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iPad stand | easy Thrift Store Decor project

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I’ve seen a lot of my blogger friends make an iPad stand. I’ve wanted to make one for a long, long time.  Have you been looking for an easy way to make your own iPad stand for your kitchen? I was talking to Jamie about it, and she came up with the best idea of how to actually make the iPad stand sit on the counter without falling over. Actually she was talking about using a picture frame for the iPad stand…. but that made it become a light bulb moment for me.

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Let’s take a look at this easy iPad stand project.

 

cutting boardsI bought two cutting boards for a dollar each last may in Bowling Green at Grandma’s Attic. I thought using one of them for this month’s Thrift Store Décor project was a no-brainer.

 

iPad stand materials

What you’ll need to make this easy iPad stand for your kitchen.

apply vinyl

Jamie recommended that I do a negative stencil with the word yum, staining over the vinyl, allowing the letters to be the original light colored wood.

yum vinyl

I applied the vinyl word yum.

stained cutting board iPad standI used a rag to apply the stain to the cutting board and the tile holder.

oops the stain bledoops! The stain bled under the contact paper stencil.

attach tile holder and poly

I used my staple gun to attach the tile holder (from the back). Then I used the chip brush to apply the poly to seal everything.

allow poly to dryI hung the cutting board from the handle to allow the poly to dry.

What makes this iPad stand different than any other?

The Easel

plan bOn to Plan B—I’ll be putting the back (easel) over the word yum. I used Gorilla Construction Adhesive with my caulk gun.

iPad stand picture frame easel gorilla adhesiveIsn’t it genius? It’s so simple, it’s brilliant actually! No hinges involved. As I mentioned above, when I told Jamie that I was doing this project, she mentioned using a picture frame, then there was some brainstorming happening, and somehow it was decided that the back easel of a picture frame would be perfect to support the new tablet stand.

iPad stand easel

monogram for iPad standI did a monogram on my Silhouette Portrait. As always I used my hem guide to help with the placement of the vinyl.

iPad stand kitchen tablet cookbook holder

If you do a lot of cooking or baking a tablet stand like this is great for displaying recipes.

Find this great tollhouse cupcakes recipe at Create and Babble

the easiest iPad stand or tablet holder ever MyRepurposedLife.com

Or it can be used for browsing your favorite sites, or watching a movie while you work in the kitchen.

This was a very fun project to do. Be sure to check out the other Thrift Store Décor projects from my friends below.

thrift store decor bloggers

Bliss Ranch

Our Southern Home

DebbieDoos

My Repurposed Life

Domestically Speaking

Redhead Can Decorate

Petticoat Junktion

Setting For Four

What have you made over from the thrift store lately?  Do tell!

gail

sharing this project at Sharon’s Be Inspired

If you love thrift store makeovers, you may want to check out these projects:

 

Repurposed Washboard Memo Holder

$2 Thrift Store Table Makeover

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ABOUT GAIL WILSON - A teacher at heart, Gail Wilson relishes the chance not to show off her projects, but to help others find their inner handywoman, step-by-step. Her blog, MyRepurposedLife.com, chronicles her scrap-saving adventures and has been featured on countless DIY magazines and websites, including Women’s Day, Design*Sponge and Apartment Therapy. She is a longtime influencer for both Homeright and Gorrilla Glue. With a tribe of more than 450,000 followers, Gail is inspiring a new generation of DIYers to pick up some tools and get to work.

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  1. I just recently made one and just used it yesterday! I had been wanting to make ome big enough for my Kindle and cell phone at the same time (I like to jam while I cook). I bought something from Restore for $1 that was just perfect. I think it was one of those roll out shelves that is used for your cutting board. I also used a hinge that I didn’t use for something else and a piece of scrap wood for the stand. I absolutely love it! It works great for reading off my recipes and it’s also large enough for a recipe book. But on this, the pic frame backing is genius! Wish I saw this sooner. I probably would have done the same thing.

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    • I love that you made your iPad stand customized to how you needed it Tania! That’s what DIY is all about. Thanks for thinking the picture frame easel is genius, I thought so too! I haven’t seen anything else like it before. It’s so difficult to come up with something “new”.

      gail

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    • My neighbor really loved it when she saw it, so I told her “since you cook more than I do, you’re welcome to it” So I suppose I’ll have to make another one for me. Have fun hunting for the perfect supplies to make your own.

      gail

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  10. Hi Gail,
    OK this is one of those projects that makes you smack yourself on the forehead and say, ” Why didn’t I think of that?” 😉 Genious!

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