My First GIVEAWAY to Cover Up Ugly Phone Jacks

I've been working on our {office area} over the summer.  At our old house, we got rid of our phone land line because we had our cell phones.  This seems to be a rising trend.  When we moved, we never got a land line.  The problem is, you've got those ugly phone jacks to cover.  Brian was nice enough to send me his new product, the {Telephrame}, to try out.

I quickly discovered that in our new house, they must have come up with flat phone jacks!  Ryan helped me figure out how to attach it, because I knew it would still be useful.  He just unscrewed the top screw, and we hung the frame off of that.  In the old house, it would have worked perfectly on our big, bulky phone jack.  Directions are provided on how to hang it.  Whether you have a flat or bulky jack, this product allows you to make use of the space.

The nice thing about the {Telephrame} is that there are three options for using it.  It can be a frame for a photo, a dry-erase board, or a cork board.  Right now, I'm using it as a dry-erase board, but I like that I can change to the other options at any time.  With the dry erase board comes a marker to use.  Even better than that, Brian was smart enough to add a magnet to the marker.  Now we can't lose it!  I can also cut paper to fit in the frame and change the background at any time.

The best part is that Brian sent me two sets, so I get to giveaway one of the Telephrames!
To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment telling where you would most like to cover up your ugly phone jack.
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The giveaway is now closed.

 

Calendar Board with Wine Corks

In our {Office Nook}, I included our family calendar.  I happened to come across a Pottery Barn refill calendar at a {yard sale} for $2.  I love how their system looks, but I'm not willing to spend the money for it.  So, I improvised.

I made a frame for the top of it using wine corks.  This little detail gave it just enough to anchor and tie it in with our wine theme around the room.

There was a cardboard piece that came on the back of the calendar insert.  I hot glued the wine corks across the top of that.  I knew I wanted to be able to remove the calendar to fill it in, so I added velcro pieces to the cardboard as well. 

I then attached the backing to the wall with Command picture hangers (I'm really loving those things!).

If you let them set properly by following the directions on the package, if the cardboard pulls away from the wall, you can just push it back on and hear it "click" into place.
You will also notice that we draw a line down the middle of the days to split the calendar into two weeks instead of one. That was my husband's idea; he's learning!  When I'm really ambitious, I use colored pencils to code each person's events.
I use the bottom checklist area to {plan out our meals}.  The top checklists are also very helpful to jot down quick reminders.  There is also a {dry erase board} located next to the calendar for additional notes.

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Office Nook

One of my projects for this summer was to get our office nook under control. This is important, because our nook is right off of our kitchen's eating area. And with our open floor plan, it's visible from anywhere in the main part of the house.