I had a little wall space in my kitchen that was calling for something fun and friendly. Since I have a little antique desk that fits just right there, a chalkboard seemed the natural choice. The problem was, with such a narrow spot, a chalkboard with the right dimensions was going to be hard to find. I opted to buy a quart of chalkboard paint instead so I could make it just the right size and give it a little character with an interesting shape. I taped off the wall on the three straight sides first, then folded a piece of newspaper in half and cut a wavy shape for the top. When I opened up the paper, it was symmetrical and I just traced it with chalk and painted the chalkboard paint with an artist's brush up along the line to get it just-so. It's become a great spot for messages and of course the kids like to draw on it for fun sometimes too. It's also been a great place to write out the weekly spelling words during the school year!
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