Chopping Board Hack
by
Jane Mangion
Easy
I recently went through a phase of buying wooden chopping boards. I was inspired by photos of beautifully renovated kitchens with chopping boards hanging stylishly on the walls ... very chic and a little rustic.
My kitchen is neither chic or stylish and I thought I could inject a little rustic charm with a couple of well placed chopping boards. Only problem ... brown boards against yellow melamine cupboards, coupled with a tan splashback looks ... well I think you can guess! I decided a chopping board hack was required to help lift and lighten my still original 1989 kitchen.
After using a paint stripper to remove the factory strength polyurethane. I gave each board a "wash" with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White.
I then tape off the bottom section with painter's tape and painted the bottom section in a duck egg blue. Finishing with a light sanding once dry.
I haven't use a finish on the boards (such as a wax or polyurethane) as I quite like the flat finish. Plus ... they're really for decoration and I'm not planning to use them for cutting food. For more information on this project, please visit my blog http://honeyandroses.com/2015/05/18/chopping-board-hack/
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Loving them!
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love it!!
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