How To Make A Framed Chalkboard Wall

A framed chalkboard can also be an interesting wall decoration for the living room.

How to make a framed chalkboard wall. Using your paint roller apply a thin coat of the chalkboard paint and let dry throughly. I did this to a bunch of frames for our wedding and one of them was used as our menu. To create a transition between the chalkboard and the rest of the wall paint a frame or border around your chalkboard in a contrasting color. I measured the dimensions from the edges of the rabbets in the frame and then cut the plywood to size with a track saw.

It dries pretty quickly but make sure it is totally dry before you go adding the 2nd coat. This is a very handy tool i would tell anyone to get that plans on hanging anything on the wall it saves a ton of time and headache. You can use it to create a casual ambiance in the room personalizing it in a lot of fun ways depending on the occasion or the mood you re trying to create. For the chalkboard backing i used 1 4 plywood.

Let it dry and then remove the tape. Use a small paintbrush to paint the frame using the contrasting paint color. This is the stud finder i use. Again an even easier way to make a giant chalkboard would be to find a huge thrifted piece of framed art and paint over it with chalkboard paint as seen here.

To do this i held my frame up to the chalkboard wall. Mark off the frame with painter s tape. Others designate a wall in their kitchen as a chalkboard wall making room for family schedules and grocery lists. I used a stud finder to mark where my studs in the wall are.

We decided to create our own 7 foot framed chalkboard. I ve mounted shelves in the dining room added built in storage units and made customized pegboard storage in my office. Addiction to a having a well utilized space hits hard in my own home. This giant chalkboard is a ton of fun for kids to draw on and you can build it for about 20.

How to make a diy framed chalkboard. Next apply a second coat of chalkboard paint and make sure the wall is completely black.