Peg Board Spice Rack

HOW TO MAKE A DIY PEG BOARD SPICE RACK TO DISPLAY YOUR SPICES AND MEASURING SPOONS!

Welcome to month #3 of our Monthly Home Depot Gift Challenge! If you are new to this, each month 11 other bloggers and I have to create a gift for somebody with a chosen item from the Home Depot.

This month’s chosen item is a pegboard. My first thought for the pegboard was to make a tufted headboard. But that would’ve taken me too long. Just picking out the fabric for it probably would’ve taken me longer than a month.

MY PEG BOARD IDEA

A few weeks ago, I was visiting a friend who is in the process of moving to a new home, and we were putting together some decorating ideas for the place. Her new home has a cute little cottage vibe. The kitchen is very small, so I suggested using the kitchen walls for storing everyday items, such as spice jars. She mentioned that she had never owned a spice rack.

That was my light bulb moment. I decided to make her a pegboard spice rack.

After thinking about how to do this, I knew I wanted the pegboard to be framed. I also wanted it to be easy to hang up when completed. I found an existing frame that I wasn’t using. I forgot to take a before picture of it,  but it was the type where you can insert multiple pictures, just like the one shown below.

 

 

And it already had the hooks on the back for hanging. It doesn’t get easier than that!

cutting the pegboard

For those who don’t know, The Home Depot will cut wood items to your specified size at no extra charge. This is such a great service for people who don’t use power tools or don’t have the time.

I took the measurements of the frame and went to Home Depot. You have to buy a large sheet of pegboard, so  I had them cut a piece from it to my specifications.

I brought it home, removed the glass and cardboard from the existing frame, and replaced it with the pegboard. Simple!

attaching the spice jars and measuring spoons

I thought it would be cute to add some measuring spoons to the rack as well, so I started with those. I ordered some pegboard hooks from Amazon because I forgot to pick those up at Home Depot.

Next, I wanted to use some type of pegboard hooks to hold the spice jars. I knew exactly what jars I wanted to use, and was having trouble finding the right type of hooks. I needed something that would be large enough to hold the jars. So I ended up buying these spice jar holders. They have adhesive on the back and also come with two little screws to further secure it.

The spice jars I used are glass, and I loved them with the black lids.

spice jar labels

I also wanted to label the jars so my friend would know which spices I filled them with. I found these adorable little chalk board labels that fit the top of the jars perfectly. They also came with the chalk marker.

I have also used these labels in the past to put dates on items that I store in mason jars, such as sugar and flour. They’re great, because you can use regular chalk to date them and erase it once you refill. Additionally, I used them on my own kitchen wall spice rack.

I filled and labeled the jars.

And then just popped them into the holders.

Technically, our challenge this month states the gift recipient should be a family member, but my friend is like family to us. She was really happy with her little housewarming present. I still have two sheets of the pegboard left over. I’m thinking about adding to the collection for her kitchen. I thought it would be cute to add some hanging herb planters to one, similar to these.

galvanized metal/white/green

Be sure to check out what everyone else made out of their pegboards! Their creativity never disappoints! In case you missed the previous challenges,  the first month’s item was a copper T, and the second month was a wooden dowel.

What do you think of my little DIY peg board spice rack? Isn’t it cute??

 

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