So now that the laundry room shelf is done and I pleasantly surprised myself with how well it turned out I have decided that there is no reason that I cannot make the kids a giant chalkboard for the playroom!
They kids know that they are getting a surprise for Valentine's Day and that it is something that I am making, but they have not figured it out yet. One of the main reasons that I decided to do this is because they need another creative outlet. I don't let them color with crayons or markers all of the time because they have colored on the walls, the floors, and each other.... Secondly, we don't have enough wall space to keep every single thing they create.
The girls are very creative and really like to color together. James like to color and draw as well when he is not playing Minecraft or creating elaborate train tracks that no one is allowed to help with...
So, I have painted two coats of the chalk board paint on my sanded down plywood. The sanding down process was all by hand because we do not have an electric sander anymore and it wasn't that rough. As I mentioned in my last post, I bought really, really nice plywood without realizing it :) That is what my inexperience has gotten me, haha
The last things that I need to do are 1) point one additional coat on the wood, for a total of 3 coats of paint, 2) cut the planks for a board/trim, 3) paint the trim, 4)attach the burlap to the back of the plywood, 5) attach the trim to the front of the chalkboard.
Now as I sit here thinking about the amount of burlap that I have - purchased a roll at Lowe's in the garden section, I am wondering if I can create some sort of boarder with it. I think a really cool burlap boarder on the top would give it a softer feel than I wood boarder. The wood boarder makes me think of a classroom from school - not bad but not exactly what I initially had in mind for the playroom... I think it may be time to Google it and maybe look on Pinterest.
Here is the progress so far - I can't wait until it is done and they are able to see the finished product and are able to use it!!
They kids know that they are getting a surprise for Valentine's Day and that it is something that I am making, but they have not figured it out yet. One of the main reasons that I decided to do this is because they need another creative outlet. I don't let them color with crayons or markers all of the time because they have colored on the walls, the floors, and each other.... Secondly, we don't have enough wall space to keep every single thing they create.
The girls are very creative and really like to color together. James like to color and draw as well when he is not playing Minecraft or creating elaborate train tracks that no one is allowed to help with...
So, I have painted two coats of the chalk board paint on my sanded down plywood. The sanding down process was all by hand because we do not have an electric sander anymore and it wasn't that rough. As I mentioned in my last post, I bought really, really nice plywood without realizing it :) That is what my inexperience has gotten me, haha
The last things that I need to do are 1) point one additional coat on the wood, for a total of 3 coats of paint, 2) cut the planks for a board/trim, 3) paint the trim, 4)attach the burlap to the back of the plywood, 5) attach the trim to the front of the chalkboard.
Now as I sit here thinking about the amount of burlap that I have - purchased a roll at Lowe's in the garden section, I am wondering if I can create some sort of boarder with it. I think a really cool burlap boarder on the top would give it a softer feel than I wood boarder. The wood boarder makes me think of a classroom from school - not bad but not exactly what I initially had in mind for the playroom... I think it may be time to Google it and maybe look on Pinterest.
Here is the progress so far - I can't wait until it is done and they are able to see the finished product and are able to use it!!
This is the plywood after it had been sanded down and painted with primer
Here are the things that I picked up from Lowe's to get started - Jobe's all purpose burlap, chalkboard paint, a small roller and paint tray
The chalkboard paint did not look black when I poured it out - it look navy which made me nervous. I really thought that I had picked up the wrong can.
This is after one coat of paint. As you can see, it dries to a nice chalkboard black finish. It is recommended that the wood be primed and have 2-3 coats applied with 24 hours drying time in between. I will put the final coat on tonight and hopefully finish up the rest on Friday night or early Saturday morning.
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