Why pegboards are beyond just utility now

The pegboard, that one panel gathering dust in hardware stores, has somehow infiltrated the homes of people who considered "garage organisation" a phrase meant for two words that should never occupy the same sentence.

They are in kitchens holding cutlery, in home offices organising supplies while looking nothing like an office, in craft rooms, creating Instagram-worthy backdrops. In entryways, corralling keys, bags, and the chaos of modern life. Slowly but surely, pegboards have become inseparable from organising.

A pegboard is an organisational panel made of wood, hardboard or metal, designed with evenly spaced holes that hold pegs, hooks, shelves, or containers. Originally used in workshops to store tools, pegboards are now widely used in homes, offices, classrooms, and children's spaces. Their modular design allows users to easily customise layouts, rearranging accessories as their needs change.

The modern apartment dweller faces a particular dilemma about how to organise a life that is constantly evolving without committing to permanent fixtures and that also ages well. Pegboards come to the rescue. While other organisational systems were expensive and complicated, requiring professional installation and architectural degrees to understand, pegboards stayed simple, affordable, and quietly became exactly what modern life needed.

Several Bangladeshi brands have sprouted that specialise in different types of pegboards. Some of our suggestions are BDtronics, Pegboard BD, and InDecorBD. These can be your go-to for your next organisational spree. The price of pegboards goes from Tk690 to Tk7,500, depending on the material and size.

Rakib, manager at PegBoard BD, said, "It is the functionality of the board that makes it popular." According to him, the most regular customers are the ones who work with lasers.

The aesthetics

Today's pegboards come in more varieties than you would expect. Traditional hardboard for the budget-conscious, sleek metal for industrial loft aesthetics, colourful plastic for the bold, elegant wood for brownstone sophistication.

Each material brings its own personality to the wall. InDecorBD has something for everyone. "There has been a growing demand for pegboards over the last few years. The choice differs according to the demographics. The younger ones usually prefer colourful and aesthetically pleasing melamine ones. The metal ones are preferred a lot by gamers," shared their manager.

The right colour transforms a pegboard from functional to fabulous. Moody charcoal for drama, blush pink for whimsy, forest green for the wellness-obsessed, crisp white for the minimalist who still needs somewhere to put things. The pegboard is a go-to now.

The hooks alone are a deciding factor of their own. S-hooks, L-hooks, double hooks, speciality hooks designed for specific purposes. Some shelves clip on, baskets that nestle perfectly, magnetic containers, tool holders, and organisers for items so specific you did not know they existed, needed organising.

Building a pegboard system is tricky. You can start with the basics, add statement pieces, and finish with unexpected touches that make it uniquely yours. Some people impulse-buy shoes; others impulse-buy pegboard accessories. Both make perfect sense.

While custom closet systems cost what small cars used to cost and modular organisational furniture requires the patience of saints, pegboards remain remarkably accessible. They are affordable and available.

The pegboard trend proved that good design does not have to be expensive and that practicality can be beautiful, and that sometimes the best solutions are the ones that work. In a culture obsessed with the next big thing, the pegboard is something that can be cost-effective and functional, both at the same time.