How To Make A Framed Chalkboard Wall

This is a very handy tool i would tell anyone to get that plans on hanging anything on the wall it saves a ton of time and headache.

How to make a framed chalkboard wall.

Let it dry and then remove the tape. Mark off the frame with painter s tape. To do this i held my frame up to the chalkboard wall. You can use it to create a casual ambiance in the room personalizing it in a lot of fun ways depending on the occasion or the mood you re trying to create.

We decided to create our own 7 foot framed chalkboard. Use a small paintbrush to paint the frame using the contrasting paint color. Again an even easier way to make a giant chalkboard would be to find a huge thrifted piece of framed art and paint over it with chalkboard paint as seen here. I did this to a bunch of frames for our wedding and one of them was used as our menu.

Using your paint roller apply a thin coat of the chalkboard paint and let dry throughly. How to build a simple large chalkboard wall in your house. How to make a diy framed chalkboard. I ve mounted shelves in the dining room added built in storage units and made customized pegboard storage in my office.

It dries pretty quickly but make sure it is totally dry before you go adding the 2nd coat. I used a stud finder to mark where my studs in the wall are. For the chalkboard backing i used 1 4 plywood. A framed chalkboard can also be an interesting wall decoration for the living room.

To create a transition between the chalkboard and the rest of the wall paint a frame or border around your chalkboard in a contrasting color. I measured the dimensions from the edges of the rabbets in the frame and then cut the plywood to size with a track saw. Next apply a second coat of chalkboard paint and make sure the wall is completely black. You could also use a tablesaw or a circular saw for these cuts if you don t have a tracksaw.

Others designate a wall in their kitchen as a chalkboard wall making room for family schedules and grocery lists. Addiction to a having a well utilized space hits hard in my own home.