How to Use Skateboards to Decorate a Room

Skateboards can be used to decorate a room in many fun ways. Using skateboards to decorate a room is a great way to hold onto favorite skateboards after they have been replaced by newer models. Skateboards can also be used to decorate a room by those who like the look of skateboards and want to create a unique sports theme in a room. The skateboards can be used to decorate a bedroom, a playroom for teens or even a college dorm room.

Things You'll Need

• Skateboards with colorful art
• Recycled skateboards
• Socket wrench
• Spackle
• Putty knife
• Model paint to match skateboard
• Small paint brush
• Sturdy picture hanging hardware
• Strong wood glue

Instructions

1. Collect old, discarded skateboards. The skateboards could come from your own skateboarding days, friends, yard sales or the local thrift store. Create a theme by collecting skateboards of the same color, or skateboards with similar artwork when decorating a room with skateboards.

2. Remove the wheels from the bottom of the skateboard using a socket wrench. A half inch wrench should work. Clean the skateboard, front and back. Fix any cracks or chips with spackle. Re-touch any chipped or scraped artwork with the model paint.

3. Hang the skateboards on a wall as you would any other artwork. Create patterns with the skateboards by hanging them in pairs or hang one skateboard on each wall in a room when decorating with skateboards.

4. Attach four skateboards to a tall plastic or wooden trash basket using strong glue. Decorating an otherwise unattractive wastebasket with colorful and funky skateboards is one way to decorate a room with skateboards. You may like the design so much that the basket may be transformed into a higher purpose, including becoming a home for towels or magazines.

5. Revitalize any old coffee table by gluing the skateboards to the top of the table. The table will be the focal point and a conversation piece in your new home decor using skateboards.

Tips & Warnings

• Start looking at skateboards in a vertical direction to evaluate their decor potential.