How To Make A Framed Chalkboard Wall

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.

How to make a framed chalkboard wall.

I did this to a bunch of frames for our wedding and one of them was used as our menu. You could also use a tablesaw or a circular saw for these cuts if you don t have a tracksaw. Let it dry and then remove the tape. This is the stud finder i use.

I used a stud finder to mark where my studs in the wall are. A framed chalkboard can also be an interesting wall decoration for the living room. To do this i held my frame up to the chalkboard wall. I measured the dimensions from the edges of the rabbets in the frame and then cut the plywood to size with a track saw.

How to build a simple large chalkboard wall in your house. It dries pretty quickly but make sure it is totally dry before you go adding the 2nd coat. 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. Mark off the frame with painter s tape.

Others designate a wall in their kitchen as a chalkboard wall making room for family schedules and grocery lists. 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. Addiction to a having a well utilized space hits hard in my own home. We decided to create our own 7 foot framed chalkboard.

For the chalkboard backing i used 1 4 plywood. Use a small paintbrush to paint the frame using the contrasting paint color. Using your paint roller apply a thin coat of the chalkboard paint and let dry throughly. How to make a diy 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 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.