I’m loving my repurposed cabinet door chalkboard. We rent a house so I thought I would never have the opportunity to work with old cabinets. I have no need to replace cabinets in a house that’s not mine, right.
Well, in our neighborhood someone put cabinet doors out and instantly I realized I was finally going to be able to make my ”Message Center” that I have been dying for. I asked the owner if I could take a few of the old cabinets. She said, “of course” since they were just they were eventually going to make their way to the dumpster.
I will later share with you our “Message Center” wall with all of the other repurposed cabinets but for now we will begin with the chalkboard.
I love to write quotes so I knew our “Message Center” needed a chalkboard so I could easily change them up.
The quote on here is just to keep it real. Inspiring words like laugh, dream, believe and love need a down to earth word like fart.
Supplies:
Chalkboard paint ( I made my own)
cabinet door
Sand paper
1. I sanded the cabinet door some nothing major but just enough for the paint to stick.
2. Remove dust and start apply the chalkboard paint.
3. Let it dry and apply another coat if needed.
That’s it! Enjoy!
{Melinda} Too funny! I LOVE this idea …. don’t know where I could find some old cabinet doors, but maybe a consignment shop?? Any ideas, Mari? Would love to do this. (My cabinets are formica).
I would check yard sales, junk yards, or even contact your local cabinet shop makers who are replacing old ones for people. But you can also do it with formica it just involves more sanding and priming it here’s a link: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/how-to-paint-formica-cabinets.htm
that is cool… and that saying is perfect!
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Thats a really great ideas. We have just spent a load of money on a boring old whiteboard for the kitchen. This would have been ideal!
Catherine, thx. Yea, whiteboards are pricey here so this is what got me thinking outside the box.
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AWESOME! I have a speacial place in my heart for the ChalkBoard!!! Lol. How did you make your own paint, is my question??!
Hi Linda, I just used matte black paint. I didn’t use special chalkboard paint. It works just the same.