Chocolatey Claire: Magnetic Chalkboard Action.

For a while know I have been wanting to do some sort of chalkboard somethingnother behind our dining room table. I had looked on the internets for chalkboards but the one I wanted was big and the ones I found were too expensive, like $500 range. Um no.

Started surfing the webs and some how to do its and whatnots.

Funny because that same day when I started my researching I happened to look at Arlington's resale page and one of Michael's runner buddies had posted a picture for sale for $30...and it was huge. 47"ish by 36"ish. I decided to go for it. I picked it up the next day. I was after the frame.

I brought it home and ripped the paper off the back and saw that it was doable.

I was debating about the whole magnetic paint thing and saw reviews that that paint doesn't really hold magnets that well, small ones would fall off and wouldn't hold much. I knew I wanted it magnetized, and decided on galvanized steel. The next day I stopped in Lowes and Home Depot to have a piece cut down, but the largest size I found was 24" x 36". I called Michael to see if he knew of any other place to check and I asked him if he would call Ivan, a contractor. He hooked us up and I picked up a 40" x 30" piece of galvanized steel for $25. P.S. the sheets at Lowe's were $30-$40. The guy cut my piece to the exact size I needed!