Cornbread Chalkboard
My teenage son seems to slip out of the house without getting anything done, so I decided there would be no excuses if I posted the Chores in Black and White.
I started with a section of plastic back-splash that I already had on hand,
cut out the center to give it a framed appearance,
cut a section of white board,
paint the white board with chalk board paint, and the frame with “Cornbread” yellow paint,
then I added a little brown toner,
flipped it over and duct taped the white board into place,
tied a string to the chalk and attached it to the frame with an old, rusty spring.
Now he should know exactly what chores are to be done!
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There you go! I love it, very clever idea Dawn!
That looks great. I’d like to know how it works for your son. hehehe
very cute, Dawn! I love the tin look and the color. Maybe I should make one for my teenage daughter! 😉
Jodi
I was just looking at a ceiling tile on the porch wondering what I could do with it….I now know what it’s next life will be. Love that cornbread color too! Thanks Dawn for the great idea.
OH….and that old rusty spring is just the most perfect way to keep the chalk attached. LOVE IT
I LOVE it! What an awesome idea! I need one of those for my son! Lol!
Very cool and easy!
That’s definitely my style!
That looks great. Love the color and now he has no excuses.
I am always amazed at the imagination and creativity of other bloggers. This is a great idea which I would never have thought of. Good job. Shannon
Good luck with this! If I had a dime for every note I left my kids I’d be rich…the chalk board idea is genius. Let us know how it goes!
Really cool. No one would know it’s plastic.
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Kathy
great job…and not too heavy for hanging!
Another great project.. thanks for the inspiration! I’ve had some of those awesome little panels for almost a year to put up as my backsplash :-/ I need some of your energy/motivation to accomplish more! 😀 Have a great week! -Tammy
I love it Dawn! Anything with that tin ceiling look is awesome in my book and I am also partial to chalkboards for leaving notes all over my house.
how’s it working? if this gets chores done around the house we’ll all be making them 🙂
This chalk board is such a great and useful idea. But what I love is how chic and over-the-top adorable it is! You are very creative and made a designer quality chalkboard with what you had on hand! KUDOS to you!
And even if your boys are a work in progress, you have a very cute new decor piece!
Yvonne
I love this….really cool idea, you my friend are so talented, just love what you do to everything!
Brilliant! Love the color and the little spring..I have a whole jar of those and wondered what to do with them! Good luck with the chores!
Love this. I might have to make one for my teenage son. I would be so happy if you shared this project on my Inspiration Board {link party}. I know my readers would really enjoy it. http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2011/08/inspiration-board-link-party-11.html
Thanks.
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Great job! An interesting twist on the typical chalkboard, I love it 🙂
Okay so the title totally got my attention ha! I love it! Love the tiles and they really make a cute chalkboard. I would love to have you share this at my VIP party today… http://designergarden.blogspot.com/2011/08/vip-party-24.html
How THAT is cleaver! Thanks for sharing. Big smiles!
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Great idea! I love the fancy border, and I am always a fan of child labor!
Carlee
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Beautiful! I just love that yellow color next to the chalkboard black. Please come link this up at my Mommy Monday party http://momommamoney.blogspot.com/2011/08/mommy-monday.html
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I meant West Furniture Revival see what happens when I try to do things from memory.