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25 Brilliant Pegboard Ideas to Organize Every Room

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The Spruce / Jacob Fox

Pegboards contain grid-like patterns of small, evenly spaced holes for pegs to hold things. Though pegboards are common in retail stores, they are now readily found in homes hung or leaning on walls displaying photos, jewelry, or other accessories. They are also used in the garage to organize tools, in the craft room to keep supplies tidy, or in the kitchen to add extra storage space for cooking utensils. Learn tips and tricks on where to put a pegboard and how to use and style it in your home.

Tip

Paint a pegboard with a coat of primer, and then semi-gloss or gloss paint. After that, frame it with simple trim pieces or cut it to fit into a ready-made poster frame.

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    Home Office Pegboard Organization

    Large pegboard in an office.

    White House Black Shutters

    A large pegboard is a perfect solution to house pens, papers, and office supplies to keep your workspace tidy and organized. Add beautiful, bright tissue paper flowers (or another colorful accessory) for stylized flair.

    Tip

    If you're making a pegboard display using photos, artwork, or other creations, create an airy look by providing 3 inches of space between items. Count holes to evenly space things out.

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    Kitchen Pegboard DIY

    A black pegboard holding kitchen supplies.

    A Beautiful Mess

    Install a pegboard to hold kitchen gadgets and cookware so you can free up valuable counter or cabinet space in your small kitchen. Add small pieces of pegboard to the inside of your kitchen cabinets to hang measuring spoons and other accessories.

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    Kid's Pegboard Display

    A pegboard holding kids things.

    Aimee Weaver Designs

    When designing your kid's room, add a pegboard display to the wall above the desk to better organize homework, store toys, and hang art. As your child gets older and decor tastes change, the pegboard can easily display more mature preferences.

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    Workspace Pegboard

    A floor-to-ceiling pegboard behind a desk.

    Fabric Paper Glue

    Instead of shelves above your desk, add a floor-to-ceiling pegboard to your home office or craft room. Use it to hold small decorative shelves, storage baskets, hooks, and bins containing your office or craft supplies. Include mood-lifting decorations, like candles and colorful plants to help you stay on task.

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    Fun Pegboard Creation

    A pegboard with whimsical decor.

    A Spoonful of Sugar Designs

    Pegboards don’t only have to be utilitarian. You can style a pegboard to look like a piece of artwork. Use it to liven up a room by adding colorful decorations, inspirational quotes, and plushies. You can even use the display as a vision board.

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    Laundry Room Storage

    A pegboard organizing laundry bags and other laundry room supplies.

    Remodelaholic

    Cut and hang a large pegboard for your laundry room. A pegboard can help you organize your laundry supplies, like sorting bins and stain sticks. You can even hang your ironing board.

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    Garage Organizer

    A pegboard organizing sports equipment on a garage wall.

    Clean and Scentsible

    Garages get messy fast, especially with a family that loves sports equipment and toys. Pegboards provide an organizational solution to make your garage neat while keeping everything in its place.

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    Craft Room Storage

    Craft room organization with a pegboard.

    Honeybear Lane

    Serious crafters have lots of materials to keep straight—from spools of thread to paints and decorative paper. Keep it all organized and easy to access with an extra large pegboard, bins, and hooks.

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    Tool Storage

    A pegboard organizing tools.

    Woman In Real Life

    Pegboards are great organizational contraptions for almost any item, but they work especially well for organizing tools. Most tools, like screwdrivers and wrenches, already have holes in their handles, so they can easily hang on pegboard hooks. You can even arrange them by size and use, too.

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    Extra Kitchen Storage

    A pegboard holding kitchen supplies in a white kitchen.

    Inspired By Charm

    If your kitchen needs a makeover, consider adding a pegboard display to organize and store kitchen tools and gadgets. Add a shelf at the top to hold items, like vases and jars, that take up ample cabinet space. This will give your setup the same vibe as modern open cabinets.

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    DIY Pegboard Words

    A pegboard cut to spell "get it."

    Lovely Indeed

    Style a pegboard to display letters, and then arrange them to spell out your favorite inspirational word or saying. Hang it near your home office workspace for an uplifting reminder to get after your goals.

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    Open Pantry DIY

    An open pantry with a pegboard and shelves to organize.

    Decor Fix

    Open pantries are becoming more and more popular. They allow you to display your homemade canned goods like decorations, and provide easy access to ingredients while cooking. Use a pegboard to keep your food items easily accessible and tidy.

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    Pegboard Spice Rack

    A framed pegboard holding jars of spices.

