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DIY Chalkboard: Easy-to-Make Tutorial

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The DIY chalkboard is a very easy project you can finish only in less than a day. Whether you want to pull off the DIY chalkboard ideas for your home interior decoration or to use it for commercial purpose, such as to decorate your restaurant interior, making one yourself can help save your money in such a fun way.

Let’s Make DIY Chalkboard

Start your DIY chalkboard by cutting a sheet of plywood in any size you like into 2 sections. Prime one section and let it dry. Sand the surface with fine-grit sandpaper and wipe clean. Paint the front, back and sides of the plywood board with chalkboard paint. Use a roller to make the work easier. Apply 3 thin coats and let each to dry completely before you apply the next coat. For drying times, refer to manufacture recommendations.

Those are the basic steps required to make your own chalkboard. Don’t hesitate to read more tutorials as each of them may include extras, such as how to create the used and worn surface on the chalkboard surface. You can also consider adding frame to make your DIY chalkboard more interesting—even better, the frame is also DIY-able so you can save more of your money.

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