I mean who doesn't?
I came across this blog on Pinterest and thought I have to have that! So I went on a scavenger hunt to find my own. At low cost of course.
Well I went to a few different thrift stores in search of a solid frame that would be a decent size. Either for a picture or a mirror. I wanted a fun bordered frame. Fail. I either couldn't find what I was looking for, or the thrift stores were so over-priced it was ridiculous! I'm talking like $50. Seriously? At a thrift store? Not worth it. I could go by a really nice chalkboard at store for that price.
I also searched Craigslist for a few hours. Nobody seemed to have what I was looking for.... how did this girl find just the right piece? I couldn't figure it out. So then I started thinking that those over the door mirrors might work. I scoured Wal-mart and Target for a cheap mirror. But either the frame part was not what I wanted or it just wasn't the right size I wanted.
After several hours and a few days of searching, it clicked. I could basically just make my own. So next stop Home Depot. I figured some plywood and trim should do the trick and at a pretty low price too. Then I found something even better. While searching through the plywood, trying to decide what size and thickness I wanted, I found exactly what I needed. Did you know that they have Chalkboard "Plywood." (Not sure plywood is the right word, but it was located with all the plywood) The also had dry erase. It was also only like $7-$9. So instead of having to buy or make a good chunk of chalkboard paint, it was already done. Then I headed over to the trim/crown modeling to find something cheap and cute.
This is what I came up with....
My materials:
Then I painted the trim, and attached it with Gorilla Glue
(Note: Follow instruction to Gorilla Glue... you only need a THIN layer... it started oozing out):
And the final product:
