6.29.2012

a DIY project: repurposing an easel

I decided to get all crafty this week & transformed a boring easel into something more fun. I'm normally not a huge DIYer but I blame this on nesting. I love how it turned out so I thought I would share! 

First things first. If you're new around these parts, you need to know one thing: I despise chalk.  I always tell people I have chalk phobia. Is that a real thing? Who knows...but if it is, sign me up. I think this whole "turn everything into a chalkboard" trend is absurd.  A chalkboard wall in my house? Sounds like a nightmat are. 

ANYWAY, back to my DIY project. I have been a busy girl turning our boring computer room into a downstairs play area for G lately. I found that cheap kitchen at Goodwill & then we bought him a table and chairs set for him to color at. But? It was still missing something. 

This little guy has been sitting in our garage since I hung up my teacher hat last May. One side has a white board & this side was a pitiful chalk board. I say pitiful because when G would try to draw on it with chalk, it didn't really show up. I decided that this would be perfect in our computer room if I spiced it up a little bit! I tweeted earlier in the week asking if there was such a thing as magnetic paint...sure enough, there is! 
I bought the Rust-Oleum magnetic primer at Lowes. You use this first & then you can paint over it with any latex paint! Warning: it has the weirdest consistency & I had to stir it forever to get it to mix.
This was after the 1st coat. It said to paint 2-3 coats to make it stronger. 
This is what it looked like once it dried. There was one spot that got crackly after the 3rd coat. Not sure if the paint was too thick or maybe humidity/extremely ridiculous Tennessee heat played a part in that? I will blame everything on the heat these days. 
A few hours later I went hunting through our old paint stash in the garage. We used to have a ton of bright walls in our house so I knew there had to be something left. Luckily, we had half a can of this fun green that used to be our family room. {sidenote: I can't believe this color used to be on four huge walls. yikes} I did one good coat of this paint & that was it. I didn't want to cover the magnetic paint too much. I love how this looks though! Perfect for a kid! 
...and here is the finished product after baking in the hot sun! I made some of those magnets and will need to replace them with stronger magnets. That will be my next project. Let it also be known that ONE hour after this was inside, G decided to take a brown crayon and color all over it. for the love. I need to buy stock in magic erasers.

4 comments:

{annie_loo} @ The Farrar Four said...

This is a great idea! I'm sure he loves it!!!! Way to go Martha! ;)

Unknown said...

soccer shoes
san antonio spurs jerseys
salvatore ferragamo
giuseppe zanotti
tory burch sandals
michael kors outlet, http://www.michaelkorsoutletonlinstore.us.com
ugg boots, http://www.uggbootsclearance.in.net
michael kors uk outlet
snapback hats
coach outlet online
toms shoes
cheap soccer jerseys
chicago blackhawks jersey
hermes outlet
new balance 574
koby bryant shoes
nfl jerseys wholesale, http://www.nfljerseys-wholesale.us.com/
replica watches
air jordan 13
bottega veneta outlet
cheap uggs, http://www.uggboot.com.co
true religion jeans, http://www.truereligionjean.in.net
air force 1 shoes
nike roshe
christian louboutin sale
longchamp outlet
salomon running shoes
the north face outlet
ray ban
coach outlet
2015829caihuali

Unknown said...

coach handbags outlet
true religion jeans sale
mlb jerseys
cheap jordan shoes
michael kors uk
michael kors outlet
coach outlet store
louis vuitton outlet store
lacoste pas cher
michael kors handbags wholesale
coach outlet online
michael kors outlet
true religion outlet
cheap ugg boots
michael kors handbags
rolex watches,rolex watches,swiss watches,watches for men,watches for women,omega watches,replica watches,rolex watches for sale,rolex replica,rolex watch,cartier watches,rolex submariner,fake rolex,rolex replica watches,replica rolex
oakley sunglasses
cheap ray ban sunglasses
longchamp handbags outlet
giuseppe zanotti outlet
1207minko

xumeiqing said...

151217meiqing
tiffany and co
hollister co
hollister uk
ugg boots
ray ban outlet
abercrombie
louis vuitton handbags
vans shoes
coach outlet
coach outlet
canada goose jackets
michael kors uk
nike huarache
canada goose outlet
jordan concords
uggs on sale
cheap uggs
ugg outlet
ed hardy clothing
replica watches
pandora jewelry
michael kors
louis vuitton backpack
michael kors outlet
ugg outlet
uggs sale
michael kors outlet
nike air max
canada goose outlet
ugg boots