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    How to make a DIY Industrial Style Message Center

    Published: Jan 27, 2016 · Modified: Oct 12, 2018 by Lois · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    How to make a DIY Industrial Message Center for under $50 to help you organize your home!

    DIY Industrial Style Message Center from Walking on Sunshine.

    DIY Industrial Message Center

    A few weeks ago, my husband and I went on a search to find the perfect message center. What we found were expensive so, we put together our own DIY Industrial Message Center for under $50. I love what we created!

    It's the perfect industrial style message center and it makes for an easy DIY project that you can put together in an afternoon.

    Make sure you check out the Shop with Me list below to easily purchase what we used for this project.

    I'm almost embarrassed to show you what our "message center" and mounted key rack looked like a few weeks ago.  It's been this way for about 11 years and desperately needed a change.  They key rack was way too small and the ribbon bulletin board was crowded, over-stuffed and very outdated.

    How to Make a DIY Industrial Message Center

    This post contains affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but I earn a commission when you shop through them.  For more information, click here.

    After a little shopping, this is what we put together.
    Bulletin board will be turned into a DIY Industrial Style Message Center from Walking on Sunshine.

    We purchased a large bulletin board  that had a beautiful black frame. After some distressing, it looked perfect.

    Sanding down the frame for our DIY Industrial Style Message Center from Walking on Sunshine.

    We looked around and saw some pretty great key mounted brackets, but hubby decided to make one on his own. He purchased a 2-½ inch by ½ inch plank and spray painted it black and then distressed it also with sandpaper. Then he found THESE great hooks and added them to the plank.

    Measuring where to put the hooks for the DIY Industrial Style Message Center from Walking on Sunshine.

    Drilling holes with his electric screwdriver.
    Screwing in the hooks for the DIY Industrial Style Message Center from Walking on Sunshine.

    The hooks look GREAT.
    Hooks for keys in place for DIY Industrial Style Message Center from Walking on Sunshine.
    Now, to hang it...yes, use a level so everything is even and straight.

    Using a level to make sure the DIY Industrial Style Message Center from Walking on Sunshine hangs straight.

    Don't forget to find the studs first before drilling. Hubby really likes THIS electronic stud finder. Takes the guess work out of finding the studs.

    Finding the studs to hang the DIY Industrial Style Message Center from Walking on Sunshine.

    Our new key rack is perfect and I love that I finally have a place to hang the grocery list!

    Close up of the DIY Industrial Style Message Center from Walking on Sunshine with the key holder.

    DIY Industrial Message Center for under $50 to help you organize your home!

     

    This post contains affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but I earn a commission when you shop through them.  For more information, click here.

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    1. Edye Nicole says

      August 26, 2016 at 12:41 am

      What an awesome idea! I've never head a message board before, but I need to make one 🙂

      Blessings,
      Edye | http://gracefulcoffee.wordpress.com

      Reply
    2. Kate Auclair says

      August 24, 2016 at 1:58 pm

      This is great! It looks amazing and something that would work well for me also! Thanks for the inspiration!
      Pinned and tweeted!
      Thanks for joining us for the Wake Up Wednesday link party!
      We hope to see you next week!
      Kate

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    3. MomHomeGuide.com says

      August 22, 2016 at 3:59 am

      I love your new message center! Thanks for sharing your project at Motivation Monday on Mom Home Guide!

      Reply
    4. S Marie says

      February 02, 2016 at 12:09 am

      This turned out great! Fits beautifully and I'm in love with that key rack your hubs made. Looks like a trip to the hardware store is in my near future. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!

      Reply

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