When I first saw these cork mats wandering through my local Lowe’s, I immediately thought they’d work well as a grouping of bulletin boards for over my desk, but then, scrolling through Pinterest I came across a few of those belt/mirror things like these and from there came up with the idea of making versatile wall pockets that can be used in any room of the house…
From the entrance into the home, to the kitchen or yes, above the desk use a little wall pocket to store frequently used (and frequently lost) items, like your sunglasses, keys and overdue bills…
Here’s how to make them:
What you need:
Round cork mats in various sizes
Leather scrap pieces big enough to use for pocket(these were found at my local fabric shop)
Small upholstery tacks
1/2″ wide Leather strips
Hot glue and a hot glue gun
What you do:
1. Cut the leather pieces 1/2″ smaller than the cork mat you will use
2. Cut the ‘top’ of the circle to create ‘pocket’ shape.
3. Put hot-glue around the round perimeter of the leather piece and carefully glue it the cork mat on all sides but the top
4. Add upholstery where desired to accent the leather and to reinforce corners
5. Once dry, hold corner tack down with one thumb and carefully stretch the leather to give it some room for the ‘stuff.’
6. Glue the leather strip to the perimeter of the cork, making sure the ends of the leather strips are glues together neatly at the bottom of the cork board.
7. Tie a knot in the top of the leather strip to create a loop to hang the cork mat from.
8. Hang your wall pockets in a cluster or by itself.
9. Revel in the cuteness!
Creative direction, photography and styling by Justina Blakeney, crafting by Natalie Gluck for The Jungalow. This post was created in partnership with Lowe’s. Check out or Pinterest board Justina’s Creative Home for more fun DIY ideas!
Jennifer Pebbles says
11 September 2014 at 3:46 pmI LOVE THESE!! Going to make one for my daughters room asap!! :D
Dinah says
15 September 2014 at 7:43 amThese are absolutely adorable!! I love them!
Abbey says
16 September 2014 at 10:27 amLoving the look on these and the functionality. Do you think vinyl/faux leather would work?
Justina Blakeney says
07 October 2014 at 10:18 pmYes! I’m pretty sure a vinyl would totally work!
Ana says
17 September 2014 at 11:22 amI’m just in love with this DIY! I have pinned it and I hope I will find time to make it. :)
Heather says
18 September 2014 at 6:40 pmThis is awesome! I bought a few too many cork trivets from Ikea and I have left over leather from another pinterest project!! I’m totally doing this!!!! This might even be perfect for the bathroom!
Thanks!!!!
Barbara E Campbell says
12 April 2018 at 1:01 pmThank you for mentioning the need for this creative design in the bathroom. A large one to hold the blow drier and curling irons, Combs and brushes. I definitely will use upholstery tacks to reinforce the glue since the items are heavy. I appreciate your thinking. O:) Barbara
Amelia Rudolph says
07 October 2014 at 4:19 amVery wonderful DIY. Thanks for this wonderful idea. now, my cork boards has a place for recycling. My wife was about to throw all the cork boars. I will surprise her.
Carla says
09 October 2014 at 3:56 pmThis is the best idea I have seen in a while. Thanks! I can’t wait to get the materials.
Jillian Wetherell says
28 October 2015 at 12:11 amHi Justina,
Big fan of your blog! I’ve been wanting to do this project for a while, but I having trouble finding leather remnants to use. I live in LA too so I wanted to know if you could recommend a store? Thanks!
Justina Blakeney says
01 November 2015 at 10:46 pmthey often have remnants at Micheal Levine Downtown. good luck!!
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03 May 2017 at 6:51 amI’m just in love with this DIY! I have pinned it and I hope I will find time to make it. :)
ArabDecor says
24 March 2018 at 7:03 amGreat an simple idea
I want to try something like that
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