Old Art Turned to Chalkboard

Namely Original chalkboard before

The mother-daughter team at Namely Original is at it again!  They turned this thrift store art into a fun chalkboard.

Namely Original chalkboard before

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Chair Back Chalkboard

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Jeanette from Homa Style found this wooden chair back while rummaging around the dump. I really love the unique shape! After shuffling the chair back around the garage for sometime, Jeanette decided it was time to actually do something with it.

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Chalkboard from Headboard

headboard to chalkboard

Gail from My Repurposed Life had this headboard sitting in her garage for over a year. It was actually much easier to repurpose than Gail had realized, requiring just some unscrewing to remove the panels and legs. Without the panels, the headboard had plenty of empty space to be transformed into a chalkboard. Gail even {…Read More…}

Mirror to Chalkboard

Oversized chalkboards have become very popular for their decorative and functional capabilities. Plus, they happen to be super easy to DIY, especially if you can get your hands on an old mirror. Jessica from Mom 4 Real had this dark wood mirror hanging out in her bedroom and was eager to give it a revamping. {…Read More…}

Door-Sized Chalkboard

After a client requested a door-sized chalkboard for her kitchen, Karen from Redoux found this baby sitting in the trash pile behind a business. The long MDF frame was just perfect for Karen’s task. Karen cut foam core to size and painted it with chalkboard paint to make her two chalkboard panels. This big old {…Read More…}

Cabinet Door Chalkboard

Many of you shared your love for the chalkboards Gail from My Repurposed Life made from old drawers. Well, Gail shares another creative DIY chalkboard project that repurposes paned cabinet doors. Gail backed her glassless cupboard doors with thin plywood that she had painted with multiple coats of magnetic and chalkboard paints. Next she added {…Read More…}

Decorative Chalkboard

Tammi from Eleventh House found this wood piece leaning on a wall in the thrift store. She asked about and was told she could have it for only two bucks. Score! Tammi wasn’t really sure what it was originally but knew exactly what she had in store for it. When Tammi was a child, one {…Read More…}

Crib Base Framed Chalkboard

Ellen from Shimmer & Tulle is in the process of transforming her family room into a playroom/classroom for homeschooling her son. The next item on the docket was an essential for any classroom – a chalkboard, of course! After several futile attempts at purchasing a cheap chalkboard that actually worked, Ellen’s husband came home with {…Read More…}