miriam

Go to the garage storage section of a hardware store and you can find chrome peg board or plastic peg board. I use an old metal ironing board with all sorts of holders. The shower curtain hooks with big balls can hold things on an old holey ironing board. Magnets are nice. Some pegs work some not. My ironing board is spaced away from the wall at the top to hold rulers. There are different kinds of old metal ironing boards and each has its own advantages and different hooks will work.

I have also used wire shelves from Menards also from the garage storage section. We hung some on the wall and hung IKEA cups on the grids. Those grids cost some where around $4 or $5 each the cups were about $1 each. We used some kind of copper hangers to hold the grid on the wall. I slit clear hose tubing bits to put around the edges to keep it off the wall.

Baby bed springs hung on the wall. I hold things on with old metal shower curtain hooks, clothes pins, S hooks, anything that works. I love it. Magnets on the frame. The hose bits slipped around the edges of the frame can keep it from scratching up the walls.

Gear ties work nice for holding things anywhere. They are rubber coated wire twist ties. Those were found in the fastener section at Home Depot.

cashs_mom

It will hold up fine. I've had mine up for about 18 years in this house and it's doing great. My husband has pegboard over one wall of the garage and part of another wall. Even with our heat and humidity, it's doing great and has also been there for about 18 years. We did use the heavier pegboard with a frame made with 1 x 2's as I remember.

quilterpurpledog

Another reason for using the 1/4" thick pegboard is that it will not warp like the thinner version. It is just more sturdy and and useful. I think I have 1/4 " pegs and they hold a lot of stuff. I have peg board mounted on two sides of a narrow book case that I had stored my kids toys on and now I store fabric on. I really like it.

QuiltE

Good idea!!
... Just thinking ........ I bet golf tees would work instead of the doweling.

nannya54

Love my pegboard.... Hubby made it as a turning or rotating stand, four sides, and 6 feet tall. I can take it to craft fairs for displays but it mosting stands and rotates right next to my sewing table and holds all my templates, rulers, scissors, etc. No wall space taken up.

lawsonmugs

Wish we had some pictures of what you ladies are talking about. I use peg board too and I always am looking for new ideas.

callen

I LOVE my pegboard & it holds all my mid to smaller size accessories. It holds my embroidery hoops (except the extra large ones). It would hold them but they would take up so much room that I wouldn't have much room for anything else. Good investment, IMHO.

Phyllis nm

I used 2x2's for a frame, and cut a center slit in the 2x2's to slip the 1/4" peg boards in. I mounted mine long ways, and let the 7' 2x2's as legs to stand up behind my machines.

Then after this is built I laid them down on the patio face down. then I laid a 2nd peg board on top of the frame. Take 2 -1/4" dowels and stick them through both peg boards and slide the top PB up to get the dowels at an down angle. Remember this if the back of your free standing PB. Now secure it to the back. When you turn it over to the front side your dowels will be slanted up!

I went to Lowes and bought a bunch of dowel sticks and taped then in a bundle. Lowes charged me 50 cents a cut, to cut through the bundle. I cut mine every 6". This is so much cheaper than hooks. Just put your cut dowels through both PB's it will hold great, and they are strong. my pics will not loads, sorry

Sandra in Minnesota

Wow- I am learning a lot tonight about pegboard. Very interesting. I wanted to put up some, but then moved, and haven't gotten around to the project. Thanks for the info.