Chalkboard Accent Wall

December 28, 2013 - 3 comments

Did you all have a Merry Christmas?

We did! It has been wonderful having my son here for a week! So sad he is leaving tomorrow...I'll miss that guy.

While he and Hubby are killin' it playing Xbox...

I decided to do a little project. :D

I have this wall that's at an angle in the kitchen and decided it would be an excellent accent wall.

So, I jumped in with both feet, grabbed my 10 yr old can of chalkboard paint from the basement and started painting!

Once I got started, I was determined to finish the whole project!

My daughter, is playing photographer and is a bit snappy happy :P

No taping, no drop cloth... That's just how I roll. I didn't even put on painting clothes. Thank goodness, I'm a pretty neat painter!

I painted 2 coats without any issues. Next the wall needs to be "chalked".

This allows the writing to be easily erased and you won't have words and such permanently on the wall.

You can tell I lost my good lighting! And yes... one day I will remove every single boob light in my home!! (And I did, well sorta! Check it out here)

Next I "rubbed in" the chalk with my hand and just wiped the wall down with a dry towel. The chalking, rubbing and wiping makes a nice little mess on the floor...

I vacuumed up the mess and was ready to start on the scripture verse.

I've always wanted to put scripture on the walls of my home.

I chose this one for now... I thought it would be a good one for our New Year's Eve Party.

I made this on PicMonkey and printed it up. Then I slid it into a sheet protector and traced the words. I explained this in a bit more detail in my DIY Overhead Light Projector post.

Have you ever made your own DIY Projector? It's soooo EASY! Check it out!
DIY Overhead Light Projector.