I was so excited when my friend, Amy, posted a quick picture on Facebook, to show the new project she had started!! Also so happy when she said I could share with YOU! Chalkboard paint, of course, has been making its way around the Internet/blogger/DIY world, and I have always loved the idea of it, just haven’t had a chance to tackle it!! I was even MORE excited when she told me it was a super easy project!! Take a look at Amy’s chalkboard paint wall, it turned out GREAT and I am so excited to feature it so you can see too 🙂
Here is the “before” wall, just your regular, staircase partial wall. (NOT ANYMORE!!) This is a typical spot that gets forgotten in people’s homes!! Chalkboard Paint is a great, creative solution!
Amy said, “Directions on the paint can said 2 coats but I did 4 because I wanted a deeper finish. The paint dries to the touch in 30-minutes, and you can reapply after 4 hours. Not a time-consuming project. It also coats pretty easily with a roller. I decided against using a magnetic paint primer because, while it would be cool to have the wall double-duty for magnets, I read bad things about the safety of that paint, and that it can mess up your wifi! No thanks.
The second picture is a conditioning pic. Basically you have to let the wall cure for 4 days before you condition and use it. By condition, you have to cover the wall in chalk and then erase. Then it’s ready! So there is also a testing-it-out pic of Jackson 🙂
From my research I learned that it’s better to wipe the surface down with a damp cloth vs. using an eraser, so that’s what we’ve been doing each night. It looks neater too.There was hardly any odor when I painted, which surprised me, pleasantly. I did ventilate anyway just in case. I have done a lot of painting and this ranks high on the easy meter, the directions did say to sand rough surfaces prior to painting, but mine wasn’t rough, so I skipped that step”
LOVE to hear things like “Ranks HIGH on the easy meter”!! YAY!!
It looks AWESOME Amy!! Thank you for sharing!
P.S Has anyone tried the magnetic paint?? I would love to hear from an actual reader who tried it..do you like it??
Happy Monday!!
~K
I recently saw a kitchen remodel on HGTV “Bang For Your Buck’ where they used this on the front of their refridgerator and the shows host and consultant LOVED IT! ~cool
Love it! Jack is a cutie too 😉 Very nice!
I’m curious to know how easy it is to return the wall to it’s original color? I would be afraid that there would always be a dark black undertone – especially if you wanted it to go back to say white or ivory… any idea?
J…i think it would be easy to cover with primer, just like a really dark grey wall or brown. Good question!
Love this! What a fabulous, fun idea!!! Thank you both, Kim and Amy, for sharing. Kim…do you have any good baby nursery ideas? I am always sending out things to my clients. Could send a little design tid bit and direct them to your blog. (Just an idea!) xoxox marin
I’ve been wanting to do this forever! I saw Amy’s pics on FB. Great to get the inside info too!