Kitchen Chalk Board Wall

I am a project-aholic. 

I almost always have a few irons in the fire and if I don't have some sort of project going, I get anxious.

Today was one of those days where I was totally itching to do something. 

Change something. 

Create something.

So while the kids were taking a little nap, 

I whipped out a can of chalkboard paint that had been sitting in the garage and gave a wall in the kitchen a couple coats of black. 

I was in such a rush to 'do something' that I forgot to take a before picture.

The wall that I painted used to be cream, so it's a bit of a shock to walk in to the kitchen and see black!

But I think I'm liking it.

To break up some of the black, I hung a metal perpetual calendar (Joyworks), 

which I think happens to be pretty dang cute.

And I love that I now have a place to write the weekly dinner menu.

The kids are pretty crazy about getting to draw on a wall too :)

Oh, and just an FYI, chalk pens do not work well on chalk board paint on walls. 

It doesn't wipe off! I learn that lesson the hard way :(

Good old fashioned sticks of chalk seem to work best!

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