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.
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.
