Home Decor

Home Decor:
In my kitchen I have space above the built-in cabinets which is mostly empty. One of the people I live with found a black metal birdcage, which take up about 20%ish of the space available.  Here is a terribly grainy photo of the space:

Not the most inspiring thing to look at

I'm thinking about including one or more of the following to fill up the rest of the space:

• Large wooden letters spelling out "Create", "Dream", "Imagine", "Conquer" or something else.
• Chalkboard made of plywood covered in store bought chalkboard paint
• Vintage Scales
• Clear Glass Things
• Long slender oil painting and a clock next to it. 
• Graphic print fabric mounted on a board
• Pitchers
• Globe
• A row of books of the same color
• Small scale chairs or bikes in black metal 
• Vintage signage
• Wooden Boxes
• Large black and white photo

Portable Chalkboard Building Instructions:

• Cut a thin piece of plywood to fit inside a picture frame.  
• Paint one side of the plywood with chalkboard paint.
• Remove the glass from the frame and slip the homemade chalkboard inside.
• Enjoy your analog iPad.

Note: chalkboard paint - should be about $15 per quart.

If any internet denizens have strong feelings I will try to make it happen and will post photos of the results. I make no promises as I want to keep the costs of this project down to a minimum and will have to rely on what home improvement stores and thrift shops have to offer.


Perhaps I could use the extra chalkboard paint to create something similar to this:

With a magnet glued to the back it could hang on the fridge

Source: http://aestheticoutburst.blogspot.com/2011/03/20-in-20-giveaway-day-14.html

TL;DR: Just random thoughts on home decor and directions for making a portable chalkboard.