I had a bare wall that needed something and also had a bug to have a chalkboard for jotting grocery lists and to do ideas. Combine those two wishes with left over materials.
I figured the chalkboard framing that worked so well for my Shaker kitchen cabinet update would work for this — I had left over 3″ strips and two larger pieces of MDF. I took one of the pieces to Lowe’s and asked if they would cut it for me — they reluctantly did. I need to get a table saw as soon as a move to a more permanent location…
I painted the large piece with the leftover chalkboard paint from the backsplash, cut MDF strips to fit the sides and then join them on the top and bottom. I decided to get at least one coat of paint on the black border strips, so I did have to buy a can of black spray paint.
I glued the MDF strips to the back using Liquid Nails.
Spray paints sides glue with liquid nails
Top and bottom pieces glued
Framed glued and sanded and ready for last coat of paint
I very carefully taped the chalkboard and covered with newspaper so I could spray the frame again — making sure to cover the exposed edge of the bottom board.
I hung the chalkboard and it needed a little something — it was too plain. So I printed an enlarged border, transferred it to the chalkboard by using a crayon on the back of the my printout and then tracing. I am not a detail painter at all — then I painted in the border accent with black acrylic paint. I can’t believe how much I like having a chalkboard in the kitchen to jot things down and it was free since I used all leftover materials.
