When it comes to upcycling and repurposing, you don’t usually think of pegboards as a go-to item. That being said, with a little creativity and problem solving, peg boards can actually be extremely useful. We scoured the Internet for some of their best uses.
Pegboards are commonly used in the garage for organization and storage, but they don’t have to stay there. There are about a million ways for people to use pegboards around the house. Some will keep homes neat and tidy, and others are just for fun! This slideshow contains 35 of the best uses.
They’re guaranteed to make organization, cleanliness and fun times much, much easier! Do you know of any other great uses for pegboards? If so, let us know in the comments!
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Kitchen Tool Storage
Use a pegboard to keep your kitchen tools nice and organized. Hang your teaspoons/tablespoons, measuring cups, spatulas, and more. This is especially useful if you have a small kitchen or lack space.
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Inspired by Charm
Pots, Pans, Pegboard
From your strainer and grater all the way to your pans, this pegboard can store everything.
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Tool Organizer
Rather than use shelves in your workspace, use a pegboard and hooks to store your practical equipment.
Pegboard Inside Cabinets
Hang a pegboard inside a cabinet door for smaller items and valuables. Or, you can hang your spoons, spatulas, and other kitchen tools here.
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Gardening Tool Storage
If you have a hobby like gardening, then use a pegboard to store all your tools and accessories in one place. This can be hung up anywhere in the house.
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Jewelry Storage
Keep jewelry on display, even when you’re not wearing it!
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Spools
If you are an avid sewer, then you probably have numerous spools of different colors. Keep them orderly and organized by color with a pegboard. Now, finding the color you want will be super easy.
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A Funky Headboard
If you want an atypical headboard, then use your creativity with a pegboard and some string. The result will be unique and special to you.
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Design My Heart Out
Cleaning Suppy Organizer
You’ll actually want to clean when you see how nicely displayed your supplies are!
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A Beautiful Mess
A Friendly Coat Rack
It doesn’t need to say hello necessarily, but using a pegboard to store your going out essentials will make getting ready to leave much smoother.
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Beci Orpin
Dish Storage Made Easy
Dishes, plates and bowls won’t rattle around with this pegboard design.
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Better Homes and Gardens
Homework Supplies Rack
Children will have no excuse for putting off homework if their supplies are stored on this rack.
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Make It & Love It
Closet Organizer
Are you tired of stuff being strewn across the floor of your closet? Put pegboards on the walls, and you’ll never have that problem again.
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Martha Stewart
Nursary Storage
Diapers rarely appear appealing. But when they’re hung up on this pegboard, they look great!
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White and Gold Design
Sport Gear Space
As most sport gear is only used now and then, it has a habit of getting lost and cluttered. Not with this pegboard design.
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Real Simple
Art Canvas
Let your inner Jackson Pollock run free and use a pegboard as an unconventional surface for your work.
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A Mini Gallery Space
Sticking with art, the pegboard can be a really cool surface to hang all your artworks upon.
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The Design Files
The Base for a Table Runner
Pegboards allow you to create more impressive table centerpieces than ever before.
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Sarah Park Events
Kitchen Backsplash
The pegboard will do two jobs in one here. It’s a handy backsplash for your sink, and it will allow for more kitchen storage space.
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DIY Network/Susan Teare
Display Your Gems
Do you believe in the healing power of crystals, or just like to look at pretty rocks? If so, then a pegboard can be the perfect way to store them
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Lay Baby Lay
Home Gym Storage
If you’re lucky enough to have a few exercise machines at home, then you should have a place to store the stuff you need for working out. And there’s no better item to use than a pegboard!
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Melissa George/Polished Habitat
Shelf Base
Some people hang shelves with piping. Others make floating shelves. But a pegboard looks really cool for shelf storage.
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Kreisdesign
Vertical Desk Organizer
Do you wish that your desk was less cluttered? Then putting a pegboard behind it can really help.
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Design Sponge
Key Holder
Like wallets, keys have a nasty habit of losing themselves. That doesn’t have to be the case if you place a small peboard somewhere where it’s handy to keep the keys.
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Mad in Crafts
Portable Caddy
If you’ve got stuff you always need to move about a large area, such as gardening tools, then it can be a great idea to make a portable caddy for it, and build the walls with peg boards. You can trundle this around and keep your items organized.
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Mom 4 Real
Drawer Divider
Not only will it make your drawer more organized, you can hang small items on the sides!
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Boots and Totty
Pegboard Leaves
Sometimes, you don’t have the space to attach enough pegboard to store all your tools… or do you? You can create a swinging pegboard leaves object to stack all your tools in a small space without them getting messy.
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Makezine
Picture frame
Pegboards look surprisingly beautiful when they frame an artwork!
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His & Hers
Flower Vase
Who new that the humble pegboard could become a really unique looking flower vase!
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100 Layer Cake
Lampshade
If you’ve got an interestingly shaped light, then a pegboard can look really cool sat in front of it!
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Miss Kris
Seating Chart
If you’re organizing a wedding or event that requires specific seating, then you know that it can be difficult to visualize the seating. But with a pegboard, you can create a mini layout for the big day.
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Chronicle Books
The Coolest Outdoor Toy Ever
This might just be the cheapest way to keep kids entertained! Just give them some items and challenge them to make the water flow in an interesting way.
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Things to Share and Remember
Room Divider
A custom room divider can be made from many materials. But a pagboard can really allow you to make the most use out of that new object!
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Home Edit
Door
While this pegboard is used as the door to a bedside table, really it can be a door to anything. As long as it isn’t a door to something where privacy is key, like a bathroom, a pegboard door will look so unique!
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Bathroom Storage
Pegboards also look really cool in the bathroom. They can fit towels, shampoos and anything you need!
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Clearly, pegboards must be one of the most versatile things ever created. They look great and are useful in every room of the house!
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