Lindsay & Drew: Chalkboard DIY

Since everybody has a chalkboard... I needed a chalkboard... And yes if everyone was jumping off a bridge I would too.... Do anything in high school to make friends.... That's what I live by... Just kidding stole that from Drew's cousin... N.E.Way....

I was inspired by Dana Tanamachi... Have you seen her chalk art? Blew my mind....

Check it out (via)....

So I took an old window that Drew got from this house... We want to deconstruct houses and reuse as much as possible instead of just demo and fill landfills. I taped the frame and edges...

Sanded the glass with 120 grit sandpaper... I was worried about creating divets in the glass that would show through the paint... I should not have been worried... Then I sprayed Rust-oleums Painters touch primer. It can bond to plastic, metal etc. it's awesome.

I only used about half a can...

And did two coats... Always better to do more light coats as opposed to less heavy coats...

Then I used Rustoleum's chalkboard spray... I used the spray because it was cheap and less clean up.

I think I did 3 coats of chalkboard paint...

I brought it in to dry faster, it was a cold day...

When the paint was dry (admittedly I should have waited longer... What's new?) but I took the flat end of a piece of chalk and seasoned the board... This helps prevent previous drawing lines from showing through. If you don't season it you will always see the first thing you wrote.