You may find chalks will not all work as well as others. Erase the chalk with a slightly damp cloth, let dry and you are ready to begin using your chalkboard. Use a piece of chalk laid on its side and completely cover the surface with a even layer of chalk. Benjamin Moore® recommends waiting 3 days. Condition the surface.Īfter the paint has fully cured the surface needs to be “conditioned”. Paint gets harder as it cures and this takes time. This will take a minimum of 24 hours and some brands may require longer. The paint will dry to the touch in about an hour but it should not be written on until it is fully dry and cured. Allow the chalkboard paint to cure before using. Objects, walls or nearly any smooth surface can become a canvas, message board or event planner. I wrote “Laundry drop your pants here” with an arrow pointing down.P a g e 1 2 Chalkboard Paint Painting TipsĬhalkboard paint, now available in almost any color, can transform a surface into a writeable, functional, durable and erasable chalkboard. While on vacation, once again, one of our cats had knocked it off the top of a cupboard that I had it propped up on and smashed the glass insert in it □ I couldn’t part with it because of the memories attached to it, Again my husband cut a piece of the chalkboard sheet to fit and it now graces our laundry room wall just above our dirty clothes hampers. The third was an old antique wash board that I had gotten from my Grandparents farm in N.H. I absolutely loved the frame and didn’t want to throw it away so my husband cut a piece of the chalkboard sheet and it looks great hanging in our dining room. ![]() I had a small mirror that one of our cats knocked off a shelf and broke. My husband and I found chalkboard that you can buy by the sheet at either Lowes or Home Depot (sorry I don’t remember which one). The kids love it and it encourages them to practice their writing skills. I do child care in my home so I painted the top of the kids small table in our playroom with chalkboard paint. I love chalkboards and have three in my home. Simple, easy, and fun project that I can use anywhere I want and change it all the time to fit our needs.ĭo you have a chalkboard in your home? What do you use it for? ![]() Pretty amazing when you look at the before again! And yes, that interesting print is still there – just hiding under neat the chalkboard. I definitely need to work on my chalkboard writing skills, but it is fun to play around with it! There are some gorgeous examples of chalkboard art on Pinterest. Then you have to cure the chalkboard paint (basically rub chalk all over the entire things.)įor now, I am hanging it in my entryway on my yard sale dresser and in between my $3.00 spray painted brass lamps. I painted right on top of the glass with the paint. You can also buy chalkpaint in spray paint cans or in quart cans. It is with the craft paint and cost right at $1. This was my first chalkboard project (but definitely won’t be my last!) and I decided to try this chalkboard paint from Michael’s. ![]() This is a huge frame – 16×20 or even 18×24 – BIG! I picked it up at Value Village for $4 back in November.įirst I primed the wood frame with some white primer (just to make sure that the wood grain wouldn’t’ show through.) I didn’t even bother to tape off anything because I knew I was going to paint over the glass in the frame. ![]() But before I show you that, let me show how I made it. Then it came back out again for my Valentine’s mantel.īut for now, it’s place is actually in my entryway. You have seen this chalkboard several times, but I just recently realized that I never shared how I made it! You first saw me use it on my Christmas mantel with my music page wreath hanging in front of it.
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