DIY Christmas Card Display
This DIY Christmas Card Display is a great decor idea to help organize your Christmas Cards. Super easy to follow tutorial!
I recently realized that our current home has no mantel. This is a problem when it comes to Christmas so I’ve had to get a little creative with working around it. As a child my mother always ran ribbon down the french door leading to the front hallway to attach her Christmas Cards onto for a full display in the living room. We also don’t have a doorway to do this with because of the layout of the house. I decided I would need to make my own Christmas Card Display and in stroke of good fortune I had a shipment arrive on a wood pallet that was left for me to deal with. Oh happy days!
Don’t you just love when things work out like that?
I dismantled the pallet and broke it down to its slats. It hadn’t all come apart nicely but the imperfections certainly lend to the rustic look of it anyway. I picked out and arranged four boards with a fifth board set aside and cut in thirds.
I took the two smaller boards and screwed them securely to the top and bottom of the four boards. This is best done by using two screws per board along the smaller boards. I also lightly sanded the boards to prep for painting – I wanted to be careful to preserve the distressed look of the wood but make it a little bit easier to paint.
Next up is to paint. I knew I wanted something that reminded me of winter and Christmas but still quite neutral so that the cards would really pop and stand out. I selected Distant Star from OPULENCE lifestyle collection of the BEHR Marquee line in a flat sheen. I think Distant Star is just perfect, I would actually love a room painted in this crisp and clean looking colour. It reminds me of Grey Winter Skies. It’s a lovely cool grey-blue but the shade is different depending on the light of course. Sometimes it appears more grey and at others like a cool light blue.
I did one light coat of the Marquee to the bare wood and then an hour later hit it with a thick coat of it. That is all it took. The above is after the first light coat. The second really saturated the piece with colour nicely and evenly.
Next I carefully hot-glued some twine to the pack of the piece to help secure it in place and wrapped it around the top a few times. Mostly for aesthetics. Then I just wrapped the twine around the boards every which way. All that was left was to pull out some wood clothespins to finish my new Christmas Card Display!
I love that once the whole holiday season is over I can take this piece and re-purpose it in my office in place of a pin-board!
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Love this idea! It’s so unique!
I love this idea!! such an easy project, thanks for posting
I love the colour and the craft. Too bad I missed the giveaway but this is a brilliant idea for card display!!
I am definitely doing this..love it!!
I would choose at least one shade of gray and an accent color, possibly maroon.
Not sure exact shades yet as I have to match tiles, but would pick a warm beige for the bathroom and a nice cream for our bedroom.
I like the Marquee you chose.
any blue colour for my sons room
It’s a hard choice and I’m not sure, but I like a lot of the Odyssey colors.
Every room in my house needs painted so I don’t know yet lol say white
I would love a sand color
I would choose a creamy white colour.
I like Pebble Path!
I would love the Scribe, perfect neutral for my kitchen!
Different shades of blue for me
I would pick the Island Oasis. I think it would be perfect for my office. Thanks.
I love gray tones!
Can’t go wrong with neutral for any room, that I would opt for.
Eva Mitton-Urban
I love the Gray Timber Wolf!
i think i would pick wildflower honey
i’d pick somethin’ blue or neutral.
I’d pick the red my mind, dandelion wish, & aloha.
I would pick the Twilight Pearl (lavender) for my daughter’s bedroom.
I would pick a nice light brown for our livingroom/kitchen and then maybe some sort of white for our bathroom.
So many gorgeous colors I would let my daughter help me pick colors for redoing her room
I want a turquoise for my guest bathroom – maybe island dream? I would love a greyish-purple for my master bedroom. The Composer’s Magic looks beautiful online.
I would pick gray.
I would choose blue suede.
I might pick Hibiscus Petal
So many choices.. I would love to repaint my halls and staircase in a light tan colour. I also need to repaint my living room as my son have coloured all over it.. I think I would choose a mocha for that
I like the color Mocha Latte!
2 Gal white 1 Gal grey
I would love to win beige
I think that I would pick blue.
I would pick warm grays and white.
