I have always wanted a chalkboard wall in my kitchen. Since my walls are paneled my only option was to paint the free space on the side of the one original cupboard in my kitchen. I was hesitant to paint this area but figured if I didn’t like it I could just paint it back to white.
After several coats of black chalkboard paint (I like to use Rustoleum’s Chalkboard Paint-you can find it in quarts at Home Depot)…
(yes, those are the still-surviving glitter pumpkins from Halloween!)
Three days of curing, then priming with chalk…
The finished product…
I am very happy with the new chalkboard. I used to hang my plain, boring calendar in this spot. I now have a custom calendar plus extra space for notes & doodles.
My house is 100 yrs. old this year! Look for upcoming posts featuring before and after photos of my entire house.
Hi Ms. Sheri! This is Erin Archer, I like your new chalkboard, especially the swirls at the top.
Hey Erin,
Thank you! I didn’t know you had a blog. I will put you in my links!
I love chalkboard paint! It’s so cool. Definitely a good decision to paint your cupboard. Do you think you will get any colored chalk?
Chalkboard paint is great! I do love chalkboards and probably have a few too many but had never painted a wall with it. Now I’m even thinking about painting my fridge.
I DO have colored chalk! It’s just waiting to be used.
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I really love your new chalkboard, im definately going to try this!