Wednesday, May 9, 2012

New (and Old) in Chalkboard Paint

How fun is this new chalkboard globe, as featured in the new Oprah Magazine hitting stands today?  Love it!  I picture all kinds of fun with this - both educational, and not...


Get yours at The Well Appointed Home, before they sell out from the "Oprah Effect"...


Our blogging friend Janet just featured a fun chalkboard chair in her anniversary issue of House of Fifty.  Love the contrast of the formal lines of the chair, and its fabric, with the funky fun of chalkboard paint!


There are a gazillion cool chalkboard paint projects out there, both new and old.  Here's an oldie but goodie I don't think I've shared before, via Design Sponge.  The application is perfect in that it's high enough to avoid smudging against clothing and little hands, and it provides a fun transition between the wood and paint...




How have you used chalk board paint?
Deb


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3 comments:

  1. love the chalkboard globe! there must be a DIY...$342 is kind of steep! gorgeous though!

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  2. Saw a fun use of chalkboard paint today on the PureStyleHome blog - she affixed a chalkboard painted board to the top of a white lacquered living room sideboard & got great results! Enjoyed your post :)

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  3. Just whipped out our spray can of chalkboard paint last week and covered up some old poster board to hang in the house so the Ladies can create to their hearts content (and stop coloring on my walls!).

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