Comments on: Chalkboard Paint DIY

By: housetweaking

housetweaking — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:15:08 +0000

Mindy – Can’t wait to see it all dolled up! I was scared after my first swipe of chalkboard paint…scary, shiny purple-black! It was soooo worth it though.

By: Mindy@FindingSilverLinings

Mindy@FindingSilverLinings — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:11:27 +0000

Hi Dana! I just took the chalkboard paint plunge in my kitchen this past weekend! Thanks again for the inspiration. Here’s the link if you’d like to take a peek:
http://fisilis.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/how-to-paint-a-chalkboard-wall/
xo
Mindy

By: housetweaking

housetweaking — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:36:37 +0000

Jennifer – That message board is amazing! And the dresser is to die for! Great job making it useful and pretty.

By: Jennifer Rikkers

Jennifer Rikkers — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:39:56 +0000

I just had to share my chalk board message board with you….you inspired it in a way. I started thinking outside the box about creating a message area. With the way my house is designed it was hard to find a good wall space. I may still paint our mudroom door with chalk board paint though! Anyway, a friend gave me a beautiful dresser with antique mirror. I decided to separate the 2 pieces. The mirror is now a beautiful message center in my kitchen! I love it! A great way to repurpose a beautiful old mirror!
Here is the link to my blog post!
http://lifeoftherikkers.blogspot.com/2011/01/decor-rehab.html

By: housetweaking

housetweaking — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:19:29 +0000

Jennifer – Our chalkboard pantry door is great! We use the door itself at least 6 times {usually many, many more times} daily for grabbing food for meals and snacks. It has held up well…no scratches or paint chipping. {Just be sure to use primer first!} I will say that words/drawings placed lower on the door get smudged easily because of the kids and their wandering hands. So, we {adults} just write up higher and let the kids take care of the bottom half of the door. Everybody’s happy. I do not have a chalk free-for-all. Instead, we have a special chalk drawer and only at certain times do we bring out the chalk. This keeps dust to a minimum and, to be completely honest, I don’t notice any extra dust than normal. {And I notice just about everything!} It helps to wipe down the door with a damp rag to erase versus using a standard chalk eraser. I think the door to your garage would be ideal for some chalkboard paint! You could write reminders for a last minute quick-checklist and messages to those who enter/exit. Let me know how it goes!

By: Jennifer Rikkers

Jennifer Rikkers — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:45:19 +0000

I just came across your blog post in my search to decide if I should paint my 6 panel door that exits to the garage in chalk board paint. I am glad to see someone else has tried it. It is a door we enter and exit through all the time and needs to be painted. So, my question for you….how is it working out? Would I regret the chalk dust? Love your blog!

By: Wall Words Wednesday — House*Tweaking

Wall Words Wednesday — House*Tweaking — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:53:29 +0000

[...] when I painted a sliver of wall in my kitchen with chalkboard paint? (If you don’t, see it here.) So far, it’s come in handy when making a grocery list. Throughout the week, we jot down [...]

By: Make It Monday: Chalkboard Door « Runningtowardstillness

Make It Monday: Chalkboard Door « Runningtowardstillness — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:49:13 +0000

[...] Image 1: via Smorgasbord Blog; Image 2: DIY magnetic chalkboard via Design Sponge; Image 3: via housetweaking [...]

By: Feature Friday: My Pantry — House*Tweaking

Feature Friday: My Pantry — House*Tweaking — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:58:47 +0000

[...] This week’s feature room is my pantry. For a ‘room’, it’s small; for a pantry, it’s big. At least, to me. It’s right off the dining area and can be entered through this chalkboard door that I painted here. [...]

By: In The Works: A Painted Rug — House*Tweaking

In The Works: A Painted Rug — House*Tweaking — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:13:42 +0000

[...] I’ve been thinking of painting or staining a stencil onto our dining rug. (The following picture was taken before I painted the pantry door with chalkboard paint.) [...]