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How to Make a Pretty Painted Chalk Board • Vintage Frills
Today I have one of my very favourites home DIYs that I first made last year. It’s really easy and looks great in a kitchen or kids room. Because you can choose any style of frame you like and any colour to paint it, you can really make this fit with your theme and colour scheme. Here are my simple steps to make this pretty chalk board frame. As every frame is different you may want to skip some of the steps, for example if your frame is already a pale colour you may not want to use a white coat first. Also you may not need to use wood glue if the frame already has clips on the back. You will need: Chalkboard Paint, Wood paint I used Laura Ashley Duck Egg for this. (excuse the mucky cans!) White emulsion paint A dust sheet A piece of wood or MDF to fit the frame, you could also use foam board. A Paint Brush A Frame – I bought a few of these in bulk on Gumtree (don’t worry it’s not a precious old one just a reproduction) You could also try charity shops or car boot sales for cheap […]
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