our weekend project

ok, so it was my project. but charlie b helped and did more than his fair share. i have always wanted a large chalkboard. even when i was little i wanted one. my mother-in-law had made one for her grandchildren, and i loved it. so i went a looking. i found a couple on the Internet that i liked. and then charlie b helped me make it. it was pretty easy. we used ply board. it is much lighter than the particle board that we already had. chalkboard paint and molding. so i first primed the board. i did about 3 coats. it said to reapply after an hour. but we live in Arizona. so by the time i made it around, it was dry enough to go around again. once i had it primed, charlie b measured the board to mark where the trim would go.

i then added the chalkboard paint. this is so cool! i put about 3 or 4 coats on it. we started to get a wind and dust storm, so we moved this inside.

zella helped me put the next coat on. i think i put about 3 more coats on it. i have never used this paint before, but i wanted to make sure that the primer didn't sneak through, and i wanted it to be a crisp black.

charlie b and i held her up against the wall and nailed it into the studs. we used our stud-finder, and the stud jokes began...

charlie b let zella help.

after we nailed it to the wall. we placed out molding over the nails.

zella is my example of the scale of the chalkboard.

and now, may i introduce to you...

my big, and beautiful chalkboard. i love her! she is 6 feet by 4 feet. did i tell you that i love her? because i do. and charlie b for helping me.

my supply list

ply board, cut to the size you want.

paint primer

chalkboard paint

paint brush/roller

molding

nails.

and a charlie b, he was the most important part of my supply list.

now i have to fill her up...

jill b