It's funny how life works. As I mentioned earlier this summer, I have a list of half finished or unstarted projects that I was planning to work on this summer since my kids were home and I would have more time due to not being a class mom, chauffeur, etc. Well, I didn't get that much done because my kids were home.
This project actually happened by mistake. I went to home depot one day to get plastic cement for a rocket my son was making for cub scouts. It turns out that the glues are on the paint aisle. While locating the glue, I eyed the glow in the dark paint I needed to finish the constellations in my son's room. I then spyed the item that inspired this project: chalk board paint.
This was the simplest project I have done in a while. We are trying to make part of the garage into a play area to occupy my youngest while I am working out there. We have been trying to cover the walls gradually with tapestries and shelving because they are full of holes and old wiring. I started painting this chalkboard on the lower half of a wall so my kids could reach it. The directions said to use a roller, which probably would have been faster, but I used a brush. Two coats and it looks great. Of course, I got a little out of hand and started painting sections of other walls with the excuse that I could write work ideas or notes to myself. Then I painted the inside of two kitchen cabinets for family members to write messages for each other. The paint dried fast so I was able to apply two coats within a few hours. It was just like using regular paint.
The simplicity of this project inspired me further last weekend. I ended up painting the constellations on my son's ceiling with the glow in the dark paint. I also temporarily finished the mural in my dining room. Look for more on this in my next post.
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