Jewelry Storage Taken to a New Level

Last year I needed to get my jewelry, specifically my necklaces sorted and stored in an organized way. At the time I wanted to use ribbon to do a simple update on a standard cork board which I would hang my necklaces on. This is what the board looked like with a little ribbon added around the edge. Simple, effective and not very attractive but given that the board hangs behind the bedroom door and no one sees it I was fine with it.

Over the course of the year my necklace collection grew and I ran out for room on the board. After giving a little thought to what I could do, I came up with an idea to create a Jewelry Closet for my necklaces. Here is it.

This simple project doubled the storage space for my jewelry and allowed me to add some additional style to my bedroom décor.

Here’s what it took…

Two framed cork boards purchased from Wal-Mart

Paint–I used acrylic paint from Michael’s

Two Schlage Brass Plated hinges from Home Depot

A piece of fabric (measured to fit the face of the board)–I got this from Hancock Fabrics

1 decorative knob

Suede cording for the closure loop (from my stash)

And here’s How I Did it…

First I painted all edges of both boards in red to match the new color change I made in my bedroom for spring.

Next my sweet hubby attached the piano hinges on one side of each board to connect them. The cork surface of each board in facing in.

We then added a decorative red and white striped knob which I purchased from Hobby Lobby last year on clearance for $.50 cents. (p.s. they have tons of knobs that they just marked down to 66% off–check their sale section).