Chalk Wall

I found myself with a few hours to myself on Saturday, so I took the opportunity to check a couple of projects off of my to-do list. I started with this bare wall...

And painted the bottom half of the wall with chalk paint.

Then I hung some basic shelving above the chalk wall. This room acts as both office and playroom - mostly playroom, but we needed to make space in the closet for "office" supplies, etc. Also, the shelves serve to keep games and other toys with lots of small pieces out of reach (also, markers and crayons from which Corban is currently banned). Now they have to ask permission to get to those things. Win for me.

At first I wasn't in love with the way they looked, but once I put some toys and games up there, I was happy.

Because of the way the studs are placed, the shelves had to be off-center. This makes me crazy. So, to make it more pleasing to my eyes, I hung some of Caeley's artwork...

Ahhhhhhh...that's better. The chalk paint has to cure for three days before it can be used. Thankfully my kids didn't realize this was going to be a chalk board. Corban just woke up the next morning and said, in his most excited voice, "Did you paint it black!?"

Today was the big day. It has to be "conditioned" by rubbing chalk all over it. Check.

Once that's done, it just needs to be wiped off. Add three happy kids and it's ready to go!

And I am now realizing that the chalk will also need to be stored on the shelves, as Christopher is right now chewing on a piece of it. I am always wondering if he has some kind of mineral deficiency. He eats the strangest things.