Give me a to-do list, and I take no greater pleasure than crossing things off.
Case in point, the chalkboard wall. I have a to-do list, and I’ve successfully crossed this one off.
Last Saturday, my poor unassuming husband was at his nephew’s baseball game being a fantastic uncle.
Meanwhile, I was plotting.
I hopped in the car and I found myself at Home Depot purchasing this:
Yep. I bought the black chalkboard paint for this wall in my kitchen:
This is how I did it:
First, I taped up the surrounding edges as best as I could. This part takes a while, but it’s the most important part of painting. If you tape well (keeping the tape flush with the wall & being sure it’s even with the corners), your finished product will be nice & neat. This was not easy taping our (eek!) popcorn ceilings (I hate popcorn ceilings). Be sure to lay down a tarp or an old towel. Paint will splatter. It just will. If it gets on your floor, it’s easy to clean, but who wants to clean when they don’t have to ? Not this girl. It scrapes right off of the floor or with soap and water if you’re a messy painter (not that I would know ;)).
Give this stuff a good stir before you begin.
Like when you paint any other wall, the cut (corners where walls meet) & trim (all perimeters of the wall) should be done first. 
This paint needs to be applied in really thin coats. The directions on the package suggest using a super smooth roller. Since I’m a brat that never follows directions, I used a good ol paintbrush.
To keep the paint strokes smooth, I needed to channel my inner Daniel San by using long “paint the fence” strokes going up and down.
It looks weird as it dries, but you have got to have faith & just let it dry without panicking like I did. Poor Mr. FSL came home to see his once happy pale green kitchen wall to be blotchy (as it dries) and black! I felt like Lucy from “I Love Lucy”.
I let each coat dry for about 2 hours. I painted 3 coats. It dried to a pitch matte black. It needed to cure for 3 days before anyone can draw on it. This was complete torture for me. I have ZERO patience.
Stay tuned tomorrow for my first chalkboard mess art…
Mindy,
I love painting my home. I give you much credit for doing something bold like that! Black is a big change. Looking forward to the continuing story! Home Depot rocks!
Caryn Elizabeth
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I know! You should have seen the look on my husband’s face when he saw it! Black is drastic! Thanks for stopping by!
xo
Mindy
That’s going to look awesome! It will tie right in with your eat drink and be merry black and white canvas. I look forward to seeing the final image. I REALLY want to do my fridge!
That’s what I was hoping. I want splashes of black & white. I’d love to do my fridge too before it dies 🙂
I have a wall just like that in my house, love it!
I’m liking it too!
Ahhhhhhhh, I love it!!!
And I love that you mentioned I Love Lucy, the Karate Kid, messy painting, and freaking out. This is my kind of post! 🙂
LOL! Thanks Michelle. That’s really what I felt like!
xo
Mindy
I disagree! You do have patience, lots of it. Because you did it all by yourself! All 3 coats of it. 2 hours between each coat. It’s looking good, you go girl!
Thanks for being so sweet Tien!
xo
Mindy
This is amazing, I wish I was creative like you are! I can’t wait to see your creation 🙂
Nice job Mindy. Chalkboard paint is such a great product. It’s no wonder it continues to get more and more popular. I thinks it’s because there’s so many different uses for it throughout your home. And, not just on the walls either. We wrote a post on Chalkboard Paint Ideas for Homes and Businesses that highlights other creative uses people might find helpful if they don’t want to paint an entire wall.
Great job on your project!
Thank you Paul!
xo
Mindy
Looks great. Thanks for sharing your link 🙂
Thanks Emily! No problem 😉
xo
Mindy
Hi, friend! You’ve got a lot of informative & creative posts so why
not show them off at the Creative Bloggers’ Party & Hop? My co-host
this week is Tammy from Amber from Lucky Lees To Be.
This is a combination of linky party (where we can show off our
creations) and of blog hop (where we can follow as many excellent
bloggers as we like), hence the name Creative Bloggers’ Party & Hop.
It’s a great way to meet awesome creative bloggers like you and
increase your followers in the process.
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share – can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes,
poem, thrift finds, tips, or that informative syndicated post that can
make us laugh, or cry – in short, whatever you’re proud of! 2) Then
follow as many blogs as your heart desires, preferably starting first
with the one before you and after you, and leave a comment to them
that you’re doing so.
You’re not required to include the party button – you read that right
– not required to include the party button but if you’re so inclined
to display it in your blog or your post, you’re very much welcome to
do so 🙂
See you at http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/04/creative-bloggers-party-hop-041711.html
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the post 😉
Found a Chalkboard wall on Pinterest, followed to a blog, and found your comment with YOUR blog link. Thank you for the post. I have NO patience, and I’m sure I won’t follow the rules as far as a roller goes.
And the fact that I’ve got to wait 3 days to have it cure will possibly kill me as well.
Going to attempt magnetic underneath it as well. Can’t wait!
JCat
YAY! Can’t wait to hear how it turns out 🙂
Hi Mindy,
Very nice Karate Kid photo to show how to paint. Will a few coats of white primer return my wall to normal?
Most likely. I still love my chalkboard wall!
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