How To Make A Framed Chalkboard Wall

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.

How to make a framed chalkboard wall.

Let it dry and then remove the tape. How to build a simple large chalkboard wall in your house. 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. Addiction to a having a well utilized space hits hard in my own home.

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. To do this i held my frame up to the chalkboard wall. Mark off the frame with painter s tape. It dries pretty quickly but make sure it is totally dry before you go adding the 2nd coat.

I measured the dimensions from the edges of the rabbets in the frame and then cut the plywood to size with a track saw. This is the stud finder i use. I ve mounted shelves in the dining room added built in storage units and made customized pegboard storage in my office. Next apply a second coat of chalkboard paint and make sure the wall is completely black.

I did this to a bunch of frames for our wedding and one of them was used as our menu. I used a stud finder to mark where my studs in the wall are. This was the best solution for us because we could make it the exact length of the coffee bar it would fill up the large wall and we could customize the frame to match the wood on the bar. Using your paint roller apply a thin coat of the chalkboard paint and let dry throughly.

A framed chalkboard can also be an interesting wall decoration for the living room. We decided to create our own 7 foot framed chalkboard. 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. You could also use a tablesaw or a circular saw for these cuts if you don t have a tracksaw.

Use a small paintbrush to paint the frame using the contrasting paint color. Others designate a wall in their kitchen as a chalkboard wall making room for family schedules and grocery lists.