When we bought our new house, I knew I had to add something to the big blank wall in the kitchen. A quote wall with vinyl stickers? Not really my thing. A piece of art? That's way too complicated of a decision for me to make. A mega chalkboard that I can write quotes on, draw silly pictures, decorate for the different seasons, write lists for my sieve-like brain...umm, YES please!!
So I talked about it. A lot. I talked about it almost every day. I drove my husband crazy. "If you mention the chalkboard thing one more time..." he'd jokingly threaten. The only problem I saw was that a 4' x 6' chalkboard wasn't going to fit into either of our cars and shipping a ready-made, expensive chalkboard that size would cost a small fortune! "Let's make one ourselves!" I offered, excitedly. We would have had to rent a truck from Home Depot for the supplies, or borrow someone's. I gave up and stopped talking about it for a little while.
Husband sends me a text one day "I'm buying a truck." My immediate response: "Great! Now I can get my chalkboard!"
First stop in the new truck - Home Depot! Here is our supplies list:
4' x 8' MDF board - $25.98 (We cut off 2' to make it a 4' x 6' board.)
White Primer - $3.87 (don't get spray primer)
Chalkboard Paint - FREE because the previous owner left some behind in the new house - thanks!
Molding rails for the frame - $37.24
High density Foam roller - $5.97
Plastic Miter Box - $4.97
Miter Back Saw - $9.47
Priming the boards. Just one coat of primer. We let that dry overnight.
It was raining the next morning and I read somewhere that you shouldn't paint when the humidity is high. We waited until the afternoon when the air dried out. The benefit of living in the desert - humidity doesn't last!
4' x 8' MDF board - $25.98 (We cut off 2' to make it a 4' x 6' board.)
White Primer - $3.87 (don't get spray primer)
Chalkboard Paint - FREE because the previous owner left some behind in the new house - thanks!
Molding rails for the frame - $37.24
High density Foam roller - $5.97
Plastic Miter Box - $4.97
Miter Back Saw - $9.47
The nice Home Depot man cut two feet off the board. Mini Girl will use the short piece to make a mini chalkboard for her room. Perfect!
We picked out molding for the frame. We just wanted something simple.
Priming the boards. Just one coat of primer. We let that dry overnight.
It was raining the next morning and I read somewhere that you shouldn't paint when the humidity is high. We waited until the afternoon when the air dried out. The benefit of living in the desert - humidity doesn't last!
The little board got two coats, mine got three just because we had a little water droplet incident and it needed another coat after we dried it off. We painted the edges as well but these pics don't show it.
Next up...attaching to the wall, and prepping for use. Stay tuned for Part 2!
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