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Hanging Pegboard Divider Give your storage an industrial look. From "B. Original" episode DBOR-612

It’s storage. It’s art. It’s easy to build.

Pegboard doesn't have to hang on the wall, and it certainly doesn't have to stay in the garage. In this project, host Michele Beschen shows how to B. Original with a 3-D pegboard storage divider that hangs from the ceiling. The silver pegboard and metal accents give the piece an industrial look that goes great in a modern kitchen.

Once you've mastered this hip kitchen organizer, experiment with different shapes and make dividers for different rooms. It's a cool way to conquer clutter and liven up your décor. Scroll down to get started.

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Hanging Pegboard Divider

Materials:

2 pieces silver pegboard, 24" by 48" each
2 pieces 3/4" plywood, 11-7/8" square
hand drill
3/8" drill bit
straight edge
pencil
safety glasses
1" screws
3/8" threaded rod
(2) 3/8" washers
(5) 3/8" nuts
2 wrenches
table saw or circular saw
hacksaw
8 pieces of flat, punched metal, 11-7/8" by 1-3/8"
1/4" bolts, 3/4" long
1/4" wing nuts
3/8" turnbuckle, 10-1/2" long
screw hook

• Wearing safety glasses, use a table saw or circular saw to cut each piece of pegboard in half lengthwise. This yields four pieces of pegboard, each 12" wide.

  Safety Alert: Always wear safety glasses when using a power saw or drill.
  

  Figure A

• Use a 3/8" drill bit to drill a pilot hole in the center of each of the plywood squared. To find center, use a straight edge to draw a line from corner to corner in both directions; the lines intersect at the center (figure A). These pieces will form the bottom and the top of the divider.

• Place a piece of pegboard on edge on the work surface. Align one of the plywood squares against the unfinished side of the pegboard so that the edge of the plywood lines up with the third row of holes from the bottom of the pegboard.

• Drive screws through the holes in the pegboard into the edge of the plywood to attach the pegboard to the plywood (figure B). Attach the other piece of plywood to the other end of the pegboard, lining up the edge of the plywood with the third row of holes (figure C).
  

  Figure B

  Figure C

  
  

• Attach two more pieces of pegboard to the plywood in the same way, making a big, three-sided box (figure D). Line up the pieces of pegboard so they are flush with the inside of the pieces (figure E). If you use hinges on one of the pegboard pieces, it will be possible to open the structure later; Michele Beschen chose to simply use screws to lock the pegboard in place.
  

  Figure D

  Figure E

  
  

  Figure F

• Before attaching the fourth pegboard panel, run the threaded rod through the center holes in both pieces of plywood (figure F).

• Slide a washer onto one end of the rod, followed by two nuts. Michele Beschen uses two nuts on each end so that the divider can rotate without becoming unscrewed. Tighten the nuts in place with the two wrenches (figure G).

• Push the rod through the structure until the washer and nuts rest against the plywood (figure H).
  

  Figure G

  Figure H

  
  

  	Figure I
  	Figure J

• Install a washer and two nuts on the other end of the rod, bringing them down snugly against the plywood. Tighten with two wrenches.

• Install the fourth pegboard panel.

• Michele Beschen trimmed out her divider with flat, punched metal. This comes in 4' pieces, 1-3/8" wide. Use a hacksaw to cut pieces 11-7/8" long.

• Place the metal strips along the edge of the pegboard and attach with 1/4" bolts and wing nuts. The nuts can go on the inside or the outside, depending on the look desired (figure I).

• To hang the unit, remove the hook from the 3/8" turnbuckle. Thread a 3/8" about an inch onto the top end of the threaded rod , then screw on the turnbuckle (figure J). Tighten the turnbuckle and nut with two wrenches.

• Install a large hook in a ceiling joist or anchor to hang the divider. Add pegboard hooks, and fill it up!