Old Screen Door Chalkboard Memo Board

by Gail--My Repurposed Life

A neighbor was replacing his screen door and he was getting rid of his old door. He knows I will take anything, so he offered me his old door.

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This is the pretty "after" of the old screen door repurposed into a memo board-great for busy families!

A free screen door from the neighbor? heck yeah! I'll take that.

This is how the project started. It almost went wrong with paint color, but I was able to pull it off in the end. :)

One family member told me "it looks like algae threw up on it". Ohhh, okay, let's try something different.

I mixed up some diy chalky paint primer . . .

. . . then I did a quick few coats with my very worn and well loved Finish Max from Homeright.

THE best way to get an extra smooth chalkboard finish is with RUST-OLEUM chalkboard paint and a Finish Max!

Beautiful!

click over to My Repurposed Life to see how all of this came together. You can make your own project with a new door from Home Depot-it retails for less than $22!

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Hannah V on Aug 13, 2015
This is awesome! Fabulous job!

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- Gail--My Repurposed Life on Aug 17, 2015
  @Hannah V thanks! :) it was an easy project--much needed break from the larger ones.
  
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HomeRight on Aug 13, 2015
Looks great! What a clever idea.

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