Any arts and crafts enthusiast looking to add some customizable touches to their home decor are in luck, because these DIY chalkboard projects are here to offer some crafty examples of how to utilize this handy chalkboard material in all sorts of items.
While chalkboard is often associated with items found at schools and craft centres, these DIY chalkboard projects are showcasing how you can easily incorporate this nostalgic childhood material into ordinary aspects of your home decor. By incorporating chalkboard material into the structure or framework of other products, you can easily personalize that product with pictures or words that you or your friends can draw.
From DIY chalk cheese boards to blackboard furniture designs, these DIY chalkboard projects will definitely have adults feeling like a kid again.
22 DIY Chalkboard Projects
From Upcycled Plate Menus to DIY Chalkboard Table Toppers:
Tana Makmanee — Aug 28, 2013 — Art & Design
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DIY Erasable Wall Decor
The How to Mix Chalkboard Paint Tutorial is Easy and Awesome
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Reinterpreted Nostalgic Tablets
The Chalkboard Pad is a Throwback to Simpler Times
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DIY Repurposed Playing Cards
The Brit & Co. Blog Shows How to Make a Sentimental Gift
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Comical DIY Word Bubbles
This Activity Lets You Make Humorous Photo Props for Your Friends
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DIY Chalkboard Planters
This DIY Tutorial Explains How to Convert Plant Pots into Chalkboards
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DIY Chalkboard Cakes
This Birthday Cake's Icing Design is Inspired by Chalk Paint
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Repurposed Cot Projects
The DIY Crib Desk Turns One Piece of Children's Furniture into Another
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Upcycled Plate Menus
This Clever DIY Project Turns an Ordinary Dish into a Hip Restaurant Menu
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DIY Chalkboard Table Topper
Jackie Fogartie's Chalkboard Tablecloth Adds Dialogue to Any Dinner
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Upcycled Doorknob Paperweights
This DIY Activity Lets You Turn Ordinary Items into Useful Products
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Oversized Date-Keeping Decals
Never Forget Another Important Date with the Chalk Talk Calendar
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Reusable Chalkboard Tea Canisters
These Containers Make for the Perfect DIY Mother's Day Gift
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Sentimental Chalk-Like Notes
These Hand Drawn Valentine Postcards Send Sweet Personal Messages
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DIY Chalkboard Fridges
Food Diaries & Drawing Boards for Kids Allows Smooth Running Kitchens
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DIY Chalk Cheese Boards
Turn Ordinary Pine Wood into a Practical Cutting Board with This Guide
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DIY Blackboard Furniture
The Chalkboard Coffee Table by Jill of Most Trades is Fit for Children
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DIY Drawable Climbings
These Chalkboard Stairs by My Home Rocks are Creative and Fun
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DIY Erasable Storage Labeling
The A Beautiful Mess Chalkboard Paper Project is Handy
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Detailed Chalkboard Floors
Swept Away by Linda Florence is All it is Chalked Up to Be
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Readable Booze Holders
The DIY Chalkboard Wine Glasses are Classy and Fun
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Chalky Meal Containers
Linda Facci's Blackboard Lunchbag is a Do-It-Yourself Project
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Eccentric Cranial Chalkboards
This Chalkboard Paint DIY Turns a Cranium into a Message Board
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