Do It Yourself: Chalkboard

I finally finished a project! 

I'm not always the greatest at following through, and this project did take me a while. 

I started with a piece of galvanized metal, some primer, and chalkboard paint. 

I sanded the metal a little, I guess to take the smoother surface of it off? 

Not totally sure what the purpose of that was. Ha!

I started with a little foam brush, and switched to a regular paint brush. 

The regular paintbrush left some lines on the board.
So after the first coat, I switched to a foam roller.

I did three coats total and then let it dry. 

After searching for a square frame that fit my board for a couple of months, I finally found one. 

Marshall's. $10. And my piece of galvanized, chalk-painted, steel fit perfectly into the frame. Glorious.

It's a chalkboard. 

It's magnetic. 

And if you walk in our front door, you'll see it on our wall. 

Project complete.