Happy Wednesday! The second Wednesday of the month is always my favorite because it’s Monthly DIY Challenge day. Can you believe we’ve been doing this challenge since 2014? Sometimes the products we’re working with are a challenge for me and sometimes I know exactly what I want to make. Either way, I like that it pushes me to think and use products I wouldn’t always choose on my own.
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This month our challenge item is chalkboards (or chalkboard paint). After sitting on this one for a few days I remembered I had an old headboard in the basement that would make a perfect chalkboard.
I picked two of these headboards up for $5 several months ago. We’ve tried selling headboards as-is in our booth and they just don’t sell, so I tucked them away in our stash until I could think of something to do with them.
To start, I used a miter saw to cut off the legs.
From here I just painted the center portion with chalkboard paint, then taped it off and painted the frame around it with Annie Sloan’s chalk paint in Old White. Then I ran into trouble. When everything was dry I pulled the tape off and big chunks of the chalkboard paint peeled off the headboard. I had to go back, sand it down, prime the center portion and repaint the chalkboard paint. In hindsight, I wish I had primed it before I started and it would have saved me a lot of time.
I used a sander to distress the paint, then sealed it with GF poly. (Don’t distress or seal the black chalkboard paint, just the white chalk paint/frame).
I turned a cup drawer pull upside down and attached it to the bottom of the chalkboard to serve as a chalk holder.
I’m really pleased with how it turned out and I think it’ll be a quick sell in our booth. I seasoned the chalkboard by rubbing chalk all over it then wiping it off with a cloth, then added a cute saying. If you’re interested in an easy technique for writing pretty lettering on chalkboards, I have a full tutorial here.
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This such a great idea, Amy! I love the way you used the drawer pull to hold the chalk – super cute. This piece is fabulous paried with the buffet too. Hugs, CoCo
Thanks so much, CoCo!! xo
Beautiful job Amy! I always love your furniture makeovers!! You are so talented!
Cat
Thank you, Cat! I feel the same about your projects!
What a wonderful idea, Amy! It’s beautiful and love your artwork too! The drawer pull is the perfect finishing touch! xo
Thanks Kendra! I think I’m going to do a post next week on how to do pretty chalkboard lettering. It’s so easy! 🙂
Oh I would LOVE a chalkboard lettering tutorial!!
Look for it next week, Theresa!! It’s super easy to do!
I just love this! Such a clever way to reuse an old headboard. Love the addition of the little cup pull for chalk!
Love this re-purposed idea 🙂 Great use for headboard! Love how you staged it.
Thank you!!
So pretty and so creative!
Thank you, Patti!