Hobby Lobby Has The Best Affordable Hack For A DIY Magnet Board

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Love making your own fridge magnets? Perhaps you have a collection of cute magnetic photo frames sitting in a drawer. Short of ripping your refrigerator door off its hinges, there aren't that many ways to display them in your living room or bedroom — especially if you want something as stylish as it is practical. Hobby Lobby's Arched Metal Décor provides a nifty solution. The object stands 26 inches tall, spans 18 inches, and sports a cathedral-style arch. It's about the size of a large piece of framed art, so it checks the big-enough box. With a little simple embellishment, it will become the freestanding magnet board you've been looking for.

As is from the store, this sheet of metal is as plain as an unadorned refrigerator door. However, you're going to embellish your soon-to-be magnet holder with some Aniboo Black Floral Peel and Stick Wallpaper — or any other kind of vinyl wallpaper that's to your liking. An Art3d Smoothing Tool Kit for applying peel-and-stick wallpaper is useful for this project, too. Additionally, since you'll trim the wallpaper to fit around the arch, add a pair of scissors to your supply list. If you don't want the stand that's on the back of this décor, you'll need some heavy-duty wire cutters. Get some Command 10-Pound XL Heavyweight Hooks if you plan to hang your magnet board on the wall.

If you want something renter-friendly, keep the stand on the magnet board so you can prop it up on a dresser or table. Use your wire cutters to cleanly snip off the stand for a wall-mountable board. Roll the peel-and-stick wallpaper out on a flat work surface and lay the metal décor on the printed side. Trace around the whole thing, adding a border of about an inch. Cut the shape from the paper, carefully following your traced lines. Remove the backing from the wallpaper and stick it onto the Hobby Lobby board. Make cuts perpendicular to the metal edge in the overhang to create flaps, then fold them over and secure them onto the back of the board.

Add the Command hooks to the back of the board. Once the glue on the wallpaper and hooks has had time to cure, the board is ready to decorate with your magnets and magnetic photo frames. Want to take this idea a step further? You can use any kind of paper, not just self-adhesive wallpaper. You'll just need some craft glue to stick it to the metal. Or take inspiration from this simple and stylish refrigerator DIY to upgrade your family's productivity: Add some self-adhesive custom-cut cork board to the bottom of the board. You can also DIY your own pinboard using a painter's canvas and some drop cloth. Hang notes using cute thumbtacks and attach a Sanpaint Magnetic Mesh Pencil Holder.