Most of these beautiful frames belonged
to our dear Mom Lunt.{I found them when we were cleaning out her garage & I wanted to do something special with them.}
AND I’ve always wanted a chalkboard wall!
A lot of my inspiration for this came from the
wonderful blog Isabella and Max Rooms.
Using this Benjamin Moore Chalkboard paint &
“Super Doo-Z” lint-free roller worked like a dream.
First, I painted around the edges with a brush,
then rolled the middle. It only took 2 coats!
The paint has to cure for 3 days!
WHAT!?!
{Waiting was the hardest part of this project!}
Everything I’ve read about painting something with chalk
suggests preparing the surface – before actually writing on it –
by covering it with chalk.
FUN!
All of my frames were gold with a very “orangey” cast.
Since I wanted a feeling of a mix of metallic finishes,
I used a sponge paint brush &lightly
painted over some of the frames with
a platinum color using this product . . .
I am an interior designer, so I’ve had lots of experience
hanging pictures. When hanging a grouping, I usually
just lay the frames on the floor, arrange them
& hang them, but this is a large wall with so many frames
–so I used this method to decide on placement . . .
I used old, ugly wrapping paper & traced around
each frame & lightly taped them on the wall.
{
Click here for my video tutorial with more tips for hanging wall groupings.}
We’re really enjoying the finished product.
And we have fun writing our favorite quotes
in the frames.
If you want to take a risk or
do something daring,
paint is a great way to do it!
It’s relatively inexpensive & if you get tired
of it . . . you can just paint over it.
Thank you for having me Desirée.
Warmly, Michelle
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Can I say that this project is pure awesomeness….
I am a chalkboard paint lover and this wall is a perfect example of why…
Michelle, your tutorial was great, your cute yellow cardigan is yummy, the placement of the frames was brilliant…
Thank you so much for sharing it all with us here at The 36th Avenue.
I really like this idea. You positioned the frames perfectly! Looks great.
WOW! I immediately fell in love with this wall! I am now trying to think of where I could do something like this in my house!
I L-O-v-E this to pieces!! She has a fab blog and what a neat project!! I will have a chalboard wall someday! đŸ™‚
Lina
Fancy Frugal Life
Hi DesirĂ©e, Thanks so much for having me as your guest today! I'm so excited to be featured on your awesome blog. AND thanks for letting me know it was today {I had another date on my calendar} – I wrote a post about it & used your button {which is also on my sidebar}.
Warmly, Michelle
looks GREAT. love it!!!
Well, I always say that you get what you need when you need it (thanks to the 'big Guy') and I needed this picture. I have about 10 collies on my dining room wall right now and none work. I've got gorgeous antique, religious miniatures on ivory to put up and wanted them to be the focal point. Guess what I'll do as my base colour now? Thanks so much.
Hello Desiree,
I love the idea of making a wall in my home a chalkboard. So creative and FUN.
Smiles, Paula