Bulletin Board Face Lift

Our niece Mia is moving to Boston to attend Tufts University Dental school. Since she lives in the midwest and is flying to Boston, I volunteered to drive up for the day and bring some larger items she can't fit in a suit case.

One item she needed was a bulletin board. Since I planned on customizing a standard board I asked her for some inspiration.  She sent me a photo of this duvet cover she ordered for her bed...

Aside from the fact that she's really smart and adorable she also has impeccable taste--just look at this Jonathan Adler Duvet cover she ordered!  G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S.  

I came across this board at a tag sale for $3.00...

It looked very office-ish to me so I took it apart and started by painting the frame gold.

Although the board was already grey, the fabric looked like it came off the walls of an office cubical. I covered it with grey felt instead...

and added yellow ribbon to introduce the second color and add a feminine touch.

Gold thumbtacks were used where the ribbons intersect.

Simple and clean with a feminine touch--just like her duvet cover.

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French Country Cottage