Regular readers know that I have a favorite place to look for bargains...our downstairs trash area! Our building has trash chutes on every floor and they feed into a separate room, but for boxes and other things that people can't put in the chute, there is an area (indoor) near the loading dock where people can put the things they don't want. I've found quite a few cool items over the last few years.
Here is one of the latest!
These two dry erase boards were laying by the dumpster. Someone just tossed them out, we guess no longer a need for them. Maybe they worked from home and are now back in the office? Ha! We'll never know I guess but hey, score! Each one is 16"x20" and have hangers on the back. As you can see above, they still had stuff written on them and it must have been that way for a while because it took a bit of rubbing with a wet microfiber cloth...
...but here they are, now cleaned off and ready to use. We didn't even realize at the time but one of them is a calendar board, where you write in the month and the days accordingly. The bottom even has a cork portion for pinning notes with a pushpin.
I like anything I can use to plan when it's time to do things in the yard, for example feed the fruit trees or prune something or add compost to the raised beds, etc. Plus the blank one will be great for jotting down notes about things we need to remember. I will hang them up in workshop and/or shed.
Once again, someone's trash becomes something we will put to use and save them from the landfill.
How Wonderful. Them boards are great to have around.
ReplyDeleteOne thing you can do is tie a string around a maker and secure it to the cork or the frame and that way you will always have marker at hand.
Cleaning the board:
Using rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer or baby oil on clean, soft cloth just until damp.
Gently rub away on the marker. Use your damp cloth to gently rub away the permanent marker stain.
Dry with a soft cloth. ...
Repeat if necessary until completely removed.
Never, ever use abrasive cleaners as that will damage the white finish.
To keep your whiteboard clean; always wipe it down after each use, and clean using a good quality all-purpose cleaner as listed above.
Enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend.
If you are going to hang them out in the shed, the Dry Erase Markers may dry out quickly due to the heat in the shed. :D
ReplyDeleteGreat find! We found a large dry erase board on a walking route once and dragged it home. This was like nine years ago. We still use it. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat find!
ReplyDeleteThat “trash” area just keeps on giving treasures!
ReplyDeleteNow, if you want, you can turn one of them boards and make into 2 useful boards, leave the upper half of the board as a dry eraser board and bottom section make into a chalkboard
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