Friday, December 9, 2011

Share & Voice: Chalkboard

I wanted to share my a project I just completed with you! When we were at goodwill I came across an old mirror that was really dingy so it was no longer usable as a mirror, but it had a beautiful metal frame around it. Ok.. it wasn't beautiful.. it was originally gold but someone had painted over it with white paint. The paint had started peeling but the actual frame was very pretty. I got the idea for this off of pinterest.  You need to check this website out if you haven't!

I started by borrowing some of my roommates art supplies. Green Martha Stewart chalkboard paint, and some teal spray paint.



The mirror came out of the frame just like a picture would come out of a picture frame. I braved the freezing cold to spray paint the frame blue and then painted the mirror with the green chalk board paint. 


Let them dry overnight, and volia! I now have a fancy NEW to me chalkboard. We hung it in our entry hallway so we can leave notes for eachother. My roommates love it! 



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  1. Sarah's EcoEndeavorsDecember 11, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Wow, that is so cute!! And it seems like it wasn't that hard to revamp it! I love the colors you chose for it and how you will write notes to eachother. That probably would have cost a lot of money at a store, but you started with a cheap crappy frame and transformed it. Awesome job, thanks for the idea!!

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  2. A. JohnsonDecember 12, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    That's really neat! I had no idea that one was able to convert a mirror into a chalkboard. This was a really creative and useful thing to create out of something that most would have disregarded as useless.

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  3. Fun in the Sun with AndreaDecember 12, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    I love chalkboard paint!! Although I have yet to try it. I just went to Michael's the other day and bought some. A lot my Christmas gifts this year I am using chalkboard paint. I can't wait to try it! I love your idea, thanks for sharing.

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