Chalkboard Tutorial: How To Brand Your Ain Chalkboard Amongst Merely A Screwdriver

Today I am going to exhibit yous how I made this rustic chalkboard for our dining room. I genuinely had it figured out inward my caput this summertime together with had planned on making this same frame for my parents when I was upward inward NH inward early on October. I fifty-fifty went together with bought the wood. We ended upward working on some other projects though together with didn't destination upward doing this one, although nosotros create convey all the supplies thus I volition last able to at some point. Once the persuasion was inward my head, I genuinely wanted to acquire inward thus when nosotros got dorsum hither I persuasion I would become ahead together with brand i for our identify (because nosotros genuinely needed some other chalkboard...)

 

Here is what yous postulate for this project:

4 pieces of forest for the frame ( I used 2 29" long together with 2 35" long - the full frame size when finished is 29" past times 42")

1 large slice of forest (mine was 24 inches feet past times 38 inches)

chalkboard paint

stain (or paint) for frame

screwdriver

mending braces (I used 2" past times 1/2" ones)

screws ( 8 past times 3/4)

* If yous are making this frame to purpose amongst our chalkboard downloads I would recommend using boards that are 28" together with 33" together with the large slice of forest should last 24" past times 36". Those are the measurements I used on the frame inward the production photos!

  

So hither are my boards. I had them cutting to size at Lowe's. I used 1 past times 4's (which are genuinely most 3/4" past times iii 1/2"). Make certain your board that is going to last for the chalkboard is slightly larger than the size of your frame opening.

The outset matter I did was pigment my board amongst my chalkboard paint. The to a greater extent than coats the better! I went amongst a inexpensive board thus it was a lilliputian crude oil but that doesn't bother me. If it volition bother yous you could in all probability sand your board downward a flake first.

 

While your pigment is drying yous tin dismiss position your frame together. Here are the braces I used.

Just position the iv pieces together together with purpose the braces at each corner. I only used i on each corner (for a full of four) because I was doing it quickly. It was sturdier than I expected but if yous wanted it to last extra secure I would recommend doing 2 braces on each corner for a full of eight.

 

Now I flipped it over together with started staining. I used some tea together with and then a vinegar amongst steel wool mix. I loved how it looked on the board I was practicing on, but non equally much on the actual frame. I am going to play roughly amongst it some to a greater extent than earlier I portion whatever to a greater extent than most that. You tin dismiss purpose whatever stain yous would similar or fifty-fifty pigment your frame.

So hither is how it looks at this point:

Now it's fourth dimension to attach the chalkboard. These are the screws I had on hand. There is in all probability something ameliorate yous could purpose but they were the correct size together with they worked fine.

I only screwed them chalkboard onto the dorsum of the frame. If yous convey a drill it volition acquire inward a lilliputian quicker but it's all the same pretty slow amongst only a expert ol' screwdriver!

I intend I spaced them out every 6 to viii inches or so:

Here is how it looks from them dorsum when yous are done. I only leaned mine upward on my mirrored dresser but if yous wanted to hang it yous could e'er attach something thus it could last hung!

And in that place yous convey it!

 

 And if yous desire to run across to a greater extent than photos together with details of our hot cocoa bar click here.

And hither is a photograph of the frame painted:

You tin dismiss run across to a greater extent than photos of this babe shower here.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!