I got creative this weekend with a tin of chalk board paint and my front door. I've always wanted to paint an entire wall in my house with chalk board paint, but we just didnt have a wall that was good for that. So i got this idea to paint the front door. I was going to paint the entire door, but then i decided to just paint the inside (the back of it). I do have some other fun ideas for the front side and when i decide on one of them i'll share that with you as well.
I was going to do a before and after, but i didnt remember the before until i had already started painting...so this is my almost before pic...
And these are the after pics. It started getting dark, so the last pic was taken with a flash and is a bit glare-y, and the top photo is just plain bad...but hey, you get the idea.
I put the chalk in a little tin bucket and hung it beside the door.
The kids just thought this was the coolest idea in the whole world and have been creating art for me ever since. And cause my kids are short, i still have plenty of room up the top to jot down some 'out the door' reminders for myself!
I have all these super cool ideas for my house, ideas that i have been collecting for ages. Some, like this one, are just thought up and written down so as not to forget, others come from various mags and stuff, all thrown together in a big "home ideas" folder. And i have decided it's about time i actually do something about this. So (budget allowing) i am going to try and set myself a project every month. At first i had thought every week, but that night just be a bit too ambitious (and expensive), so for now, it's just one a month. And if i get more done than whoop-ee 4 me :)
So if anyone has any fun home ideas, links, pics....whatever, please share! I would love to see :) :)
Now Z that is one VERY cool idea!! I'll be adding something to that next time I'm there lol ;)
Posted by: Roz | September 14, 2008 at 08:33 PM
Now that is a good idea. I love chalkboard paint, I want to have a whole wall of it.
Posted by: patty | September 15, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Now that is a good idea. I love chalkboard paint, I want to have a whole wall of it.
Posted by: patty | September 15, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Now that is a good idea. I love chalkboard paint, I want to have a whole wall of it.
Posted by: patty | September 15, 2008 at 11:18 AM
I suggest that when you're finished with your place, you come to mine in Paris and (re-)decorate it. Just love what you do...My children are crying why am I not as cool as you are and why don't they have the chance to get a chalk wall as well ...I wanted those kids. I had those kids :D bises
Posted by: cinejane | September 15, 2008 at 05:49 PM
that is soooo cool!!!!
Posted by: Kelly Slattery | September 16, 2008 at 05:39 AM
i've ALWAYS wanted a chalk wall somewhere in the house but hubby isn't so enthusastic!
i'm thinking a wall in the kids toy room would look fantastic though so i think i'll keep working on him!
love your stuff zina :)
sharon xo
Posted by: Sharon | September 17, 2008 at 06:16 PM