Ceststeph, chalkboard paint is not lead-based (it's acrylic-based), nor is the magnetic paint (it's water-based latex) - at least the stuff I bought at HD was/is.
ceststeph
January 07, 2007
looks great - but I thought that chalkboard paint was lead-based?
Nimue
January 07, 2007
I love the idea and it looks great! And I have to agree with gabe.tippery about magnetic paint - it's hell to work with. I used some on my son's wooen headboard and it took at least a dozen coats before anything would stick.
sparkie
January 07, 2007
P.S. Erin...As a huge organization fanatic, could I borrow you for a weekend. I like to be organized but get hung up on finding the appropriate "homes" for stuff.
sparkie
January 07, 2007
I wonder if some brands are better than others, in addition to proper prep. Painting work is 90% prep, as the saying goes.
gabe.tippery
January 05, 2007
About a year ago, we did chalkboard on a wall and magnetic on the bottom half. Let me tell you, that magnetic paint is a pain in the tush. It was thick, heavy, and had the worst coverage I have ever delt with. To seal the deal... it hardly works. I can usually get magnets to stick, but you have to find "Sweet Spots." Needless to say, my two-year-old daughter can't get a single letter to stick. I also didnt prep the wall as well as I could of, and the wall eats through chalk and it is difficult to make smaller writing. You need to get that wall SMOOTH AS GLASS. And apply by hand, not roller which will caues a texture on your super smooth wall. good luck.
timbenzinger
January 05, 2007
This stuff is great! About a year ago I bought some for my office. I was going to paint one of the walls with it so we can doodle on it while doing brainstorms for our graphic design projects. Unfortunately I never used it and it is still sitting in the closet in its box. In the near future, we are moving out of this temp office and will definitely take advantage of it this time around.
There is a design studio that I used to freelance for that had a few brainstorming rooms that were shaped as circles and in these circular rooms the walls were using the chalkboard paint. Very neat stuff; wish I took some photos.
(A side thought... would it be strange to paint a desk with this?)
erika
January 05, 2007
I love chalk board paint! Here are 2 more ideas for the stuff-
http://www.curbly.com/chapinerika/photos/12924
http://www.diyhappy.com/blackboard-idea-globe/
erika
January 05, 2007
What a terrific idea! I wish I had smooth walls so I could do that. (all of So Cal has stucco walls, gross)
Manzabar
January 05, 2007
Lifehacker posted about this MSL article too. One of the commenters on their site suggested kickin' it up a notch by using magnetic chalkboard paint. The idea of hanging a magnet with the bill in a specific square (or whatever you'd use it for) seems really cool to me.
Nimue
Ceststeph, chalkboard paint is not lead-based (it's acrylic-based), nor is the magnetic paint (it's water-based latex) - at least the stuff I bought at HD was/is.
ceststeph
Nimue
sparkie
sparkie
gabe.tippery
timbenzinger
This stuff is great! About a year ago I bought some for my office. I was going to paint one of the walls with it so we can doodle on it while doing brainstorms for our graphic design projects. Unfortunately I never used it and it is still sitting in the closet in its box. In the near future, we are moving out of this temp office and will definitely take advantage of it this time around.
There is a design studio that I used to freelance for that had a few brainstorming rooms that were shaped as circles and in these circular rooms the walls were using the chalkboard paint. Very neat stuff; wish I took some photos.
(A side thought... would it be strange to paint a desk with this?)
erika
I love chalk board paint! Here are 2 more ideas for the stuff-
http://www.curbly.com/chapinerika/photos/12924http://www.diyhappy.com/blackboard-idea-globe/
erika
Manzabar
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