CHALK IT UP

One of my favourite inspirations from Pinterest for our home has to be our chalkboard wall in the kitchen. It is the only wall in our house that I haven't covered in white paint!

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Usually it is filled with a list of jobs to do around the house but I cleaned it specially of this photo ;) What I love the most about this wall is that it can be changed with the season to suit our home.

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In order to create your own you simply need a tin of chalkboard paint, (I got mine from my local Mica hardware store - always good to support the independent shops and there are Mica stores all over the UK plus the owners are so friendly and always give me great advice!) a brush, some masking tape for the edges and a white or coloured chalkboard marker!

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I masked up the edges and applied two coats of paint letting it dry overnight each time because it is wiped regularly.

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For the areas of writing/doodling I want to keep I use a white chalkboard marker but for the day to day tasks that I want to remove I use normal chalk.

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It's a good idea to do another thin coat every few months if the board is used a lot!

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Our friends and family love our wall and James and I get so many compliments on it and asked how we did it so I thought I'd share this with you. I particularly enjoy doodling on it from time to time ;)

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