When your job description has as many hyphens as mine (designer-maker-blogger-art director-photographer-etc.etc.) or if you’re just a creative person in general, chances are you’ve got a whole bunch of different projects going on. While I live by my online calendar, I still keep a notebook for daily to-do lists yet still with both the calendar and various notebooks, I was really missing my black board from my old, old home-office where I would have a list of projects that are ongoing and/or don’t have a formal deadline. The kinds of projects that aren’t super pressing but ones I still want to keep on my radar so when I do get a free moment, I can chip away at those long term goals. Since I am such a visual person, it really helps me to have those things listed out, big and all in one place, so I can take a quick glance and easily cherry pick my next task, keeping me super-efficient.

I was looking for a way to bring that idea back to my new studio and came up with this hanging giant to-do list. I love the paper roll because you can make the list really long or keep it short, and once you’ve crossed a bunch of the to-do’s off you can tear the sheet off and start fresh. I’ve decided it’s also just extra satisfying to cross things off of a giant to do-list, I don’t know why, it just is.

Get the full DIY after the jump…

Supplies Needed:
2′ copper pipe
1.25″ copper cabinet pull (mines from Schoolhouse Electric)
copper wrapping wire
rope
hanger bolt
drill
drywall anchor
paper roll Step:1 Thread the copper pipe through the paper roll and then thread approximately 4.5′ of rope through the pipe.

Step 2: Bring the ends of the rope together and make a loose loop at each end.

Step 3: Using the copper wire, wrap the rope tightly to create a loop just large enough to fit over the cabinet pull.

Step 4: Screw the machine screw side of the hanger bolt into the cabinet pull.

Step 5: Using the drill, drill out a pilot hole in the wall and then hammer in the anchor.

Step 6: Screw the cabinet pull with the hanger bolt into the anchor  by hand.

Step 7: Hang the two loops over the cabinet pull.

Step 8: Get busy. Write your to-do list and start checking things off because you’re done!

My favorite part of this project might be the hanger bolts which you can so easily use to make your favorite cabinet hardware into a hook. The possibilities are endless and a mini version of this would surely make a really cute toilet paper or paper towel holder. What do you think?

Sources: Cabinet Pull from Schoolhouse Electric // Paper roll from Ikea // Framed Print by Sarah Sherman Samuel //Desk Legs from Pretty Pegs // Vintage Brass Swivel Chair from Starburst Modern  // Rug is Vintage from Frances Loom // Paint color is Decorator’s White by Benjamin Moore.

To see more of the studio in the making check here. 

Images by Sarah Sherman Samuel