    The Honeycomb Home

    If you find yourself fumbling through your pantry to find the perfect spice, it’s time to create a pegboard spice rack to keep containers organized and accessible. Pegboards to the rescue!

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    Bathroom Refresh

    A wooden pegboard above a bathtub holding plants.

    Most Lovely Things

    Make a DIY wooden pegboard for the bathroom. First, drill holes into a piece of wood. Then, insert pegs and hang shelves to display greenery in your bathroom, where these moisture-loving plants will thrive.

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    Pegboard Planter

    A pegboard holding three plants vertically.

    Brepurposed

    Houseplants not only look great, but they also improve air quality and boost moods. You can incorporate more plants into your home with a unique DIY pegboard planter.

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    Pegboard Mudroom System

    Entryway pegboard holding coupons and keys.

    Melanie Winters

    Mudrooms and entryways can get disastrously cluttered, but a pegboard creation offers a way to tame the mess. Hang hooks and baskets to use as a catch-all, holding keys, mail, and sunglasses.

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    Garden Tool Rack

    Wooden Peg Board

    Sirintra Pumsopa / Getty Images

    Organize a wall of your garden shed or potting bench and make it look as pretty as your garden. Stain and outfit the wall with cute pegboard accessories, and then add shelves to hold tools and small watering cans. Here, mini wire baskets keep everything neat and stylishly organized.

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    Accent Wall

    Accent wall peg board

    Happiness is Homemade

    This 12-foot-wide wall is entirely covered in pegboard for the ultimate organization and storage hack. Small spice racks hold craft paints, glues, and more. There's even a vintage soda crate attached to the pegboard to hold washi tape. This pegboard display is large enough to showcase projects in progress, as well as finished creations.

    Tip

    Make pegboard accessories out of items like PVC pipes slipped over a long hook, or binder clips to hold things up.

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    Bedroom Pegboard Headboard

    Pegboard headboard

    Sugar & Cloth

    No room for a traditional headboard? Measure a panel of pegboard as wide as your bed, paint it a favorite color, and then decorate it to suit your style. This headboard is made of four squares mounted with anchor drywall screws. You'll love the idea of pegboard in your bedroom so much that you'll probably want to line your closet with one, for an extra boost of storage.

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    Extra Bathroom Storage

    Skadis pegboard used for bathroom storage

    Ikea

    Who doesn't need more storage space in a bathroom? A pegboard with hanging shelves is the perfect idea for small bathrooms or spaces with pedestal sinks. House your haircare and beauty products in sleek plastic pegboard installations designed for use in humid spaces, like this one from Ikea.

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    Hallway Pegboard Helper

    Hallway pegboard

    Kreisdesign

    Use pieces of leftover pegboard and thin dowels to hang keys, hats, and umbrellas in your entryway. Dowels can be moved around to accommodate items and hold a lot more than a traditional rack. For inspiration, this birch plywood pegboard measures about 45 inches long by 10 inches high.

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    Jewelry Storage

    Earrings hang perfectly in pegboard holes, making this crafty item great for jewelry storage. Just cut your pegboard to size, paint it to suit your style, and then add a frame. Displaying your earrings in this way will help ensure you'll wear every last pair.

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    Pegboard Wall Mural

    You don't always need to hang items from a pegboard. Instead, use the inexpensive board to cover up an unsightly wall by transforming it into a mural. Here, pegboard wall art is used to liven up a classroom setting as a focal point.

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    Pegboard Skateboard Rack

    Sports enthusiasts will love using a pegboard display to showcase their favorite gear. A pegboard skateboard holder functions as both storage and art. Order a pegboard in a contrasting color (you can even customize it by adding your name), and then choose a skateboard with stylish graphics to give the decoration added flair.

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    Midcentury Pegboard Display

    The retro look of a pegboard fits nicely in a midcentury modern home. Use it in the living room, cut into geometrical shapes, to hang shelves and display vinyl records or other relics. Change up the look seasonally by rearranging the shelves and hooks to incorporate new items of interest.

FAQ
  • How can I make my pegboard look better?

    Make your pegboard look better by framing it, painting it, or using stylish pegboard hooks and accessories. Use the pegs to hold small shelves or decorative baskets as a way to jazz up a pegboard.

  • What can I use instead of a pegboard?

    MDF slatwalls (or slotwalls) are great alternatives to pegboards. Use a slatwall instead of a pegboard for a sleeker, streamlined look. Hooks and containers hang from horizontal grooves cut into slatwalls.

  • How do you make a pegboard display stand?

    You can buy pegboard accessory legs or brackets, or you can make them out of wood. You could also frame three pegboards and hinge them together to make a trifold display stand.

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