I painted my refrigerator... with chalkboard paint.
Time: 1 Day Cost: $50 Difficulty: Easy
To see more: http://www.prettypurpledoor.com/projects/chalkboard-refrigerator/
20 Comments
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How cool! I love that you can write on it. Just curious, why did you choose chalkboard paint? -
Just for that reason -- so my nephew could write on it :) -
Wonderful idea:) Just wondering how you would clean it? Can you use household products to clean as you would if it didnt have the chalkboard paint? I have 3 grandsons:) -
LOL. Cute :)
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Love me some chalkboard paint but like Rachel above said, how do you clean it? -
So creative. I would also like to hear about cleaning it. -
From what I read, you can easily clean it with just a wet sponge. The chalk "priming" also serves as a protective barrier against grease and things like that. There's a great FAQ on this site: http://www.thehandmadehome.net/2012/01/faqs-... It covers a lot of questions, including cleaning suggestions, from someone who has had their fridge painted for more than a week :)
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Thanks Amy that information is very helpful:)
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wow thats quite cool.. love that ideal that you can make your grocery list right on the doors of the fridge.. -
If it weren't so heavy, you could take it with you shopping and the cold stuff would already be in the fridge... lol -
bonne idée.. -
I love this! What a cool idea! I think I know what my next project will be now. :-) Thank you for sharing! -
Very interesting. My refrigerator has such a bumpy finish I cannot imagine being able to paint it with chalkboard paint and then being able to write on it. lol. Good idea, looks great. -
Totally cool! -
Dear Sondra A..If your refrigerator is bumpy you can still do this. I took a small square piece of thin sheet metal (It was actually the front face off and old dishwasher) and gave it a couple of coats of primer before applying 3 or 4 coats of the chalkboard spray paint. I bought 4 inexpensive magnets to hang it on the side of my fridge. It's really easy! I like to leave notes , the date, grocery reminders and a "thought for the day" quote. Hope this helps! -
My fridge was pretty bumpy, too. The magnetic primer is really thick and filled in a lot of the bumps. It's still not perfectly smooth but it definitely works!
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Is the magnetic primer located in the paint department also? I've never heard of it before.
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Yep! It's right on the shelf -- no need to get it mixed at the counter. It comes in a quart size and it's by Rustoleum. Usually they are in a little cardboard box. At the HD I went to it was right near the chalkboard paint :)
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The door on my refrigerator is vinyl. Do you think this will work? I really need to do something and this sounds like a great idea! -
Hi Beverly, I think that as long as you prime the refrigerator with something appropriate for vinyl it will work fine. Just make sure that you ask when you buy the magnetic primer (or any primer) if it will adhere to vinyl. Then, the chalkboard paint will stick.
