Northwest #5: Designerdi's Necklace Nook

BEFORE

Tell us the tools and resources you used for the project:

1. I used one piece of wood, cut 1/8" smaller all around than the inside of the door. My friend Mike had a piece of laminate laying around in his garage so I used that. You could use any piece of wood or laminate that is sturdy and fits your space.

2. Black felt - because it shows off jewelry nicely

3. White hooks with a rubberized finish so that the jewelry has a soft landing spot

4. A staple gun to attach the fabric to the board

5. Heavy duty velcro, to attach the board to the inside of the door

6. Scissors to cut the fabric

7. Measuring tape to measure the fabric and velcro placement

TOOLS

Share step-by-step instructions for how you completed the project:
This project is so easy (I even had a glass of wine first!), and pretty self-explanatory. Even so, here are the instructions:

1. Measure the inside of the door that you are going to turn from wasted space to fabulous hanging space.

2. Cut your board to fit snugly into the space when covered with fabric - 1/8" less all around than the
size of the space

3. Cut your fabric to fit the board - 2" longer all around than the board

4. Lay your board on top of the wrong side of the fabric

5. Secure the fabric to the board all the way around with the staple gun

DURING

6. Flip your now-covered board over and screw in your hooks. You will want to measure the items you're hanging so that you place your hooks properly. I had some 18" necklaces I wanted to hang so I placed the hooks 20" apart from each other length-wise and 2 1/2" apart from each other width-wise

7. Flip your board back over and apply one side of the velcro

8. Go to your door and place the other side of the velcro in the same pattern - you want the pattern on
your board and the pattern on the door to match up.

9. Take your board and press it into the door.

10. Hang your items.

AFTER

This is one of those projects that hits me like a palm to the forehead "Doh!" What a perfect way to solve the problem of ever-twisted necklaces.

posted by quercus on January 28th 2008 at 8:11am
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I love this, I think I like it even more because I was just thinking of something similar for my jewelry...great work!

posted by Jess2nola on January 28th 2008 at 8:30am
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Looks great!

I did something similar that I posted on my blog...if someone wants something not quite as involved (as in, my way can take you 15 minutes...but won't be as tailored)

http://compassandcoffeespoons.typepad.com/compassandcoffeespoons/2008/01/a-cheap-easy-or.html

posted by Christine (the one in DC) on January 28th 2008 at 8:42am
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Brilliant.

posted by Lisa Hunter on January 28th 2008 at 9:45am
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great idea!

posted by SD913 on January 28th 2008 at 10:01am
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Great idea! How did you screw in the hooks? Did you need to drill holes first? Or did you just poke it through the felt, press hard, and screw by hand?

posted by peripatetic19 on January 28th 2008 at 10:28am
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Simply amazing! I'm going to make this for my wife's birthday which is coming up on Vali day. She will love it!!!

posted by designerkevi on January 29th 2008 at 5:13am
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This is great for keeping chains and necklaces straight! Also a quick way to accessorize an outfit. Your instructions are easy to follow. Good Work! janicehsv

posted by janicehsv on January 29th 2008 at 6:17am
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Thanks for the comments everyone! To peripatetic19 - to get the screws in, i hammered them a little first with the nail (to start the hole) and then screwed by hand. If you're strong, and depending on the kind of board you use, you could probably do it entirely by hand.

posted by desingerdi on January 29th 2008 at 1:28pm
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