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​A Quick Custom Kitchen Whiteboard - August 2018

Approximate $ Saving: $15 - $30+

Do you always have problems finding where to place that whiteboard of tasks or messages? Grab some clear or white contact (less than $4 a roll from Bunnings, cheaper at Officeworks and Kmart during back-to-school sales)and find a cupboard/door/side of fridge that has nothing on it. Clean it well. Measure, cut and then stick your contact to the inside of the cupboard or door. Then go for your life with a white-board pen. Even pesky red will come off with a little methylated spirits on a tissue. When you have finished or it's looking shoddy, just pull the contact off and discard. As this is a low-stick contact, any residue glue will clean off with methylated spirits. I use clear contact on a beech cupboard, and another clear contact on a green door for my shopping/lunch lists and to do lists). When there is nothing on the 'whiteboard' - it looks just like the rest of the cupboards. The green door always has tasks on it!) I also use a Command easy-remove holder to hold the white-board marker vertical so it always works. Of a large wad of blue-tack - just keep the point down so the ink is in the tip.
Contributed by RK

Editor's note: When our children were smaller, they each had a "contact" whiteboard on the inside of their wardrobe door. I'd use it as their personal calendar for the week, writing down important dates, when homework was due, sports events and even family birthdays so they'd know what was coming up just for them. I also have a contact covered door on the spice cupboard where I jot recipes, meal plan ideas, stockpile needs etc. It's so handy, as I usually only remember these things when I'm in the kitchen - and my planner is usually some other place. Cath
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