I am in love with this chalkboard calendar! To give you an idea of how much I love it, let me show you the calendar system we were working with before….
…I know, right? We’re fancy around here.
With a family of 6, having a single place for everyone to write down their appointments and activities is paramount. I knew I wanted something a bit larger to fit the wall above the wine cabinet in our kitchen, and I wanted it to be decorative as well, so I decided to custom build a chalkboard calendar.
I decided to make my calendar 4′ x 3′, but you can make yours any size you like. I purchased a piece of 1/4″ plywood (sanded so it’s smooth) from Lowe’s, and asked them to cut it to size (they’ll do this for free). I also purchased decorative wood moulding for the frame and to create the calendar grid.
For reference, the moulding I chose for the frame is 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ x 8ft, and for the grid 3/4″ x 1/4″ x 8ft. I needed two 8′ pieces to create the frame, and four 8′ pieces to create the grid for a 3′ x 4′ calendar.
I painted the plywood with chalkboard paint, and painted all the wood moulding with a high gloss black paint and let them dry overnight.
I used a miter saw to cut the moulding for the frame, and attached the frame to the plywood using wood glue and nails. I then cut the small moulding for the calendar grid to size. I used wood glue to attach the vertical lines to the chalkboard surface.
Then I glued the horizontal lines on top of the vertical lines. Because the trim for the grid is only 1/4″ thick and has a flat surface, the grid lines fit together nicely.
I found chalkboard decorative wooden tags at Michael’s. I used a Sharpie paint marker to write the days of the week on them, then glued them to the frame.
Attach picture hanging hardware to the back and you’re done!
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I LOVE this idea. We have several old slate chalkboards – two of them mounted on walls in our house, one to soon be mounted on the porch wall outdoors. THEN, I’m going for this idea. Love it. Coming soon to my kitchen. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you! I’d love to see yours when it’s finished! ~Amy
Kudos to you for pulling off this awesome diy chalkboard!!
Thank you Susen! It was a lot of fun to make and went together surprisingly fast. Thanks so much for stopping by!!
I love this! Amy! I think I even have an old frame kicking around 🙂 Love the chalkboard!! (If you have a min, we’d love to have you share this or any DIY on my blog’s link up party please 🙂
Thanks so much, Kendra! And we’ll definitely swing over to your link up!
This is such a great idea and it turned out beautifully! Thanks for linking to Motivational Monday!
Hi Christina! Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comment!
I LOVE LOVE this. I am trying to figure out how I could do this. I mean I have no where for it to go. Pinned and shared.
Thanks, AmieJo! I love it too and I get tons of compliments on it when people come over. I really appreciate that you always stop by and leave sweet comments!! 🙂
You are a genius! This is such a great way to make a calendar that is pretty to look at! I just told Kendra that I’m loving that she is posting older posts because it gives me a chance to get caught up on what I missed in the past, so I thought I’d share that with you,too 🙂 I’m also secretly happy that I’m not the only one with problems getting a bunch of new posts done each week!
Thanks, Jamie!!! It’s virtually impossible for me to get 3 posts each week in addition to our link party so I’m glad you like the older posts! I have this chalkboard hanging in my kitchen and I get lots of compliments on it :).
Thanks for sharing this great tutorial. Love this idea!
I’m so glad, Betsy! Thanks for stopping by!
I love this, Amy!! I too love a good calendar, and I love that this is big AND a chalkboard! 🙂
Thanks, Amanda!! I tried so many different things hanging on that wall above the wine cabinet and nothing quite worked. The calendar is functional and fits the space perfectly :).