this is my basement door, kind of boring right? so i decided to take on a little weekend project of turning it into a magnetic chalkboard. it's the perfect location to write my 'to do' lists to remind me as i walk out the back door. i went to lowes and purchased these suplies...
first step: prepping the door... sanding it down with fine grit sandpaper, wipe it down with water and taping it off. i'm not a big fan of taping things off, but trust me, it's so worth taking the time to do it...
steps two & three: paint on the magnetic paint. the can says 2-3 coats, but i'm not going to lie, i did 6 coats. i let the third coat dry and then tested a magnet on it and it fell off immediately, not cool. then paint 2 coats of the chalkboard paint...
done... the finished product...
i will say this, even though it looks nice, i'm a little less than thrilled with it. the magnetic paint ain't all it's cracked up to be, it only holds my lighter weight magnets, boooo. but it does the trick, more or less, and at least the chalkboard part works well.
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