Repurposed Architectural Chalkboards
How great were these old table legs...??
Very cool but not as cool as they are now...
This chalkboard has great legs!
I built a shelf for the top then painted the piece Pure White with Annie Sloan Chalk paint.
I gave the whole piece a color wash with French Linen.
You can do a color wash with a dry brush and a spray bottle of water. Dry brush your top coat lightly then squirt it with
water and wipe it off. Keep doing this and rubbing off the
top coat until you've reached the look you like.
I love the Restoration look I got with this paint treatment!
I added a piece of trim to the top and a ledge for chalk.
The chalkboard was a pre-made chalkboard cut to size and glued in place.
Two old cup hooks hold keys or in this case a porcelain house number.
The chalkboard stands on it's own or hangs on the wall
using 2 D hooks attached to the back.
And because I had 2 sets of legs, meet twin sister...
Goldie...she's the gold glitzy sister.
I used Graphite paint with a gold accent of Gilding Wax.
An upside down gold drawer pull holds the chalk.
I think they'll look fantastic in someone's kitchen
or entry way!
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Not your run of the mill chalkboards! They've got class! Love them.
ReplyDeleteVery neat!! They would look great anywhere. I like the hooks for keys etc. too.
ReplyDeleteBlessings...
~Sherri
Super clever Susan! Your ideas amaze me.
ReplyDeleteAdina
That's a definite golf medalist! I love the first one best as I am in my "light" mood/mode right now. Love the color and they are both ingenious!
ReplyDeleteYou really out did yourself Susan. This is just marvelous! I feel like it belongs in a Pottery Barn or Ballard Designs catalog. =)
ReplyDeleteJeanine
The first one really does look like RH~they should be so lucky to have your designs! I have to say that I think they're the nicest chalkboards I've ever seen, not joking! I love them! I've made a few in my day, but none as nice as this.
ReplyDeletexo Kathleen
Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAwesome sauce! Really love how your chalkboards turned out Susan!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute!
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