Mirror, mirror, on the wall...

I TOTALLY need a chalkboard for my kitchen. I've been pricing around and even contemplating those little stick ons. I saw a blog post somewhere (sorry, I don't remember where exactly, or I'd credit you for the idea - if you did it, feel free to leave a comment & I'll do so. I'm all about giving credit where credit is due....) where someone turned a mirror into a chalkboard and I thought it was just brilliant. When we were in Jersey, there was no Goodwill, so I had to resort to Craigslist for all of my projects. Unfortunately, I never found anything that was worth the drive...or the aggravation of getting on the Turnpike or Parkway, atleast in terms of a mirror.

The other day, I decided to see if there was a Goodwill nearby. Sure enough, one popped up in the next town over. One day, after taking my kids to the doctor, I decided to stop by and see what they had. I was blown away! There were SO many things that could've been worked over so easily. There was this one antique chaise for 20 bucks.......but I didn't get it. My husband would have shot me.

Fortunately, one of the many great finds included a great big (ugly) mirror!!! Apparently it had been sitting there for a while b/c it was marked all the way down to 2 bucks. Woo hoo!!

I brought it home, put down cardboard underneath and got to work....


First I Primed it with Kilz Spray -- btw, does anyone else have the worst luck with Kilz?? Every bottle I've ever used sprays fuzzy like. If that makes sense?

Then I sprayed the wood black, not really caring if I went over the mirror....



Next came the chalkboard paint over the glass area. I distressed it and hung it on the wall to cure...



But I wasn't done...Oh no! The bottom kept bugging me. So, I got out some of my leftover beadboard wallpaper and attached an applique...



After it was all dry, I repainted the bottom black and distressed again.

Et Voila! A chalkboard for my kitchen!




And here's a little closeup of the bottom. I know the image above isn't that great on detail. Still using my Blackberry!