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DIY Wire Grid Memo Board

DIY Wire Memo Board

April 27, 2016 - No Comments - 4 min read

When I first began planning the smallest bedroom/home office, I pinned a whole load of different images – many of which included a square wire memo board.

It was different from other memo board I had come across before, as it has a slightly more industrial vibe to it, yet it was also modern and quirky.

But where exactly could you find this wire memo board? Well, turns out a few various places online sell it (Not On the High Street is one of them) for a very hefty £50! A price far higher than I was prepared to pay.

So of course, I thought I’d have a go at making one instead! And I’m sharing the DIY with you too, so you can make your own as well.

How to Make a DIY Wire Memo Board

You Will Need:

DIY Wire Memo Board Spray Painting

Galvanised or uPVC?

You have two options when it comes to buying the mesh. You can buy it either in galvanised metal (slightly cheaper) or uPVC. Both are sold in most garden centres and are usually used in the garden, sometimes as support for climbing plants or sometimes for fencing.

The galvanised mesh will be much thinner and you won’t need to use a primer on it. You could even use it bare metal in its original form, for a more industrial look.

uPVC will need priming for the paint to adhere to it, but the thing I liked most about this option was that the wires are much thicker and it makes a much greater statement when put up onto the wall. So I’m using uPVC for mine.

Step 1 – Cut to Size

The size panel I picked up, was the perfect fit for the space I required, so I didn’t need to do this. But, if you’re looking for something more square or more rectangular, you will need to use some wire snips to cut your wire to size.  

Step 2 – Prime (if necessary)

If you’re going for the bare galvanised metal wire grid then you won’t need to do this, but uPVC is notoriously tricky for painting over. Luckily, Rustoleum has the perfect primer which is specifically for plastic and uPVC. I gave it a good spray on both sides (I don’t want that green seeping through!) and left it overnight to fully dry.

How to Prime uPVC mesh

Step 3 – Spray Paint

The paint I’m using a matt black all-surface spray paint. I didn’t want anything glossy and I felt black would contrast well against the light grey walls. But you can really go for any kind of colour you want!

Spray paint is ideal for this project as it ensures no gloopy paint in the corners and gives it a real perfected finish. This took a whole bottle of spray paint to ensure good coverage on both sides. Again, I left to dry overnight.

Spray Painting wire memo board

Step 4 – Fix to the Wall

Finally, to attach the wire mesh to the wall, I’m using some coach screws. These give a more decorative finish than regular screws, but you could also use mirror screws and other industrial fittings. DIY stores have plenty to choose from!

The coach screws are simply driven into the wall, one in each corner, to hold the DIY wire memo board in place.

How to fix wire memo board to wall

Step 5 – Hang!

The best and final part – hanging bits and bobs up! I’ve used a combination of document clips, binder clips and paper clips for this.

On my memo board, I’ve hung up a couple of little artwork pieces as well as some essential desk items such as my camera (I’m always losing it!), and some star fairy lights which I picked up from Lights4Fun. I think they add a bit of a softer touch and I’ve been waiting for the perfect place to locate these for a while.  

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The total cost of this DIY is less than £20 and I’m absolutely thrilled to bits with it. The primer from Rustoleum really hardens the uPVC ready for spray painting and I even tested to see how scratch-proof the paint was – it really did seem to be resilient!

I think this wire grid memo board will hopefully keep me a little bit more organised and I think it adds a bit of fun to the room.

I’m pretty chuffed with it! What do you think?

*Thank you to Rustoleum for providing the products for this DIY!

**This post also contains affiliate links.

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