Me + Chalkboard Paint = Danger

So last night I decided to do some chalkboard paint projects and somehow my door ended up succumbing to the paint!! Its an old door very worn and a previous dweller went to town with some permanent parkers... so I decided to make an improvement! After painting the panel's I think it will look best to paint the whole door! This room needs some major renovations so anything is an improvement!

Chalkboard Rocks

While browsing through the latest Pottery Barn catalog, I came across this great Idea. I thought this would be a great DIY project. Go to the hardware store, craft store, or maybe even your yard and grab some flat rounded rocks and paint them with a couple of coats of chalkboard paint. You can even make them with other colors like orange and purple for Halloween or red and green for Christmas! Look at my past post on how to make your own chalkboard paint so you can use colors!

Chalkboard rock vase filler from Pottery Barn, $16

DIY Chalkboard Paint

So after thinking about all the fun ways I could use chalkboard paint I wanted to do a project of my own! But, I didn't want to be limited by the traditional black and green color and I dint want to order something special made online so I googled to see if there was a way you can make your own!

Leave it up to Martha stewart to have a recipe for making chalkboard paint

out of any regular paint.

The Recipe is simple:

8 oz. paint

2 Tablespoons Unsanded Tile Grout

Here are the full directions along with the pics of the project I did myself!!

This is the built in electric yellow shelf and desk unit in my studio with ugly wood paneling.

(this room is a work in progress and this wont be the last you see or hear of its transformation)

Unsanded Tile Grout about $5 for the 1 pound tub

I decided to use bright turquoise... the sample jar is exactly 8 oz which is perfect for

a small area and it's only $3

Apply 2 coats of paint and let dry.

Use a piece of fine grit sand paper to even out the surface.

Then rub chalk over the entire surface and then wipe it down with a dry cloth.

Now your surface is ready to be drawn on! I thought the turquoise adds a nice punch to my little craft nook!

Chalk it Up!

I was looking through the Anthropologie website when I came across the rooms they painted floor to ceiling with chalkboard paint. I thought this was an Awesome idea especially for a toy room or family room...even an office. So here are a few of the rooms I came across. I especially love the idea of making a chalkboard wall in a kitchen. Kids can play on the walls while your cooking... or even better, dinner guest can write stuff while you are entertaining!