Backyard Art You Can Play: Inside the Studio Series Beach Resin Cornhole Boards

Cornhole has always been made for gathering. The Beach Resin boards bring something new to it — handcrafted design worthy of being left on display.

The Elakai Studio Series 2x4 Beach Epoxy Resin Cornhole Boards are a set of two full-size, regulation 2-ft × 4-ft boards built from solid mahogany and finished with a hand-poured, ocean-inspired epoxy resin playing surface. Because the resin is poured by hand, it settles and moves differently in every board — so no two sets are identical. Exterior-grade resin, a water-based polyurethane clear coat, and stainless steel hardware make them genuinely weather-ready, while a 1,000+ pound load capacity and levelling legs mean they play as seriously as they look. They belong to Elakai's Studio Series: the collection built for pieces meant to be displayed as readily as they're used.

When a board's surface carries the movement of ocean water rendered in hand-poured epoxy over solid mahogany, it stops being equipment and becomes the centerpiece of the gathering — the thing people photograph before anyone has thrown a bag.

Behind the Design

Every Beach board starts as solid mahogany — a dense, warm-toned hardwood chosen for structural strength and for the way it holds a finish. Mahogany gives the boards their weight and their depth of color, which is what allows a translucent resin pour to read as water rather than paint.

The ocean motif is poured, not printed. That distinction is the whole design. A printed graphic sealed under clear resin is flat and repeatable; a hand-poured motif has dimension, and it behaves. Resin moves as it cures — colors bleed at the edges, layers settle at their own pace, and the tide line lands somewhere slightly different every time. The maker guides the pour, but never fully controls it. That's why each set is one of a kind, and why the boards look less like manufactured goods than like something recovered from a coast.

Then comes the part that separates art from a game you can actually own. The cured resin is sealed under a water-based polyurethane clear coat that guards against UV damage, so the artwork doesn't yellow or fade after a season on the deck. The surface sits flush and true, so bags slide and land predictably. And the boards are assembled with stainless steel hardware, which resists corrosion in exactly the humid, salt-air environments the design evokes.

What Makes These Boards Different

The surface is art, and it's unrepeatable. A hand-poured ocean motif gives the board depth that printed graphics can't imitate. Set two Beach boards side by side and you'll see two different tides.

The build is serious. Full regulation 2-ft × 4-ft dimensions, a robust 1-inch top over a 2.5-inch frame, and a 1,000+ pound load capacity. Sturdy legs level the target on uneven ground and fold flat with magnetic fasteners for storage. These aren't display pieces that tolerate play — they're playing surfaces that happen to be beautiful.

It's built for outside. Exterior-grade resin, a UV-protective clear coat, and stainless steel hardware. The set is made for decks, lawns, and coastal yards rather than for a wall.

How it compares

Where They Belong

A board this beautiful doesn't need to be hidden between games. At a beach house, an ocean-motif set is intentional decor between games — leaned against a wall on a covered porch, it reads as a piece you chose. On a patio or deck, it anchors the entertaining space the way an outdoor rug or fire table does, and it invites guests to play without anyone fetching equipment from the garage. At weddings and backyard parties, cornhole is the game everyone actually joins; the Beach set simply makes the corner where the game is the corner people gather in.

How Cornhole Is Played

Cornhole is a two- or four-player tossing game. Players take turns throwing bags at a raised board 27 feet away: a bag through the hole scores 3 points, a bag resting on the board scores 1, and opposing scores cancel each round. First to 21 wins. Full rules are in Elakai's cornhole rules guide.

Bags are sold separately for this set, so you can pair the boards with the colorway you want from Elakai's all-weather cornhole bags.

Made for Gifting

For the host, the beach-house owner, or the couple who entertains, the Beach Resin boards are that rare gift that's both spectacular and genuinely used. They suit weddings and housewarmings — a handcrafted set is an heirloom-scale gesture — and corporate or client gifting where you want something unforgettable rather than obligatory. Because every pour is unique, the gift carries the same message as any commissioned piece: no one else has this one.

The Set

The Studio Series 2x4 Beach Epoxy Resin Cornhole Boards include two full-size 2-ft × 4-ft solid mahogany boards with a handcrafted, ocean-inspired epoxy resin surface — exterior-grade for consistent play, protected by a water-based polyurethane clear coat against UV damage, and assembled with stainless steel hardware. Sturdy legs level on uneven ground and fold flat with magnetic fasteners; the boards withstand 1,000+ pounds of load-bearing weight. Bags sold separately.

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