Bob Vila Radio: Pegboard Versatility

Perforated hardboard, more commonly known as pegboard, has been a staple of workshops and retail stores for decades. The boards are amazingly strong given how thin they are, and they have dozens of uses around the home — they are not just for tool storage anymore.

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Pegboard Versatility
Pegboard Versatility



If you haven’t looked into pegboard lately, you’ll be amazed at how many different specialty hooks and accessories you can find to customize your board. In addition to simple metal hooks, you can find brackets for small shelves, rods for hanging laundry, hangers for a full set of screwdrivers, baskets for craft supplies, even padded hangers to hold guitars. Hooks and hangers now come in a wide variety of colors as well as shapes, so your pegboard display can be as vibrant as you’d like it to be.

It’s easy to customize a pegboard too. The easiest way to do that is to paint it, but you can also now buy specialized pegboard skins — paper covers in a variety of designs that are prepunched with holes that align with your board. With a bit of imagination you can create a display that’s not only functional, but beautiful as well.

Bob Vila Radio is a newly launched daily radio spot carried on more than 75 stations around the country (and growing). You can get your daily dose here, by listening to—or reading—Bob’s 60-second home improvement radio tip of the day.

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