I Embroidered My Pegboard Wall

We're combining organization and adorableness with today's project!

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[Hanaconda_Aquaponics]

My advice about the back wall:
Don't deliberately buy or make something to fill it. Save it for a time when you see something and want it and have to think of a place to put it.
The empty space is not distracting, but also not required.

[RoxanneRichardson]

Clultterbug helped me to realize that I'm not lazy about organization, but that I need specific types of organization systems that make sense for me, that I will then use (visual, and detailed). For me, if it's not on a shelf, on the wall, or in a drawer, it won't get put away (and I won't know where to find it). Anything that requires multiple steps in order to take it out or put it away is a waste of time (for me). I love the IKEA pegboard I recently bought for my sewing tools. It's made a huge difference!

[dorithegreat]

The background wall is a perfect place to hang one of your giant embroidery pieces when they're finished!

[ashleyflamion]

Former optical dispenser here, you should be able to take your glasses to an eyeglass place and they can adjust them for you. Most places do that for free. Sure, you can also adjust them yourself (as I saw another commenter suggest), but the pros do that all day every day and they already have their frame warmers set up, it'll take them seconds to do it. Just a PSA for any glasses wearing folks, adjustments and cleanings are usually free (and fast), repairs are usually pretty cheap (depending on the repair), and many places can do new prescription lenses in old frames (as long as the frames are in good condition). If you're having glasses problems, don't despair, your local eye doctors actually do want to help you!

[Laurpud]

Get a bunch of small rocks, paint them red with yellow specks, & scatter them under your strawberry plants. Supposedly the critters discover they're inedible & don't come back when the strawberries start growing

[idkwhatnamethisshouldbe]

As a Norwegian its really cool to see our traditional arts being appreaciated and used as an inspiration. The pegboards came out great and look very cute.

[arionrhod]

Love the pegboard wall! In my opinion, art or something on that back wall would be too much, but... how about a plant shelf? Some greenery wouldn't be too busy, especially if it was a couple of hook-hung plants!

[fluteykat]

My studio walls are covered in things that make me happy. I don’t want blank spaces; I need aesthetic chaos. I have some records, giant pegboards from Lowe’s with floral vines around them, some sashiko pieces, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Don’t be afraid to just put something there that makes your heart sing.

I saw a comment earlier about putting an embroidery wip there and I love it. Out of the way, so no accidents and we can get updates on how it’s going! 🎉

[amys]

Omg, your door installation description is me too! We just had to have our stairs repaired and it wasn’t until after they left that I noticed they didn’t even do a major part of the work. The stairs are repaired and usable, but not what we agreed (verbally only of course) was going to happen. I hate dealing with contractors and I hate myself when dealing with contractors.

[arjc]

Could you put an in-progress but not actively-being-worked-on embroidery project in the empty space? It would still read as an empty space due to not being finished, but it would be 1) thematic and 2) visually more appealing than just the blue wall.

[ChihirohashiS]

i would absolutely be emailing/calling the contractor that messed up the door in the first place. doors can be expensive, especially if you need to replace an otherwise brand new one! even if i wasn't going to have the same contractor redo the job, they should know they messed up so hopefully it doesn't happen to other people in the future (altho it's hard to expect people take responsibility for their actions lol)

[socalcruzer]

I am not hard of hearing and I actually usually have YouTube on in the background while working, but when I happen to accidentally have the captions on and poke in to see what is going on rather than just listening, your captions are a delight! "Fun music, like a turtle going on holiday." I love it!

[youarebymyside]

First of all, the fact that you managed to embroider on something that was not made for embroidery at ALL is awesome!
Second, I think if you want to, you could hand there some pictures or something that inspires/comforts you. Otherwise, I'm completely okay with a naked wall there since the room is already quite busy.
Thirdly, peg boards look awesome, but the important thing is that you USE them and they do not just sit unused and the items on them and collect dust instead. I have so much little needed clutter than I just can't put away because it's too much of a bother to get it in and out of my wooden drawer big piece.
Lastly, I would've called the guy that installed the door and tried to confront him maybe? Like, you paid for the guy's work, what the hell? I'm so sorry for that. The door knob is so CUTE!
Oh, and another thing: I will check milanote for sure. I need a good available board.

[RissaLikeLisa]

She would have loved one of my childhood bedrooms, one wall was blue, one was purple, one was green, and the 4th was sponge painted with all 3 colors lol

[alliraw]

Optician here- just take your glasses that don't fit to a local optometry place (even at Costco) at they can adjust your glasses for you.
Second of all- I vote for saving your space for a gorgeous embroidery piece that will eventually go there!!!

[justbrandie]

This makes me want to reorganize and beautify my crafting space (and entire house- lol).

[emilysmith]

I’m sure someone else has mentioned this but if you look at the inside of the arm of your glasses there will be numbers. Grab the numbers from the broken pair and use that as a gauge for buying your new pair. You can also bend the frames to make them fit you. Don’t be shy 😉.
Oh and for the back wall a nice plant on a macrame hanger would look lovely.
And i would make Matt ring the door hanger guy back and make him come back and redo the job. I say Matt because i know you would never do it 😂. Unfortunately both me and my husband hate confrontation and we have had many a ‘professional’ dupe us into their services only for them to do a DIY type job. I also have trust issues now but i am also lazy and don’t want to have to do everything myself. It’s a hard balance to find.

[cakegirlg]

My vote for the back wall is an embroidery project or something with some green like a whimsical painting of a big tree or a field of flowers. Embroidery idea: a huge one made with chonky yarn like on your pegboard but of leaves like ivy or other plants. I think the chonky texture would be fun & would tie in with your pegboard embroidery. Could also have a big photo of the bestest pupper 😊

[melimsah]

You can also get some cute key hooks to go up the wall next to it to hold longer items like rulers, so the pegboard real estate isn't taken up by long things that could just be right next to it.

[monikasturm]

I'm sure I've mentioned it before but again my husband is so anti wall holes I have to think out of the box for my peg wall. I mounted peg board to over the door hangers and hung my peg board on the closet doors. I also glued magnets to peg board and tie strapped metal to the sides of my desks. So now my cutting table has reachable peg boards and my workspaces have all the tools at hand, and no conflict with the hubs. 😊