September is one of those months that I get really motivated. September and January I end up doing Spring Cleaning, which I know doesn’t make any sense, but there it is. I recently made a few new message centers that I’m particularly proud of. They go along with my seasonal organization disorder.
This dark one has what I call a Forever calendar at the top. I’ve also heard them called perpetual calendar. The idea is, you write in the dates for each month with a dry erase marker. I left room around the edges so you have room to write other notes as well. I stenciled a calendar grid on canvas and hand painted the corners in grey and dark mustard colors. I installed it under glass in an old frame I picked up at an estate sale.
This organizer is pretty basic. It’s a calendar with IN and OUT file holders below. All the salvaged wood moldings are stained the same in a dark walnut finish.
The vintage books I used are big enough to hold standard size file folders. The color palette is different but I think it works.
The other two boards I built are being sold as a set. The thing is, I had a bunch of pieces that I wanted together and I thought it would be too wide, so I split the board up. This gives the owner the flexibility to either hang them side by side or vertically, or in two completely different places.
This first one has a large book that can hold file folders. Beneath it is a magnet board covered in a vintage fabric and sports two magnets made out of antique looking bottle caps. On either side of this are two clothespins attached to the board to hold invitations and reminders.
This message board has a dry erase board with vintage tablecloth fabric under the glass. There’s a tin for holding pens and pencils right where you need them. Under that is a small mail holder and a hanging frame.
Both boards are painted in high gloss white which is different for me, but I really like how it looks. All of these can be viewed in more detail at my Etsy Shop. Have a great holiday weekend.
Inventory used: latex paint, Stain & Seal
destashio 
Karen, the one with the perpetual calendar is your best message center yet. It’s an act of pure genius–thank the goddess that you have seasonal organization disorder because, like many brilliant artists, you do your best work when deep in the throes of your psychological malady. It just makes so much sense–my white board is full of scribbles of what to do on what date and is a goddess-forsaken mess. (Can you tell I’m feeling extra lesbian-ish today?) Congratulations on yet another brilliant design. You rock the house, girl!
I can make you one of those calendars. Just tell me what size.