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Last week I had the bright idea of choosing a small wall and painting it with chalkboard paint. It’s really not difficult nor expensive, as some may think.
There are many uses for a chalkboard wall. I chose to make one to keep read alouds from different subjects current and fresh in my mind. Plus, the children can use the bottom half of the wall to create their own art.
I picked up two quarts of chalkboard paint at $10 each from Home Depot. I didn’t even use a full can for my project.
I prepped my area. Yes, I taped–we’re using black paint y’all.
- I filled in nail holes with plaster, let it dry and sanded it down
- I wiped the wall down with water and let dry
- I taped off the wall so I didn’t get black on walls I didn’t want black
- I removed the light switch cover and taped around that
I followed the directions on the can. Yes, it’s always important to follow directions. 
- I rolled out one coat of paint and let dry four hours
- I rolled a second coat of paint and let dry four days
- I conditioned the chalkboard by rubbing a large piece of sidewalk chalk over the entire wall (helps the chalk stick)
A few tips:
- After you rinse the roller out for the second coat, be certain to soak all the water out of it with an old towel. Excess water can thin the paint in certain areas on your roller.
- Peel off the tape shortly after you finish because you don’t want the paint to fully dry, otherwise you’ll be peeling the paint off with your tape
Where could you use a chalkboard wall in your home?
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Lovely! I’ve toyed with taping off a section of our kitchen wall {which is where we also homeschool} and using chalkboard paint. I think I want to get the cool chalk pens that Starbucks/Caribou uses — great colors, no dust.
Thanks for sharing, my friend!
Oh Rachel, take care to check on those chalkboard pens. I’ve heard they don’t work well on chalkboard painted walls (it doesn’t come off). Although yes, that would be ideal!!
Painting this wall didn’t take much time at all!! Totally worth it!
Nice job!!! We did a chalk wall on the lower half of the wall in our 3 and 5 year old’s bedroom…. They love it….it doesn’t always erase clean as I wanted it too and it is dusty…but they draw on it almkst daily, I think it is a great idea!
This looks really nice. My son has been wanting a wall of this in his room. Might have to tackle the project soon
We’re going to be making a section of our new fence a chalkboard wall
Great post! I’ll be pinning this so that I can refer to your notes when we do our’s.
That was the perfect spot! Are your walls textured much? I was ready to paint a wall and my hubby said it wouldn’t work too well with the texture…….
I love this idea. I’ve always thought a chalkboard wall would be great but didn’t think I had a spot for it. The funny thing is I have a post almost identical to yours that would be the perfect place (and I already have the paint!) Thanks for the idea
I love chalkboard paint!!! I painted wooden letters & our art cabinet with chalkboard paint. Its been lots of fun!
Now that is really cool Christin! Hmmmm, you got me thinking now haha though I might just wait until we move. Thanks for sharing!