If Only I Really Owned My Own Walls

I thought this project was a great one!! I needed to post it right away so I don't forget about this for our own home office (when we get one)!! Thanks again to Martha for the plethora of great ideas!


Wall Calendar How-To
We chose 4 shades of paint to make our calendar. You can use as few as 2 shades for a checkerboard pattern.

1. Paint entire wall with store-bought black chalkboard paint; let dry for 1 to 2 hours.

2. Mark the perimeter of the calendar with a pencil (to accommodate 8-inch squares, ours measured 48 inches high by 56 inches across).

3. Using painters' tape, mark off the B squares according to the diagram below.




4. Make B paint by mixing 4 parts black chalkboard paint with 1 part homemade white chalkboard paint. Paint B squares. Remove tape. Let dry about an hour.