Why Everyone Is Obsessed With Dollar Tree's Cutting Boards

Cutting boards don't need to be used only for cubing cheese for your charcuterie board — they can also become DIY decorative items. Whatever you call them, Dollar Tree's cutting boards/serving trays are generating an obsessive buzz. Both the Cooking Concepts Bamboo Cutting Board and the Cooking Concepts White Cutting Board with Grip are adored for more than protecting countertops from sharp knife blades. They're popular video subjects for YouTube crafters who praise their versatility and that they look quality-made and not cheap. Instagram DIYer crazycraftladyblog posted, "I'm a bit obsessed with these Dollar Tree bamboo cutting boards. There are SO many crafts you can make with them."

At $1.25 each, they're also affordable. Buy them in-store if you only need a few; online purchases require a minimum of a case. Dollar Tree's prices are tough to beat, though sometimes you can find a deal like one retailer's two-pack for $2.49. However, while comparable in price, the boards are smaller than Dollar Tree's plastic option. The white plastic cutting board at Dollar Tree is 8.5 by 11 inches, while the bamboo board is 8.625 by 5.875 inches. Projects using bamboo boards in particular have a lot of variety since the boards can be substituted for wood and left as is, painted, or stained. It makes DIYs like making a stylish bookholder from Dollar Tree's wooden cutting boards easy to do. But don't write off the plastic cutting boards. One YouTube video showing hacks with a paddle-shaped plastic board (easily replicated with other plastic boards) has thousands of views from potentially-obsessed crafters!

It's not hard to uncover the obsession for DIY crafts using Dollar Tree cutting boards. An online search turns up enough videos to watch — the most difficult decision is which project to tackle first. Admittedly, there are more DIY activities using the bamboo option than the plastic board, most likely because Dollar Tree's bamboo board substitutes easily for a finished piece of wood, helped along by its rectangular shape and slightly curved edges. Some cute handmade projects include clever cutting board DIYs you'll want to use around the house like a hanging shelf that's suspended by a rope or a cookbook stand. You could also use a stack of the boards to create extra kitchen storage with a creative Dollar Tree cutting board DIY. Since you'll be gluing cutting boards together to make a small shelving unit, the number you use will depend on how high you want the shelves to be.

For a project that will hang on a wall, you might want to use a plastic cutting board, which is constructed with an opening that makes it a cinch to hang anywhere. One YouTube DIYer explored a nautical theme by decoupaging with a blue and white starfish napkin. Although she used one of Dollar Tree's paddle-shaped plastic boards, the project could easily work with the other options as well. If the sea theme isn't calling you, the napkin idea lets you get in on the cutting board DIY obsession with a multitude of customizable design options.