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Work Week: Pinup

October 22nd, 2007

From Julie:

We’re big fans of the home office bulletin board. Why didn’t we think of this before: replacing our standard-issue plastic pushpins with these oak or walnut ones from the Container Store ($2.99 for a packages of 20 at containerstore.com)? Or these streamlined translucent ones—an art director’s dream—from Muji (£1.75 for a pack of 33 at muji.eu; soon to be available at the NYC store, opening in November).

If you are the DIY type, create your own notice board by stretching raw painter’s linen (available at art supply stores) over Homasote fiber board, made from recycled newsprint. Homasote comes in 4-by-8-foot sheets, is half an inch thick, and is surprisingly lightweight. Go to homasote.com to find a dealer. Martha Stewart offers detailed instructions for making your own notice board at marthastewart.com:

Or consider these three options from Pottery Barn. Below left: Large stone-colored linen pinup board (36 by 48 inches), $129. Center: Modular linen pinboard tiles, $25 per 20.5-by-14-inch tile. Right: Black wood–framed corkboard (36 by 48 inches); $149. Go to potterybarn.com.

We also like Staples’ no-nonsense commercial aluminum framed cork bulletin boards, which range in size from 1.5 by 2 feet to a 4-by-8-foot behometh; prices run from $24.99 to $239.99 for the big one; go to staples.com:

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