DIY Room Décor: Color-Blocked Bulletin Board by Courtney Cerruti

Beginner | 6 min

Taught by Courtney Cerruti

Learn how to turn a basic cork panel into a colorful, decorative bulletin board in a snap. Courtney Cerruti shows you how to paint a color-blocked design on cork and add a colorful rope hanger. She then shows you how to spruce up your pushpins by attaching colorful pompoms and paper flowers with hot glue. Hang your finished corkboard in your kitchen or bedroom – it’s perfect for displaying your favorite photos and inspirational imagery.

Learn how to:

Use artist tape to create color-blocked painted sections on your bulletin board
Create decorative pushpins
Add cording to hang your bulletin board

What you’ll get:

Step-by-step expert instruction from Courtney Cerruti on DIY room decor
A quick video lesson you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supplies list and downloadable PDF included
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students

Chapters

Bulletin Board DIY
Color blocking a bulletin board06:56

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Corkboard panel or bulletin board (with or without a frame)
Acrylic craft paint (Courtney uses FolkArt paint in Metallic Gold)
Artist tape
Hot glue gun
Scissors
1 yard ribbon or cording to hang bulletin board
Foam brush
Small embellishments for attaching to pushpins (Courtney uses pompoms and pre-cut paper flower shapes)
Thumbtacks