Back from vacation, I started my batteries and fill with craft projects that I plan to share with you in the coming months. DIY for this project I had in mind for a while to a chalkboard (blackboard) for my daughter, who loves to draw, (and everywhere) to make. Yes, I could go out and buy one … But it is not me. I wanted my chip the same table as the one I had a little girl to offer. The result of my craft budding artists. DIY Projects - A chalkboard custom Photo: Chloe Count For DIY project, you need: decorating ideas - A chalkboard custom Photo: Chloe Count

  • Plywood thickness of 4.1 "reduced visibility" (max)
  • Pencil
  • Clears
  • Permanent marker
  • Puzzle
  • Sandpaper
  • Primer Sealer (undercoat or primer)
  • Paint panel
  • Brush
  • Foam roller with handle
  • Cloth
  • Wood glue (optional)
  • Hardware for the table (dowels, screws, washers …)

Step 1: Draw with a pencil shape you want your picture on the back of the plywood. Feel free to erase and redraw until the shape of the desired effect. DIY Project - A chalkboard custom Photo: Chloe Graf Step 2: Now that you are convinced that your route pencil iron with a permanent marker. Beautiful open and dark lines will help you when cutting with the jigsaw. A chalkboard custom Photo: Chloe Graf Step 3: Here we go! An important step: cutting. Okay, I admit I made from the puzzle in the hands of my better half; just be sure not to launch a. A chalkboard custom Photo: Chloe Graf Step 4: As you can see I have decided to reduce the thickness of the tail of the apple to solidify how this part is compared to the rest doubling very thin. Once the table painted, I just stick to this part, the rest of the table with wood glue and clamps. A chalkboard custom Photo: Chloe Graf Step 5: Now it's blasted all corners cut edges to smooth the edges and remove all splinters (ouch). A chalkboard custom Photo: Chloe Graf Step 6: Take a foam roller, a primer sealer. Picture me is dark because it is a magnetic primer. A chalkboard custom Photo: Chloe Graf Step 7: When the primer is dry, paint pass the first layer of the board. Once the first layer of paint dry on panel (from left to let it dry for about 2 hours), you enter the second layer. A chalkboard custom Photo: Chloe Graf Step 8: It gathers everything, and the image is attached to the wall. A chalkboard custom Photo: Chloe Graf Result: tadah! Hours of fun in store for my mini artist (and hours dusting for me) Tips & Tricks.:

  • Who says that the grinding dust! Surfaces of the table is cleaned with a damp cloth and then apply a primer.
  • I traced the lines of my table and cut on one side and painted on the other side. In this way, the surface on which I was applied the color looked less damaged by blows that only used the same side of my plywood when I (Uh … you still with me ???)
  • If you want to paint a surface, a primer sealer is always used to paint it (unless a color and primer 2 in 1 in your possession).
  • In general, for each paper: We are at least two layers are spending more to the color you want (you know, the one you have chosen with love on your card) to achieve.
  • Colors I imagine be used for this project are Benjamin Moore paints collection "Effect table." 2121-10 taupe and gray foam spring of 2027-20. You can get them at any Benjamin Moore retailer. Expect to pay about $ 8 a pint.
  • Important: You take his illness patiently and 20 days prior to the connection of his painting, so that the paint has its maximum hardness threshold expected achieved. So we will not start any!
  • To ensure the durability of your table before the first use, rub the entire surface with white chalk and a damp cloth or sponge and not with an eraser board.
  • Know that you can also create your own paint your own table. , To get the recipe, I invite you to visit my blog!
  • I hung a bar with pots to store crayons, magnets and cloth. So we have everything on hand to draw.

Pssttt! You could paint a picture directly on one of the walls of the house. It just the first five steps, set your area with tape (duct tape). Leave as is or surround it with decorative moldings to create a frame. Make shift or your old coffee tables by painting the tray for an activity table for children. Again, let your ideas and good DIY!