Nifty Thrifty Girl » chalkboard paint http://niftythriftygirl.com tips on style, decorating and do-it-yourself from a budget savvy chick Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:03:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 diy chalkboard http://niftythriftygirl.com/2010/01/10/diy-chalkboard/ http://niftythriftygirl.com/2010/01/10/diy-chalkboard/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:59:54 +0000 niftythriftygirl http://niftythriftygirl.com/?p=415 Continue reading →]]> 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.

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