My Latest Project is Coming Along

When our dear 

Mom Lunt passed away last year,

I inherited her beautiful

gold frames.

(She was an amateur artist & all these

extra frames were just sitting in her garage!)

Ever since, I've had a vision 

of what I wanted to do with Mom's frames.

First, I painted a wall in our

home office with chalkboard paint.

(I got this idea from my blog friend, Janell

at Isabela & Max Rooms.)

 

I LOVE this Benjamin Moore chalkboard paint. It is a little pricey,

but, I only needed a quart (about $15).  I only had to paint 2 coats &

I didn't use a primer. This lint-free roller

gave me the cleanest, smoothest surface I've ever painted.

I painted the edges first, then filled in with

a roller. The painting part only took one afternoon. 

The hardest part is the waiting time before you can draw on

your painted surface. The label says wait 3 DAYS!! WHAT!?!

 

Several sources have said that you need to prep the surface 

by covering it with chalk first. 

(Otherwise, the first thing you write will stay.)

Here I am covering the chalkboard wall with the
side of a piece of chalk, then rubbing
the chalk in with a clean rag.

Now I'm ready to hang Mom's frames.
I'll show you the finished project
in my next post!