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Chalk it Up: a Dozen Creative Chalkboard Ideas

October 21, 2013  Uncategorized

 

12 Best #Chalkboard Ideas plus tips and tricks for creating your own unique chalkboard art!  kellyelko.com

I’m still traumatized from having to stand in front of the entire class, chalk in my quivering hand, until I figured out the world’s hardest math problem (I still have nightmares about Sister Celine).

That doesn’t stop me from loving chalkboards …

as long as they don’t involve algebra or calculus.

 

Remember the deal of the century on my antique chalkboard from the nun’s rummage sale?

And the giant green chalkboard that’s now sitting on my mantel.

I can’t seem to resist a chalkboard and here are a dozen of my favorite chalkboard ideas.

 

Chalkboard stairs showcased on Houston Lifestyles are perfect for spelling out any fun saying.

Chalkboard Stairs - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

Sweet dreams will be yours if you are lucky enough to fall asleep under this chalkboard headboard  on HGTV with the cutest silhouette.

Chalkboard Headboard - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

You’ll never forget milk again with this cute chalkboard clipboard to jot down all of your grocery needs from Anderson and Grant.

Chalkboard Clipboard - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

Sweet Athena shares her cute chalkboard candles – they really light up my life.

Chalkboard Candles - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

Need a fire but don’t have a working fireplace?  Look no further than Sophia’s Decor faux chalkboard fireplace.

Chalkboard Fireplace - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

Great use for a dumpster dive find is a how to chalkboard a window from Shabby Creek Cottage.

How to make a chalkboard window - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

Can’t decide between white or stainless steel?  How about a chalkboard refrigerator from Killer B. Designs.

Chalkboard refrigerator - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

How fun is this chalkboard back to school art from The Lily Pad Cottage … aka, the Queen of Chalkboards!

Back to School Chalkboard Art - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

Turn an old metal box into a chalkboard planter like this one from French Blue Cottage.

Chalkboard Planter - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

Menu du jour is this cute chalkboard menu on a slab of wood from Eighteen25.

Chalkboard Menu on Wood Slice - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

 

Then of course there’s my chalkboard lampshade – ready to welcome everyone who enters.

Chalkboard Lampshade - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

and my chalkboard silver platters – perfect for menus, signs, or chargers.

Chalkboard Silver Platters - one of 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

 

Need a chalkboard writing intervention?  Look no farther …

Kelly from The Lily Pad Cottage, who I have dubbed the Queen of Chalkboards, shares her chalkboard tips and tricks to have you creating chalkboard art like a pro in no time!

Chalkboard Tips & Tricks - plus see 12 unique chalkboard ideas kellyelko.com

Chalk it up to being creative – what will you paint black today?

See all of my creative and simple projects here.

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  1. Kalamity Kelli

    October 21, 2013 at 7:29 am

    Thanks for the post! It is timely for me as my daughter asked my husband to make our grandson a busy board so we chose to use an old TV stand with casters for mobility. She wants the sides to be painted in chalkboard paint – so this post is the perfect inspiration!

    Reply
  2. Julia @Cuckoo4Design

    October 21, 2013 at 7:51 am

    I have always loved that chalkboard headboard. It’s just so pretty!

    Reply
  3. Bliss

    October 21, 2013 at 9:41 am

    I’ve never met a chalkboard I didn’t like. Over the weekend I chalkboard painted 4 party items. I can hear my friends now as they leave muttering to themselves that I have a problem.

    Reply
  4. Jamala

    October 21, 2013 at 10:31 am

    Great post… so many suggestions.. now time to get busy

    Reply
  5. Miss Charming

    October 21, 2013 at 11:20 am

    It seems that about every other week, I’m attacking something in my home with chalkboard paint. (I just can’t seem to get enough of it!)

    Reply
  6. Vel

    October 21, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    That chalkboard staircase is phenomenal!!!!! Of course your lamp shade chalkboard tops of my list of must-fo-chalkboard projects someday! Thanks for the inspirations Kelly!

