I will be in here a lot. I think I'll make bigger investment for the bedroom that is soon to come.  I had my little helper on deck to help out with putting the desk together so it took no time at all.

Remaining plans for this area is to paint the file cabinet that I found at Goodwill for about $7.00 - I want it to serve as drawers for the desk so I will need to build something under it to heighten it a bit-paint the walls and add some shelving. I also plan on incorporating the corkboard wall I post in my last post as well.

I do have the other side of the room mostly completeed and you can check that out HERE.

Check out some of the other participants progress as well:

Angela East - Dining Room

Live Pretty on a Penny - Home Office

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Carli - Master Bedroom

Whitney J Decor - Kitchen

The Home I Create - Boys Bedroom

Mona Lisaa Styles - Living Room

Design it Vintage - Teen Daughter Bedroom

These talented ladies have some big plans in the works!

For my non-bloggers you can catch all the action on Instagram: Search hashtag #1Room30days

Thanks for reading and more details to come on my next weekly recap!