Be prepared to be dazzled (by yourself).
He started out by cutting a piece of 1/4″ MDF to the size that he wanted to chalkboard to be..He also cut a basic frame for the thin MDF out of some 1×4 MDF boards with a routed out inside edge for the thin MDF to sit in.. Because another decorative frame made from molding would be mitred right on top of this stronger structural frame, he made the joint a little fancy to make the whole thing have more structural integrity.. I’m pretty sure he must have invented this joint, but it does the trick!
From the side, it looks like a regular mitre, but it’s got the extra little right angled bit that adds extra strength..The decorative molding goes right over top!.It looks super simple but of course we know that there’s a little bit of DIY magic hiding hiding under that basic molding!.
At the bottom, a basic 2×2 piece of lumber allowed him to create a little “sill” for the chalk to sit on.He finished it off with some more decorative molding.
The end result looks pretty and classic, and it’s exactly what I had in mind!.
When it came time to hang up our fancy new chalkboard, we couldn’t just do the basic “nail in the wall and a piece of string” method, now could we?brave yet though..
So then I started feeling a little silly and I drew this smiley face with a stuck out tongue on my washing machine.I thought for sure it would come right off because everything smooth seemed to be so easy to clean.. Hehe.
It faded it pretty good, but it’s still there, for sure..So now I’m on the lookout for a cute little laundry chart printable that I can cover this little mishap up with..