How to Decorate with Chalkboard Paint

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Have fun with chalkboard paint

Chalkboard paint is so fun to decorate with. You can use it in the kitchen for bulletin boards and recipes. Chalkboard paint is perfect for kid's bedrooms and playrooms. And it's even fun for furniture and repurposing thrifting finds.

The most popular color for chalkboard paint is black, but it comes in virtually any color you can think of. Just visit your local paint store and pick out your favorite color, come home and let your imagination guide you!

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Chalkboard Paint
Chalk
Imagination

Step 1

Chalkboard Paint in the Kitchen

Here is a fun way to use chalkboard paint in a kitchen. It's a perfect spot to write notes to family members or a menu for dinner. You could also use it as a border on a wall, like the picture above. Bon Appetit!
Step 2

Chalkboard Paint in the Playroom

Chalkboard Paint in a Kids Playroom is perfect for sparking children's imagination! This is the one time when it's okay to write on the walls!
Step 3

Chalkboard paint fun during a presidential debate

Here are a some wood plaques that I bought at a garage sale. They had pictures of fruit on them. I repurposed them with chalkboard paint and now they are fun plaques for writing pithy messages on!
Step 4

Chalkboard paint is great on furniture, too

Here is my favorite chalkboard paint project. It is a Gossip Bench that I purchased at a garage sale. When I bought it, it was in pretty sorry shape...you can read all about it's transformation at the link listed below. We write fun things on it like, "Happy Birthday!" and, "Merry Christmas!"

It's just too much fun to decorate with chalkboard paint, give it a try!

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sgfgirl said

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on 3/29/2009 I never thought of painting over something with chalkboard paint - that's a great idea. Thanks for sharing, I'm going to be on the lookout for stuff to use in the kids' room.