Busy Geemaw: Displaying My Grandkid's Artwork

I have a refrigerator that is not magnetic so there is no "kid's art" hanging on the refrigerator. I am not a fan of cork or magnetic boards, so I decided to make my own.

My Refrigerator is slid in a cabinet, so the side is a wood cabinet wall that goes from the floor to the top of the cabinet over the refrigerator. I needed to find a wood frame that would fit nicely on the side of the cabinet. Off to Hobby Lobby.

The future home of my grand kids artwork.

I found a black wood frame in the clearance section of Hobby Lobby. The frame did not have a back, or glass in it, which was exactly what I was looking for. It was an odd size, 20 1/2 by 47 1/2, and it would fit perfectly on the side of the refrigerator cabinet.

Next, I bought a roll of cork at Hobby Lobby that was about 1/2 inch thick. There was a small problem with this cork, it was soft, so it would not be sturdy enough to put in the frame alone without a backing.

Time for a trip to Lowes. After looking at thin pieces of solid wood boards, I decided to buy pegboard to put on the back. The peg board was less expensive and the holes will help with the length of the pins which are longer than the width of the cork. Being able to actually find the holes with the pin is a problem I have not yet solved, lol. The inside of the frame measured 17 1/4 by 47. I loved that Lowes cut the peg board for me to the dimensions I needed, and they did it for free. Thanks Lowes.

The peg board was cut to size and I used it to cut the cork.

I also bought a can of multi-purpose spray adhesive at Lowes, and now I have everything I need to start my project.

I unrolled the the cork onto a thick piece of cardboard, laid the pre-cut peg board on top of the cork, and then with a box cutter I cut the cork to the size of the peg board. I then used the spray adhesive on the pegboard and waited until it was tacky. I then laid the cut piece of cork onto the pegboard and applied pressure until the cork adhered to the board.

I put the corked peg board into the frame.

When the adhesive was dry I put the cork covered board in the frame like a picture. Using thin nails, I pounded them into the edges of the back of the frame to hold the board in place.

The nails hold the corked peg board in place.

Using Command Velcro hangers, I put them on the top corners, the center of the top, and on each side about half way down the frame. I had to use white hangers, so I used black paint and painted the side so you couldn't see the bright white between the black frame and dark brown wood cabinet.