Impromptu Chalkboard Space

I've always loved blackboards and chalk.  I haven't practiced my drawing skills much, but there is something so satisfying about running chalk across a waiting surface, leaving lingering dusty trails, smudging, smudging, smudging -- leaving a surprise message!  I love the small chalkboard in Mama Woodford's log cabin kitchen and it inspired me to put up one in our kitchen at Fellows.  I wanted to use something we already had at home, in our garage, attic, or basement, and I had already picked up a can of spray-on chalkboard from Michael's a while ago.  Low and behold, I found the old (already painted the "deep peri" blue throughout the rest of the kitchen!) kitchen cabinet doors just sittin . . . doin' nuthin in our basement. 

To turn the cabinet door into an impromptu chalkboard, I turned the cabinet door "sideways" with the handle now on the bottom, taped the "frame" of the chalkboard with some painter's tape, covered the rest of the frame with newspaper to protect it from over-spray, hauled it all out to the garage and let-er-rip with the chalkboard spraypaint!  I followed the directions on the can and sprayed in light layers (no drippage!) horizontally, then vertically.  Let it dry, then another coat!  After waiting at least 24 hours I then rubbed the broad side of a piece of chalk all over the chalkboard and then rubbed it away with a paper towel to "cure" it.  Yay! 

As you might guess, the finished product did sit on the kitchen floor for a couple days before we got around to hanging it up.  But it is now, indeed, UP! and with a piece of chalk tied to a string to boot.  It was a fun project (I felt handy), very easy, and it only cost me the price of the can of spray paint - which I can now use for other projects. 


On lazy days, you may see me just post a pic of whatever we have written up there for the day :)