The chalkboard menu : simple and fun

Are you looking for a way to impress your guests during Thanksgiving dinner or for any other occasion for that matter? While searching on the internet we came across a very ingenious project: the chalkboard menu. You know those menus sometimes written on a board outside restaurants or shops? They don’t seem that fun or interesting but that changes when you take them inside.

The idea is basically the same. This project shows you how to have a chalkboard menu in your own home. You can include it in the kitchen, in the dining room or living room, and the idea can be expanded and adapted for other purposes as well. Here’s how you can manage to do that. If you have an armoire or tall cabinet that doesn’t really make a statement in your home than maybe it’s time for a makeover.

First wash the side you’ll be using for this project in order to prepare it for the paint. Then tape off the section that you’re planning to sue as a work space. Now all you have to do is start painting. You can use black chalkboard paint and a small smooth surface roller. Now the hard part: the waiting.

After applying three coats of paint let it dry for three days. Then remove the tape and you’re almost done. You can also cut some vinyl lettering and apply them before seasoning the chalkboard. Now, to season it, take a piece of chalk and gently color the entire surface of the board. Then erase it and you’re done.{found on whipperberry}