1. Getting ready to paint the wall color; Valspar Sweet Jasmine in Satin.
2. The wall had about 3 days to cure, and then I taped up the calendar grid. I wasn't sure how high or how far to the right I wanted to go with it, so the grid was made to accomodate either.
3. After putting up the grid with blue tape, I painted the wall color on again. This is a trick to make sure there is no seepage under the tape (any seepage will be the original wall color rather than the box color). And then another couple of days to cure.
4. I don't have a shot of the fresh chalkboard paint (before it's "treated"), but there are specific manufacturer directions to follow (I used Rust-oleum latex chalkboard paint). You'll also notice that I painted the wainscoting the same color as the wall. So happy dear husband gave me permission to do that!! Now it looks like we just have a nice chair rail there instead of dated paneling.
5. I opted to paint on the days of the week with black craft paint and add a spot at the bottom to chalk in the current month. This is primariliy the kids' event calendar, and their activities are color-coded to each child. And if you look close enough and wonder what Fri "Arrow castrate" could possibly mean, he's our goat and he's fine.
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