Chalkboard Paint~ Dining Table.

My dining room table was in pretty bad shape.  It has been moved MANY times and has suffered the consequences of the moves and a large family.  This summer, I decided to have some fun with the table.  Why not make our dining room table one big chalkboard???  The kids have LOVED IT!

The first thing I did was lightly sanded the table so that the chalkboard paint would "stick" better.

After sanding, I wiped the table down really well and then applied 3 coats of chalkboard paint.

After the paint was dry, you need to prime it.  You prime the chalkboard paint by rubbing a piece of chalk across the entire surface.

I learned a valuable lesson since having a chalkboard paint table top.  If you wipe it down with a lint-free cloth, you won't get any of the "hazy" effects from the chalk like you see in this picture below.  It will just look like a plain black table top.

My kids (teenagers included) have spent countless hours drawing and creating at the new table.  It has been a great way to spend some of the HOT Summer afternoons.  The teens friends have made comments like, "This is the COOLEST table ever!",  "I LOVE this table", "This is awesome!".

Will I keep my table this way forever???  Hmmmm, time will tell.  Maybe just for the summer.  Maybe longer.  My son wants me to keep it this way so that he can use the chalk to figure out his math problems when he is doing his homework.  Haha.  Sounds like a great plan to me :)

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Sneak Peek :)

Here is what I have been up to lately:

BEFORE: After:

Another After:

Remember how I said I was going to redo my dining room chairs in a matching, yet un-matching kind of a way??? Well, now you have a sneak peek at what I am talking about :)

My father-in-law looked at me like I was pretty darn strange when my husband said that I was using different material on each chair ON PURPOSE! Heh, heh, it was pretty funny!

I have four chairs done and four to go. It takes A LOT longer to get them how I want them (that is the problem with being a perfectionist!). I will be glad when they are all done. Can't wait to do my makeover on the table next!

I will share more when this entire project is complete.