I would pick a warm goldish yellow for my bathroom, that would make it seem sunny.
I’d love to repaint all 3 of our bathrooms, so this would be perfect! I think I’d go with something like the Dreaming Blue, the Silver Hill, and maybe the Dusky Violet! They’re all so pretty!
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What a Neat Idea!!
I would pick blue
light brown, cream & white
maybe yellow tone or orange tone for my kitchen
I think that I would chose a medium to dark blue, a medium khaki green and a white/off-white(trim colour).
I think I would choose a gray or taupe shade.
I think I would chose grey & a darker blue
I would choose dark blues and teal blues.
i choose smokey tan
I’d choose white, I have to give the bedroom a facelift.
I would pick a nice light blue.
I would choose blue suede.
A brown or tan colour.
biege
I might choose the Gray Wool MQ6-4 color
Je choisirais un blanc, une teinte de beige et une teinte de gris très pale.
I’d like Lunar Tide for my daughter’s bedroom.
I would pick Flora Green for my kitchen and den!
I would pick one of the yellow tons a lighter shade.
Rob Shiels
We honestly have SO MUCH painting to do I’d need a few colors! a soft grey for sure.
I think I’d pick Silver City. It would look great in my living room!
A medium blue, and a softer green, my daughter wants to do her room i those colors, thanks.
I would choose a nice light gray for my basement.
Bright pink — my daughter’s favourite colour!
It looks easy and simple. But expect the colors to give it a wow.
Whisper White for my living room
I love this idea! I always hang my cards up above my blinds but it is nowhere new as pretty as your idea!
I really need to get some neutral colors, gray, beige and some off white is the three colors I would pick.
Okay, this is so cute and simple! I love the rustic but clean look of it!
I’d pick something from the Arts & Crafts Collection, not sure which one at this time. We’re restoring a bungalow and it would be great for that.
What a great idea. We have no where to put cards in our house so this would be such a cute idea for us.
This looks so Neat. You did a great job. Not sure what color I would go for.
What a great way to show off my holiday cards. This is a wonderful project. Thanks for sharing!
Okay, that is totally beautiful. I love displaying cards and love this idea. Thanks so much for sharing…
I’d like to do some painting in the bedrooms, and while my 5 year old would insist I pick pink, I really like a buttery yellow in bed rooms. It’s hard not to wake up on the right side of the bed when you have a nice colour in the room.
I would pick pink or purple
I would love some silvers, greys and blues.
I’d be looking at some shade of yellow.
I love this project. It is a fantastic way to display your cards. Thanks for the great giveaway as well!
Distant Star is really nice
Radiance MQ4-7, Shine Baby Shine MQ1-7
This looks great! The rustic, rough look has always been a big favorite of mine. I might just have to make this!
Great display! I love that color. Looks great
I woudl chose an orange,red,and tan colors.
This is too cute! The little ones would enjoy helping put this together and I’m sure they’d love having one in their bedrooms too to display their Christmas cards or crafts.
This is such a clever project. I need to start keeping my eyes open for things I can make decorations with.
I would pick Thai Ice Tea, Touch Of Class, and Stolen Kiss! The colors are just so beautiful!
I always love this kind of rustic look. This is a great DIY. Thanks!
This is so adorable. It is a great way to display cards. I will have to see what supplies i need to make one.
I would pick Teal Motif and Vintage Coral.
I would get 2 gallons of Atlantic Tulip and 1 gallon of Whisper White
I would pick black and some sort of brown or tan.
i like rejuvinate
I would pick Pageant Green.
I have no idea what I would choose but I think it would be something bright like orange, lime green and maybe a nice yellow
I LOVE the grays! I would pick distant star, Gotham gray, and gray wool .
I think Rejuvenate for my kitchen
That DIY Card Holder is SUCH a great idea! What a cute and fashionable way to display all of your holiday greetings!
My son needs his room painted and I would choose a light green or a khaki as he has a camouflage theme.
i would pick a blue and a mushroom color maybe
Behr has this one color I love. It’s called Light French Gray. I’m in the middle of spackling my living room and want to paint it that color followed by bright white trimmings. I also want to do my kids bedrooms more bold bright colors. Maybe a bright orange or nice purple (for my daughter). Either way, Behr paint is awesome. Great giveaway!
