I have been meaning to post about this project for ages -- it was one of several we did near the end of this past summer. We decided to turn our long, white, boring hallway that takes you from the front door to the kitchen into a giant, magnetic chalkboard. It turned out pretty cool!
We started with several layers of magnetic primer, then added several more layers of chalkboard paint on top. Though you can make your own chalkboard paint in any color somehow (I think it has to do with adding grout to the paint?) we opted for the commercially sold stuff. Which meant our colors were limited -- we chose brown!
It was a pretty easy project, but took awhile with all the coats, and drying time required between them. For the most part its pretty great! We learned a few things that we would do differently next time -- mostly sanding a bit more and using a sponge brush if possible to get a smoother writing surface. Because of the texture, its kind of hard to erase sometimes, especially some of the darker brighter colors of chalk. Also, the magnetic aspect is not super strong (as you should expect from only 3 layers of magnetic paint!) so it doesn't hold all types of magnets well. But some of them, including some letter magnets, work fine! Hooray!
Unfortunately, Elsie still cannot be left alone with chalk. I swear the things she puts in her mouth still! Yuck!
