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Easy DIY Hexagon Cork Boards For Home Office

These easy DIY hexagon cork boards are so simple to make and they add a ton of style to your home office. They would even look cute hanging up in your cubicle at work.

It’s been a while since I talked about my marble and gold home office. Since the reveal, we’ve made a couple of changes in the room. Most notably, we moved my ScrapBox out to the dining room area by our home coffee station.

I’ve had a few readers ask about these cute little hexagon cork memo boards and then realized that I never got around to posting the full tutorial. Silly me!

This was just a quick and easy craft project that is perfect for someone looking for how to decorate a house with no money !

We added a little touch of gold craft paint and marble contact paper to make it fit in with the design of our room, but you could leave the hexagon cork boards blank or add a different color!

This hexagon cork board tutorial contains affiliate links, but nothing that I wouldn’t wholeheartedly recommend anyway! Read my full disclosure here.

Supplies for easy hexagon cork boards:

Hexagon printed and cut out of white copy paper placed on top of cork sheet and cutting pad with measurements before cutting cork to make DIY hexagon memo boards

Step 1. Print a hexagon shape.

I just used Canva to create a hexagon shape on a piece of paper and then printed it out. After cutting the hexagon out, I used it as my stencil.

Woman holding a marker and ruler tracing the hexagon shape on the cork board
Cork board with hexagon drawings on top of the cutting mat

Step 2. Trace hexagon shape on cork board.

Next, use your printed hexagon and trace the shape on the corkboard. I used a Sharpie and a clear acrylic ruler. I was able to get 4 hexagons on my 12” by 18” sheet of cork.

Woman holding a clear acrylic ruler and rotary cutter cutting the cork board into hexagon shapes for DIY hexagon cork boards
Cork board cut into hexagon shapes on top of the cutting mat with ruler and painter's tape beside it

Step 3. Cut hexagons.

Using the clear ruler again and a handy rotary tool, cut out the hexagons on a cutting mat.

This cutting mat and rotary cutter have been coming in handy lately! I’ve used them recently on the wallpaper dresser drawers, leather bookmarks, DIY leather keychain, and this leather sign.

Hexagon cork boards with painter's tape taped off the top to color block paint the cork
Woman holding a paint brush painting a hexagon cork board with gold acrylic paint while holding the other

Step 4. Tape off and paint cork boards.

I wanted to do some modern-looking color blocking on the hexagon cork boards because I thought that would fit right in with my marble & gold office.

Using painter’s tape, block off certain areas of the memo boards and start painting with a foam paint brush.

I was a little surprised with how much the cork really soaked up the paint, so I needed to do multiple layers and pretty heavy on the paint. Remove the tape when finished.

Woman holding and painting one hexagon cork board beside the two other hexagon cork board on top of the paper and cutting mat

Step 5. Tape off and paint 2nd color.

Once the 1st color paint is completely dry, add more tape to finish the color blocking in a 2nd color. I needed even more paint with the white color. I probably did about 3-4 coats.

Woman cutting a marble contact paper with rotary cutter and ruler and hexagon cork board beside it

Step 6. Add contact paper.

This part is totally optional, but I think the marble contact paper adds a fun little touch to these easy DIY hexagon cork boards! I had the marble contact paper left over from making this marble contact paper clock.

Trace the hexagon on the back of the contact paper with a Sharpie and then cut with your clear ruler and rotary tool. The contact paper will just peel and stick right onto the cork.

Note: Unlike the painted cork, the contact paper WILL show holes when you use a tack. 

DIY hexagon cork board with post-it hung on the wall

Step 7. Hang hexagon cork boards.

We used Velcro Command strips to hang the cork boards on the wall. Please tell me I’m not the only one completely obsessed with Command Strips. I love how they don’t damage the wall when removed.

Three DIY hexagon cork boards on the wall in office being used a small wall mounted memo boards

Aren’t these white and gold hexagon cork boards adorable? All you have to do is cut up some cork and paint it pretty to get this unique home office wall decor idea.

Aren't these white and gold hexagon cork boards adorable? All you have to do is cut up some cork and paint it pretty to get this unique home office wall decor idea.

Want to see more of our marble & gold home office??

What color would you paint your DIY hexagon cork boards?

Let me know in the comments below!!

How To Make Hexagon Cork Boards

How To Make Hexagon Cork Boards

Active Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour
Difficulty: Easy
Estimated Cost: $20

These easy DIY hexagon cork memo boards are so simple to make and they add a ton of style to your home office. They would even look cute hanging up in your cubicle at work.

Materials

Instructions

  1. Print hexagon shape and cut out.
  2. Trace hexagon shape on cork board.
  3. Cut hexagons.
  4. Tape off and paint memo boards.
  5. Tape off and paint 2nd color.
  6. Add contact paper.
  7. Hang hexagon cork boards.

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