Palette & Paints: Chalkboard Walls
July 18th, 2008
From Julie:
We like the idea of painting whole walls with blackboard paint; it’s the closest most of us will ever get to owning a Cy Twombly. Abacus Construction Index provides a good roundup of leading chalkboard paint manufacturers and suppliers, including Benjamin Moore and Blick Art Materials.
Below: A kitchen in London by Alan Higgs Architecture, via Desire to Inspire.
Below: A hallway via Light Locations.
Below: A living room from Domino Magazine.
Below: A dining room outside Boston by Christine Lane Interiors.
Above: A kitchen with a chalkboard wall from the portfolio of Minh + Wass.
Above: A rustic modern kitchen in Australia; photo by Mikkel Vang via Taverne Agency.
Above: A kitchen from photographer Per Ranung, via Desire to Inspire.
Above: Kitchen from Belgian firm In Search Of.
Above: A kitchen from Marie Claire Maison.
Above: If you don’t feel like committing to painting an entire wall, a giant schoolroom blackboard is a good option. Photo by Tim Evan-Cook.
Above: A door painted with chalkboard paint serves as a giant shopping list in this kitchen from Living Etc.
Above: Another door painted with chalkboard paint; via Living Etc.
Above: A board painted with blackboard paint from photographer Hotze Eisma.
Above: A kitchen art space.
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Entry Filed under: LIVING & DINING, PALETTE & PAINTS
9 Comments Add your own
1. kara | July 18th, 2008 at 10:02 am
I love this concept. I painted a huge block of wood chalkboard style for the kitchen but a whole wall would be amazing.
2. Claire Zulkey | July 18th, 2008 at 10:04 am
we just did this at home, painting the backsplash with both magnetic and chalkboard paint–we’re trying to figure out if we should just doodle or do some sort of more full-tmie arty design!
3. Karen | July 18th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Also love this - we have multiple walls with chalkboard paint that we did for our daughter - but the Cy Twombly reference, haha! - you got it spot on! Funny it wasn’t a conscious decision!
4. hojo | July 19th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Its great. Go to the art store and get soft pastels. You can create incredible works of art. Dont just stick to white chalk. Sidewalk chalk also works. The kids love it.
5. jfc | August 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Anybody knows where can I find a white round chandelier similar to the one in Christine Lane Interior’s dinning room? thanks
6. jennifer ramos | September 5th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
WOW!! this is one of the best posts on BLACKBOARDS..I made one for my kitchen, you can see it on my blog if you LIKE. : )
7. susan | October 16th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
I’m looking to buy a schoolroom chalkboard, the old-fashioned kind…any leads? Can be in Europe…or USA.
8. Raydel | January 8th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I love this me and my boyfriend did a whole room like this. tho i can use some tips on what to use to erase it and make it look clean. No matter what we use it always leaves white smudges everywhere and often times we have to do it three times just to make it look considerably o.k. looking. Any ideas of what to use to clean it?
9. MagneticPaint | June 30th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
This is awesome idea. I always love to use chalboard paint for my home decoration. Do you know about magnetic chalboard paint? It’s another great idea to decorate your home.
Cheers!
MagneticPaint
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