Making of our chalkboard..

Thank u all for the wishes for us n baby..:)...

Both me n my hubby like the idea of having chalkboard in house.
To do list, random messages/ thoughts there is so much you can do on a chalkboard...
So we thought about getting one for our home too...but the ones we liked were too pricey for my taste n the ones which were coming in our budget were kinda sucked..:P..
We decided to make one ourselves...
As we rent a apartment we didnt wanted something big, space beign so premium..:D..
We got a old painting from Goodwill..that place is my disneyland I tell u...;)...

We loved the clean lines n thickness of the frame.
I double checked about the painter n painting on Google....I was hoping maybe we would end up with a gem of a painting worth millions..in my dreams...:P..too much of Antique Roadshow I guess..
Then began the process of cleaning and sanding...

n taping

n painting

n taping again..

Sand it well or else u'll end up with blotchy paint..:P

n here's the final look of the chalkboard...

In India the first thing children learn to write is "OM"...thats what we started from...:)

This was my hubby's pet project, n you should have seen his face all brightened up when he completed it...:)

Its been more than 6-7 months since we made this..n have used this in numeral time...

Will post some pics of it soon...

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