How to Make a Giant Pegboard for Your Craft Room ♥ Fleece Fun

While finishing up my Craft Closet, I thought it would be fun to show you how to make a Giant Pegboard for your craft room. It’s really easy – it looks good and when you opt to do it yourself, you can save a LOT of money. All you need are a tools and materials, and you can make a cute pegboard that is functional and fashionable.

YOU WILL NEED:

Hardboard Pegboard
6 Screws, drywall screws
12 Washers
12 Nuts
Paint/spray Paint
Pencil
Drill
Level
Pegboard Hooks

How to Make a Giant Pegboard for Your Craft Room

Step 1 – Plan the size of your Pegboard

Planning the size of your pegboard. This giant pegboard DIY is simple, smart, and way cheaper than buying a pre-made one. With just a few tools and a free step-by-step tutorial, you’ll have your washi tape, scissors, and supplies right where you need them—in style. Functional meets fabulous, and your wall’s about to thank you.

To save on money, I opted for a plain MDF pegboard that is really inexpensive. It’s worked great and only cost me about $10 at my local hardware store. I used the pegboard at the full size the sheet came in, which was about 24″ by 48″. But you can easily have it cut down to the size that you want at the hardware store before you leave, or use a bigger one!

Step 2 – Paint the Pegboard

The plain brown is not the look I wanted, so I opted to take mine outside and spray paint it a solid color I used Rust-Oleum’s Vintage Teal spray paint. However, this is where you can get creative with the look of your pegboard — make it a rainbow, use a stencil — make it fit your space.

Make sure to give it plenty of time at least (12-24 hours) to dry before hanging.

Step 3 – Prep for hanging your Giant pegboard

If your pegboard is extremely large, an extra pair of helping hands will be needed to figure out the placement of the board. Use a level to make sure it’s straight and make the sports you’re going to place your screws with a pencil.

Since this is a larger pegboard I opted to place screws in the corners and on either side half way down for extra support.

The key to making a good giant pegboard is the hardware you use to hang it.

For my pegboard, I used 6 1/4 inch screws that came with drywall inserts, so I could place the board where I wanted and didn’t have to worry about hitting studs.

Marking spot to drill. This giant pegboard DIY is simple, smart, and way cheaper than buying a pre-made one. With just a few tools and a free step-by-step tutorial, you’ll have your washi tape, scissors, and supplies right where you need them—in style. Functional meets fabulous, and your wall’s about to thank you.

I help up my pegboard and marked each spot where the screw would go.

I then drilled the spots.

Hammering in the drywall screws. This giant pegboard DIY is simple, smart, and way cheaper than buying a pre-made one. With just a few tools and a free step-by-step tutorial, you’ll have your washi tape, scissors, and supplies right where you need them—in style. Functional meets fabulous, and your wall’s about to thank you.

Gently hammer in the drywall screws.

quick Tip

It’s important to do all of these first as when you begin to put up the pegboard, you won’t be able to reach the spots.

Placing the screws, nuts, and washers into the hole.

Then place the screws, nuts, and washers into the hole you want. Place in this order: Screw through a washer, then place it in the giant pegboard.

Then place another washer and two nuts. The nuts are important to allow enough space behind the pegboard for the hooks to go in.

Screw into the spot you prepped in the wall.

Quick Tip

Don’t screw in one spot completely and then move onto the next one. I find it’s better to partially screw in all the screw and then tighten them all, as this gives you a little wiggle room if the placement of your screws is slightly off.