How to Build Your Own Magnetic Chalkboard

Did you lot halt past times yesterday when I revealed all the fun details of our novel Command Center? I but couldn’t wait! I took that wasted infinite beside the fridge as well as turned it into a perfect, functional space! If you’re curious how I did it, you’re inwards luck! Today I’m sharing How to Build Your Own Magnetic Chalkboard! 

I’m non sharing specific materials, because sizes as well as amounts depend on the size you lot are edifice for. To start, you lot demand to secure a slice of sail metal. Luckily, nosotros convey a wonderful friend that was able to cutting to a greater extent than or less us a sail out of to a greater extent than or less fighting metallic (thank you!).

Once you lot convey your sail metal, you lot desire to scope it a duet coats of chalkboard paint. as well as allow it dry.

Next, nosotros built a frame to surroundings the sail metal. We wanted the frame to convey a fighting of a lip as well as then that nosotros could drill the sail metallic into the frame as well as then that it would sit down nicely.

Once the frame was built, nosotros stained it a deep brown, as well as got produce to attach a few fun hardware pieces!

I used the Fintorp System from IKEA to add together a fiddling fighting of fashionable organization to the overstep of the industrial ascendence center. All you lot demand is a drill to install it! And nosotros convey LOTS of hooks, as well as then nosotros tin add together to a greater extent than baskets, etc. whenever nosotros want.

Finally I picked upward the amazing postal service envelopes at Target (before they left Canada – boo!), as well as knew I would desire them to help us organize our mail. We marked out the location nosotros wanted them to sit down as well as drill holes to attach them.

Just for fun, I also used Fusion Mineral Paint to also pigment this sometime pencil holder, as well as then that I would convey something fun to throw inwards the basket. Fun fact, my hubby genuinely built this pencil holder inwards highschool :) 

Here it is all done! How skillful does that Homestead Blue past times Fusion Mineral Paint hold off on the pencil holder?! LOVE it!

And the IKEA fintorp scheme was the perfect industrial addition!

Stay tuned for to a greater extent than nifty ascendence oculus DIYS – coming soon!

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