Printer friendly format - Can't-ignore Office Calendar

By Jessica Thuston

Can't-ignore Office Calendar

This wall-sized bulletin board and calendar keeps you up to date.

Associate designer Erynn Hedrick helped Jessica create the overscale calendar. One this prominent makes it easy to remember birthdays, appointments, etc.

photography: Robbie Caponetto

1. First, apply a layer of cork to the bare wall with linoleum paste, and then cover the cork with raffia wallpaper. Textured paper is key—it hides holes left from pushpins.

2. begin your grid with eight lengths of grosgrain ribbon placed vertically, securing each end with a nailhead pushpin. The dimensions of your wall will determine the size of your calendar. Remember to allow for the month and days at the top. Space the columns evenly; we used a standard 8 1/2- by 11-inch piece of paper as a guide.

photography: Robbie Caponetto

Create six rows for your grid with seven lengths of additional grosgrain ribbon, securing intersection points with nailhead pushpins. Again, we used the 8 1/2- by 11-inch piece of paper to keep the blocks uniform.

photography: Robbie Caponetto

3. Adhere labels with self-fastening strips to simplify adjusting the calendar each month. Download printable large numbers, days of the week, and months below to label your calendar. We suggest printing them on heavy ivory cardstock.)

Done!
Now it’s time to fill up the calendar—the large blocks make it easy to post notes for multiple appointments or reminders and also pin up party invitations. We used the blank wall space on one side for photos and on the other, empty picture frames designated for "notes to write" and "gifts to buy."

• Days template in printable pdf format
• Months template in printable pdf format

Find it Fast
Bulletin Board Roll Cork, available in 36- and 48-inch widths
$1.90–$2.45 per square foot, from Manton Industrial Cork Products, Inc.
800/663-1921 or mantoncork.com