Future Project: Magnetic Station

My galley kitchen sticks out into part of my living area. The back of the hanging cabinets are pretty bland.   painted it to match the walls and everything just feels super boring. As you can see, I've been drawing on post it notes and sticking them up there, but it's not really helping.

I would love to cover them in sheet metal or cork board.  It would be a great place to tack notes, hang thoughts about school, or even put pictures up! It would make my small living space so much nicer. 

In my endevors to get cork or steel sheeting, I've learned that it is very expensive.  To cover the 2' x 9' expanse with either of the materials it will cost upwards of $80, which blows my mind. So the project got temporarily put on hold due to lack of funds. 

What I needed was some brainstorming.

I need a new way to make my magnetic dreams come true!! 

Then it hit me.  Thrift stores, Good Wills, and Salvation Armys always tend to have lots and lots of cookie sheets and interesting trays.  Maybe I'll start collecting them until I have enough to piece together a message center with interesting metal trays!! 

Sounds like a plan to me. More updates on this adventure as I begin my collecting.  Unless I find some super cheep cork or metal sheets before then.