    Reply
  7. Karen

    October 21, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    Thank you for bringing back a long buried memory of standing at the chalkboard with 25 pairs of eyes of my peers trained on me as I did the math problem…WRONG! Then worried after that what they really were looking at was my rear end, which I always thought was too big in high school.

    Butt….I love a good chalkboard. So much so that my husband put a moratorium on them in our house. It lasted for about a month. Same with my cookbook collection, but that’s another problem all together.

    Reply
  8. Karen

    October 21, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    PS Sharing on FB later today. The post, not my long winded comment.

    Reply
  9. [email protected]

    October 21, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    I love chalk board ! WOW O WOW I love that old ugly vintage lamp turned AMAZING now I gotta make one!!!!!

    Reply
  10. Linda A. Young

    October 21, 2013 at 11:55 pm

    I love all your chalkboards! The staircase is really neat and the headboard too. Thanks for the inspiration!
    I’ve got to make one for my kitchen. I think maybe the clipboard, and change it up with the menu for each day. You have some really cool ideas! I painted a chalkboard wall for a customer in a brand new playroom and we decorated it with a special birthday design for the party they had. Surprised their kids and guests!

    Reply
  11. ange

    October 22, 2013 at 8:29 am

    I LOVE chalkboard paint and the great black matte finish it brings to a space. I did our backsplash chalkboard and used a chalk pen to make it look like subway tile. Great ideas above, I might need to paint some more with my chalkboard paint!

    Reply
  12. cassie

    October 22, 2013 at 11:52 am

    how fun are those stairs!!!! LOVE!

    Reply
  13. kelly @ thelilypadcottage

    October 22, 2013 at 10:16 pm

    Well if I’m the Queen of Chalkboards you are the Ruler of all things Vintage and good 🙂 Thanks for the shout out!

    Reply
  14. [email protected]

    October 23, 2013 at 9:23 am

    Love all the chalkboard inspiration…hmm, those stair risers are giving me an idea!…and just love Kristen’s fireplace screen chalkboard art…such talent in her family!!!!

    Reply
  15. Cynthia @ A Button Tufted Life...

    October 26, 2013 at 10:32 am

    Fantastic round-up of chalkboard cleverness! They are all wonderful… but I am in love with the wood slab menu board… Adorable!!

    Reply
  16. [email protected]

    November 1, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    That chalkboard fireplace is killing me with awesome!!! I have a faux fireplace that I totally want to do that to, now! WAY COOL! 🙂

    Reply
  17. Sarah

    November 4, 2013 at 10:12 pm

    A friend used chalk paint on her crock pot so she can write what is in it.

    Reply
  18. Silvi

    November 16, 2013 at 5:48 pm

    I’m Silvi from Barcelona. I love the chalkboard too !!!!!! I saw your pictures in Pinterest & I found your blog. Sorry my english is not so good.
    best regards
    Silvi

    Reply
  19. Deanna

    July 3, 2017 at 9:59 am

    Old windows can be a lead paint hazard. Most old windows are painted with lead paint. When you disturb the paint (by sanding it, for example) you create lead dust that can expose people to lead. Small children and pregnant women can be affected. Examine the paint – is the old paint broken in a square pattern? Does it look like alligator skin? Then it is most likely lead-based paint and can be dangerous. DO NOT DRY SAND OR SCRAPE. Lead is a neurotoxin that can result in cognitive, emotional and behavioral delays in children.

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  20. Lisa

    October 14, 2017 at 12:02 pm

    We purchased old picture frames and mirrors to make into chalkboards for my son’s wedding. What’s your experience in using canned flat paint over chalkboard paint and spray over canned roil in paint . The wedding colors are teal and we may want to make the chalkboard teal instead of black.
    Thanks

    Lisa

    Reply
    • Kelly Elko

      October 14, 2017 at 7:00 pm

      I’ve never done that before but I wish I could be more help! They sell colored chalkboard paint and there are tutorials floating around on how to tint your own chalkboard paint.

      Reply

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