Ironing Board Chalkboard and accessories

Sprucing up the laundry room does not have to cost a lot. I headed over to Old Time Pottery this week and got some fun items to transform

I put the ole Dreamingincolor twist on some ordinary products.

Like this ironing board chalk board.

It is a fun easy project. This would even look good in a dorm room with the other decor I did. We all know they won't be ironing!!! Ha! They can use this as a memo board.

Always lots of ways to transform items.

Chalkboard Art

I love art of any kind! I have been intrigued lately by chalkboard art. I have seen it on the blogs, in stores and now in OPRAH"S magazine.

Dana Tanamachi was the cover artist for the magazine and she has several other's she has done.

Here is one she did in Turquoise!

If you were here yesterday I showed you my latest chalkboard project. I used a painting technique to change a gold plastic frame to a stone look.

So after being mesmerized by the beautiful typography of this powdered art, I decided to let this be my inspiration!

I wanted somewhat of a menu board so I thought this would work perfectly

I used some color chalk and good ole white

 

 

 

 

I did it all by hand with no patterns. I wanted it to look free hand....not perfect

I thought it was fun and I will probably do more in the future!

Have you tried some art on your chalkboards?

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!!!

Stone Texture Technique with Paint

While shopping for that extra something to be creative with, I found this picture. No, I haven't got a place for it in my house! Not my style! But I think I can create something with it!

I did like the frame with all of its carved details. It was a plastic frame but I was going to turn it into stone! Well with paint of course. I used a dry brush technique like the one in my Lamp Redo post. I actually painted on and wiped off on that post. This one is painting light on dark.

I painted right over the print with chalk paint and continued to the frame. Using my brush to push paint into the crevices.

  This is how it looked when the paint dried. I went back and touched up any surface that I missed.


With detailing like this it is easy to highlight. I used gesso and dry brushed in a circular motion. In my lamp redo I used a beige paint. The key is to dry brush.

See how it starts to pull out the details. I love the texture the ASCP has when painted.

There really isn't a way to mess this up. Just make sure you don't cover over all the dark color.

This is some yummy detailing. It changed an ugly gold plastic frame into this!

What a change! OK I photo-shopped my blog on the chalkboard! Come back tomorrow to see my inspired artwork that is going on it with colored chalk!

How do you like the before and after?

Pottery Barn Inspired Halloween Tombstone Chalkboard

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Pottery Barn is a start for a lot of inspired creations. We love thumbing through the catalog or clicking on images over the computer. When October hit I knew it was time to change my decor into something spooky. I started with my mantle. It went from Fall to Spooky Halloween! I will reveal this on Friday.

In the mean time, I will show you how a little inspiration from Pottery Barn started me with an idea for my mantle change.


I recreated one of the pictures they had. I have a painting I did hanging over my mantle. There are beautiful warm colors in it that really stand out with my fall decor. But when I changed to Halloween it really didn't go.

It all was based on this guy.

The Headless Horseman....da da da daaaa!


I have a little trick that I have used before. I cover the painting instead of taking it down. It is fun to change things up with this technique.


I started with my painting.

 

I then bought some poster board in black and spray painted it with chalkboard paint.

 

I pieced together what was needed to cover the painting.

I then found some old barn wood that was needed to replicate the picture.

 

 I wrote on it with black Sharpie.

"Watch Your Heads"

 

I then wrote with white chalk like the Pottery Barn Picture.

Because my picture frame was shaped differently, I changed mine to fit better.

 

I omitted the "Welcome" and just wrote "To Sleepy Hollow"

 

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I placed the board inside the frame and added some spider webs.

It is the perfect background for my spooky mantle.

I love the way it came out and how easy it was to do.

Oh yeah! Can't forget the cost. 

Posterboard $2

everything else I had on hand

Pottery Barn 

It is on sale for $149.99

You choose!

The inspiration:

Mine:

What do you think?

Come back Friday to see the rest of it!

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Memo Board

Some re-dos are such a transformation! This is one of them!

I found this blackboard at Goodwill. I thought it would be a good project to work on for my craft room but it was a mess.

 

It was framed with cork and had a metal chalkboard insert. I was going to spray it with chalkboard paint and call it a day but........

I started tearing into it!

I noticed the metal could be taken out so I ended up with this....

 

I still wanted to have a chalkboard but now I wanted to get creative with it.

I measured the metal and cut it in half with a paper cutter.

I used Krylon to paint the cork in an aqua color.

 

I bought a piece of square trim cut it down, painted and glued it to the middle covering the seam. I sprayed chalkboard paint to the non-metal side.

Then I found some pretty scrapbook paper and Mod-Podged it to the metal. I loved that it was magnetic so I could use my bird stamp magnets. 

 

  I still felt like there was something missing....

I love the way it looks like an old window. Then I thought I would add some old knobs. I painted them a mustard yellow and attached to the bottom of the cork.

 Now it was ready to hang!

I love the organization! It is multi-functional!

 

Before

After

I have a magnetic board, chalkboard, cork board and knobs to hang things on! I love the bright colors too!

Cost breakdown

GW Blackboard 5.99

Trim .68

Everything else I had and recycled!

UPDATE: Vintage Magnetic Eraser

Compared to whats out there this was not a bad price. Gotta Love being thrifty!