Small & Mighty: Erica Weiner’s Jewelry Display
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By hanging her jewelry amid ephemera like postcards and old-school packaging, Weiner gives visitors a strong sense of her aesthetics and adds some dimension to her showroom nook. -
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“We really didn’t want to have any plastic bins in this room. We’ve arranged all of our stuff alphabetically in old card catalogs—the finished jewelry gets filed, and when we add a new style, we just incorporate one of the drawers from the end. I don
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Written by Erica Cerulo, Photography by Lajos Geenen
Hide an unattractive particleboard wall with muslin and some jewelry.
Stats:
Erica Weiner Jewelry
Owner: Erica Weiner
Work: Vintage-inspired, knickknack-adorned accessories
Years in Residence: Two
Employees: Five
Square Footage: 450
Make It! Muslin-Covered Jewelry Display
Weiner used this method to hide an ugly particleboard wall left behind by an architecture firm. The contrast of the shiny metal and the dull fabric is so winning that it’s worth trying, no matter what your setup.
For a jewelry-making project from Erica, click here.
Skill Level
Easy
Active Time
Less than an hour
Cost
$
- 3x3-foot piece of unbleached muslin
- 2x2-foot piece of Homasote board
- 2 small screw eyes
- 24 inches of picture-hanging wire
- 1 nail
- T-pins, specimen pins, and/or map pins for jewelry display
Materials
- Staple gun
- ⅜-inch staple-gun staples
- Scissors
- Hammer
Tools
Stretch the muslin over the Homasote board and staple on the back, starting at the center and working out toward the corners. As you pull outward, add a staple every inch or so.
Trim any extra fabric in back.
Insert the screw eyes 8 inches from the top of the back side of the board and ¹/₂ inch from the sides of the board.
String the wire between the screw eyes, leaving it slack, and then twist the access wire around itself.
Hammer a nail into the wall where you want to display the board. Hang your piece from the wire, and start adorning it with jewelry using the T-pins.
