Walnut + Blue

I'm a huge fan of wood in Walnut tones (See our floor, our Rast Side tables, our DIY Desk) So when i saw these shelves I immediately loved the colours - the Walnut with the contasting smokey baby blue. It is inspiring me to do look at maybe using a colour with a walnut stain in a project. Maybe an IKEA Rast side table should be done with the fronts done in blue vs. white the next time. Anyhow, just something for the "This inspires me" folder. xo

Equilibrium Shelving by Alejandro Gomez Stubbs found on Fab.com

Ps., Thanks for the kind words on the header change. I've been meaning to update it forever. The site launch was taking up the better part of my Summer, so once that went live I felt energized to tackle the blog.

My $4 Chalkboard Project

 

I've been so inspired by all of the chalkboard projects out in blogland.  A couple of weeks ago I found a frame at a garage sale for $3.  It was kind of beat up looking, which was perfect for me.  :)

 

My husband cut a piece of hardboard to fit inside.  I painted the white side of it with Rust-oleum Chalk Board Paint.  The can was $10 at Home Depot

 I put three coats on it, letting it dry completely between coats.  I used a foam roller and alternated directions with each coat.  I probably used 1/10 of the can for this 18x22 piece.

I spray painted the frame with a Flat White paint from Valspar.  It then sat in the garage for 10 days while we were on vacation.  This helped as it was easy to sand down later.

I sanded it down with these:

And here's the finished product. (with my very elementary artistic abilities shown!) 

Since I had just about everything on hand, I figure I spent $4 on it--$3 for the frame and $1 on the amount of chalkboard paint I used out of the can.  

(I found that a damp micro-fiber cloth cleans it perfectly.)

Thanks for visiting!

Pam

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