DIY Interesting And Useful Ideas For Your Home: Chalkboard and Bulletin Board in One!

I have always wanted/needed something in our kitchen to keep track of our everyday activities, appointments and whatever else we may need. Not to mention something to help deal with the clutter that has manifested on the side of our fridge. So to kill mildly injure a bird with one stone, I decided to create a chalk board…. bulletin board…. um… board. In short order this little guy has made my kitchen more sharable, pretty and organized, you know… sharpganized. It’s trademarked.

It all started with this cork board that I found at the thrift store for whopping $1.98! Gotta love bargain shopping, right?!

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All it needed was a little dusting off and some fresh paint. Since the cork was unable to be removed from the frame, I just used some painters tape and taped around all the edges, then painted the border white.

Once the trim was dry, I taped up the trim and painted the cork board with chalkboard paint. Giving it about 3 coats of paint.

When the chalkboard paint is completely dry, rub chalk all over it and rub it off to condition the paint.

I decided that I will put the month on the top from month to month, but I wanted it to look pretty so I found this little trick that works great! Just print out your desired image on regular paper then follow the steps below.

To get the image ready to transfer to the chalkboard, simply turn it over and rub chalk on the paper over the image.

Then flip it back around and place the image where you want it then trace the image on to the chalkboard with a sharp pencil.

Then use a chalk paint pen to color in your image/letters. I realized that I used a permanent paint pen after coloring it all in…DOH! Good thing it is easily fixable. So make sure to get chalk paint pens so you can easily erase when needed :)

Now for the fun part. Adding a few little knick-knacks, pictures etc… My favorite part is the mini metal buckets that I added down at the bottom to hold chalk and a little faux plant. I found the mini metal buckets on Amazon for a set 12 for only $6.84 plus free shipping!