Make Your Own Magnetic Chalkboard

I am so excited to share this project that I did this past week.  There are times when I actually am successful at a craft project and my expectations and reality are one and the same. It actually kind of shocks me when that happens. 🙂

In our stairwell, which leads downstairs to our guest quarters, I wanted to put up a collage of frames displaying pictures of family and friends.  As I started to think about it, I realized I would always have the same pictures in the frames and what I really wanted was to change it up every now and again. So I thought about making a magnetic chalkboard but I wasn’t too sure of how to go about doing it.

In my search, I came across Martha Stewart showing how to make one but with the added bonus of it being a chalkboard as well.  You can see her tutorial here.

Here’s how I did it.

My hubby picked me up the largest piece of galvanized sheet metal they sold at Home Depot.

I sprayed on chalk paint, let it dry, then sprayed it again, giving it two layers.

I purchased a frame from Michael’s which included the backing and glass for 50% off.  It was a better buy than getting one with no backing at Hobby Lobby.

The frame was black but I was kind of wanting a pop of color around the chalkboard instead of black on black. So, I decided to paint it Robin’s Egg.

I am sorry I do not have step-by-step pictures.  I just get into the project and totally forget about pictures till it’s too late. 🙂

After the spray paint dried, I then took sandpaper to try to distress it a bit. I made sure I also went over the edges of the frame because I really like that distressed look in those areas.

Some of my distressing up close.

Next project I would like to do is to make some special magnets for the board.  Who knows, maybe I’m on a roll and they’ll turn out, too. 🙂  Martha couldn’t lead me wrong could she?

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