Have you seen the Betta Living competition? I’ve always love the idea of upcycling and now with a little one I find myself looking at things and wondering how I can use that to make something child friendly. I found a really nice large white framed picture in the charity shop and instantly thought of a big chalk board.
I’m not a fan of the stickers for the walls or even painting a section of wall because I wouldn’t want pops thinking that drawing on the wall is okay.
It’s so easy to make a chalkboard at home, all you need is an old frame or piece of wood… anything really and chalkboard paint (which is fairly cheap sold in most diy stores and comes in different colours)
You can even make your own
8 parts paint- choose your preferred colour to 1 part unsanded grout…I’ll let you work those measurements out yourself 😉
(I’m not sure how effective and good they are though… I just bought mine)
It’s going to take me a while because I didn’t prime it first so I recommend priming it if you’ve got a primer laying around mainly because it means you’ll use less of your chalkboard paint and because you won’t need as many layers.
I’ve had to call a time out on this project because a certain little girl got hold of the paint and decided it was better on the floor and her belly (only myself to blame… and my mum as it was on her watch!) So ill have to go buy some more and get it done in time for summer.
I’d love to see or hear about your home ‘hacks’ or if you try this out yourself! Leave me a comment below.
Until the next post,
Are and Pops.
arepops 
Great find! It’s hard to find a large enough frame for that project.
Xo, Britta & Carli from http://twinspiration.co/
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It was such a bargain too! Only £3. My other half wasn’t impressed when he had to go collect it 😂
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Upcycling is such a cool thing to do. When I bought my first home I couldn’t afford new furniture in the days before Ikea and did a lot of upcycling old furniture.
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Chalkboard paint is awesome, and I love your idea about painting an old picture. My kids would love this!
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Great ideas here. I will be bookmarking this post for future ideas.
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I love upcycling too! I made a chalkboard last year, my daughter thinks it’s great and it was such good fun to make 🙂
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I recently used chalkboard paint to turn the kids bedroom door into a giant chalkboard! My eldest loves it!
Laura x x x
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Great idea for an old framed picture – hope you get it finished! Kaz x
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I love upcycling. It’s so rewarding & allows for great creativity too. Such fun.
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I upcycle all the time because I cannot afford to buy new and the possibilities are endless when you upcycle.
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I haven’t heard about ‘Betta Living’ yet but I love the idea of making your own chalkboard!
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