Two years ago I bought a lot of old, damaged paintings at a flea market. I thought they would be perfect to frame new paintings in as the frames were still in good condition. The frames also work well as chalkboard or pin board frames so I've made one for the kitchen.
This is what it looked like before. I took the oil painting out of the frame and replaced it with 2 cm thick MDF plate that I first gave a coat of primer and next painted with black chalkboard paint. The cool thing about chalkboard paint is that you can get it mixed in whatever colour. I've used black as chalkboards, in my head, are either black or green.
After painting the frame in my favourite pink, I distressed it a bit by sanding it roughly around the edges.
The "welcome" decal is by Shanna Murray. Shanna is spring cleaning so hurry up and get a 10% discount on all of her wonderful goodies. |
Your blog inspires me so much!
I am now work in progress for my first DIY chalkboard.
I got from a Vinnies store an old wooden tray, and I think that the handles of the tray will make a perfect chalk holder!
Please keep posting!!! :-)
I love the wall with all the plates on it!
Adrianne
I love this, the decal by Shanna makes it over the top cute!
What a beautiful blog and love this craft idea!
Such a clever idea, must give that a go
What a nice decal! It just sticks on to the chalkboard and stays?
I love these spring inspirations!
O, wat mooi! Ik heb ergens ook nog oude lijsten staan... Weer geweldige inspiratie.
love this creative idea! great shade of pink! thanks for sharing. :) xo
Lovely! I adore every single use of the good ol' chalkboard. I have a chalkboard 'wall' in this place, something I started when I was 16 :)
This is the cutest idea, I need to make one for my studio, it would come in handy and brighten up the place. You did a great job, thank you for all the great ideas you give us bloggies. Have a great week.
That is so pretty!
Lovely idea. The pink frame works really well against the black chalkboard paint.
I love this! I've been wanting to make something like this for my kitchen!
can you please tell me about your curtain fabric? I love that, too! Thank you!
Ziet er leuk uit!
Great spring idea ..I can't wait to try.. thank you Yves!
I've replaced grounded with primer, sorry for those awful paint terms.
Hi, I couldn't find 'grounded' on the link. What is grounding? Very cute, and I'd like to try a chalkboard. Thanks for info!
Great tip!
Gran idea!!! Me encanta!!!!
Beautiful! Great idea!!
It looks great! I am now inspired to make a chalkboard :-)
Ooooo....I love this :-).... This could be a nice weekend project for me, I've got a cople of frames I need to use :-) thanks
This is adorable! I need to show this to my mum as she would love it in her kitchen, I think!
So lovely...and the decals are perfect: thank you for the link! x
what a cute idea! this would be cute in a little girls bedroom too.
oh that is cute isn't it.
I think I might get a couple for our blackboard walls.