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September 17, 2008 12:39 PM Subscribe
Tricking out a 4' x 8' cork board in my office
I need your ideas, inspiration, toy suggestions, tools to make this large cork board functional, fun and attractive.
Before you say upholster it I would say that the sucker is bolted to the wall so me creating an all over upholstered look is out. This also means no circular saw to "shape" the board can happen either. It has a wooden edge as well.
I need your ideas, inspiration, toy suggestions, tools to make this large cork board functional, fun and attractive.
Before you say upholster it I would say that the sucker is bolted to the wall so me creating an all over upholstered look is out. This also means no circular saw to "shape" the board can happen either. It has a wooden edge as well.
I covered the bulletin boards in my office with fabric. You cut fabric (regular ole calico will do) to be about 1/2-inch wider on each side than the visible part of the cork. Then center the fabric on the board, and use a few pieces of double-sided tape to keep it in place. Then use an old credit card to shove the edges of the fabric under the frame. Looks so much nicer!
posted by radioamy at 1:56 PM on September 17, 2008
posted by radioamy at 1:56 PM on September 17, 2008
Raasterbate an unusual/funky image to cover the cork board surface. Preferably something clever so that memos stuck to the cork board become a part of the image (I.E. a snobby waiter holding up a empty tray, and you always stick memos "on" the tray, only that idea is super lame).
It would only work if your board is not entirely plastered with paper at all times. This would of course mean sticking thumbtacks in the background image, but you can always replace sections of the image as needed if you save the rasterbated file.
posted by Brodiggitty at 3:06 PM on September 17, 2008
It would only work if your board is not entirely plastered with paper at all times. This would of course mean sticking thumbtacks in the background image, but you can always replace sections of the image as needed if you save the rasterbated file.
posted by Brodiggitty at 3:06 PM on September 17, 2008
If you use last.fm, you can make a lastgraph. I had one up in my office for a long time. It looks cool and got lots of commets. The site seems to be down right now, hopefully it will be back soon, but you can see what the output looks like here.
posted by Who_Am_I at 9:59 AM on September 23, 2008
posted by Who_Am_I at 9:59 AM on September 23, 2008
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Then again, you may not be tricking out a cork board for that kind of office.
Glue guns are great for attaching pretty much anything to a cork board, though.
posted by corey flood at 12:47 PM on September 17, 2008