What I'm Making: DIY Kitchen Chalkboard

One day when we own a house I will have a chalkboard wall in the kitchen, because that's just the best thing ever. But that day is not today and a normal sized one will have to do. I decided to make my own after trying and failing to find a school-like green one that didn't cost a fortune-- as it turns out, they're incredibly easy (and cheap!) to make at home. Yay!

I used the tutorial for a DIY Chalkboard Headboard and altered it to make a hanging board.

I'm terrible at remembering to take in-progress photos!

Materials:

• chalkboard paint
• four yardsticks
• wood stain
  
• heavy duty hooks
  
• plywood cut to your dimensions (ours is 2" x 4")
• 3/4" nails

The whole thing took two days total, but that's just because we had to apply two coats of paint and let it dry overnight. Jeremy ended up doing pretty much the entire project, so I can't take much credit for it besides finding the tutorial (and helping to to hang it on the wall, because it's heavy).

(Desserts: gingerbread whoopie pies and snickerdoodles, nom.)

Now I finally have somewhere to write the menu for the week! Much prettier than my usual scribbled-on-the-grocery-list tactic.