I would pick the Teal Motif, Vintage Coral, and a light gray .. to paint my oceanic bathroom!
I never know where to put cards and I want to display them – I love this idea. Gonna make this one!
I would probably choose the Silver City or Iron Gate colour for my living room
I think I would pick Mushroon or a soft caramel.
This is such a cute idea for displaying your cards. I love how easy it is to make. Looks great.
I would choose beige
I’m not sure which colors yest because there are so many pretty ones and practical ones like white that has a lot of uses,I like different shades of blue,yellow,violet,I could go on and on,I would have to ponder this question because color is an important decision for me.
Yellow!
I WANT A PURPLE ROOM!
I would choose white, gray and green.
This is totally my style! I love that you even made it yourself instead of using reclaimed fence. So talented!
I’d want a soft and neutral shade.
That is a super cute idea. I want to make one of those after seeing how awesome yours came out.
I like Park Avenue, would love to redo the bathroom in a grey tone!
I absolutely adore the colour you choose…. Distant Star. My sister in law has that colour in her living room and I love it.
I like the such melodrama color
I would pick grey, gold and brown 🙂
I would pick blue!
I am not really sure what color/colors I would choose. I want to paint my son’s room and our main bathroom.
I would like an orange color.
I’d pick Paradise Landscape for my living room
i like the Delicate Lace or something in the Blues line
I would pick a lime green and a hot pink.
I would most definitely want to pick Coral Confection, Ultra Pure White, or White Willow!
Probably Distant Star or something close to that colour.
oh, I’d need some advice on that but at least one colour would be a red colour. 🙂
I am a fan of the grays.
I’m a fan of teal-y shades. Maybe a pale robin’s egg blue!
I would pick orange and brown. I love the fall season to paint items for outside.
I would choose the plum rich and the craft juggler colors.
I love greys. So any version of it.
I would pick a soft grey and a nice tan.
Like the color Summer in the City…….Marquee Fundamentals..
I would choose white and blue.
I think I would choose some colors for my girls room. Maybe something in a light lavendar.
I think I would choose greys
I think maybe a blue or a green.
I would like to pick a nice pale green/sage color and a light baby blue.
I definitely think the Road Runner would be perfect in our living space.
I got lots of painting to do, could use some paint!
I like the REAL TEAL P470-7, BROOKVIEW M400-4 and CALIFORNIA CORAL M190-4
I like the “recycled glass” color.
I would pick a lovely blueish gray!
I love that the wood is imperfect. Such a great project!
I’d choose purple, green, and brown…we are just getting ready to paint our house
I’d pick a lilac color for our hallway, a bright sage green for the kitchen, and a chocolate brown for our bedroom!
I LOVE all the colors in the Opulence line!!!
I would pick ARMADILLO.
I would choose a neutral yellow to brighten up the den.
Great project – the pallets are so easily obtainable and there’s always the question of what to do with cards…at Christmas especially! Very do-able by anyone! Neutral background is a good choice for busy cards!
We are painting rooms in our house at the moment and have chosen a colour called Mushroom…I’m very pleased.
I would pick blue
I am dying to do our basement in Periwinkle P530-4
Blue its about time to redo the little guys room from a nursery to a big boy room
I love the Distant star colour. I need to paint so this would come in so handy. Thanks.
Those ideas are fantastic! I would choose a pastel yellow background with Pine tree Green for the lettering.
A couple of greys and an orange. I think.. 🙂
Free paint is good.
Yellow for me
I would pick blue
I love your brilliant idea for your Christmas cards! The pallet wood is perfect for this project and Distant Star is divine! I’m adding that color to my favorites list! xo
This looks awesome! Love the color and the distressed look of the pallet wood. Great solution for cards! (And it could really be displayed all year, which is a win in my book.)
Great color and very creative!
I would pick, 2 neutral colours and one bold colour. not sure of the shades quite yet