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So… I have a wall.  I have stared at this wall for 5 years now bored to tears with it.  Not anymore!  Check out my new DIY framed chalkboard wall!

How cute is that??  I have such a narrow hall, and the other side ismy DIY board and batten wall, so I needed something that would lay very flat.  I love how it turned out!

I built the entire thing for under $30 and had it done in no time!  Here is how I did it!

Supply List

1 – 1x6x8′ Pine or Whitewood board

2 – 1x6x6′ Pine or Whitewood board

Rust-Oleum Chalkboard Paint

Varathane Stain in American Walnut

Kreg Jig (optional and totally recommended)

Start by making your cuts!

I cut the 8ft board into two 48″ pieces, and then cut each of my 6′ boards to 55″.  I used myRidgid miter sawfor this, but you can also use a cheap hand saw like this one!

I used my Kreg Jig to make two 3/4″ pocket holes on each end of both of my 55″ boards.

This is a great beginnerKreg Jigproject!  Many of our readers ask which jig we prefer.  We spent 2 years using the K4 model and love it, butthe new K5 is the BOMB!It’s got so many great new features making it even easier to use (if that’s possible ? ) and saves more time!

Line your boards up like this.  The 55″ boards will sit 2″ from the edge of your 48″ board.

Next, I used myRyobi 18V drillto attach 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws.  These go through the pocket holes I made and into my 48″ board holding everything good and tight.

Repeat the same thing on the other board to create a frame.  When you are done, it will look a bit like this!

I laid mine on contractors paper to stain it…

I used a new favorite stain line for this project!  You can find it at Home Depot.  It’s calledVarathane and I used American Walnutfor my color choice.  It is very similar to Rust-Oleum stain that we love.  It has that same GREAT 1 hour dry time, and it only requires one coat… Woohoo!

Here she is drying!

While that was drying I started on the wall.  For the chalkboard portion, I chose to useRust-Oleum Chalkboard paint.  This can also be found at Home Depot super cheap.

Now… my walls are an ‘orange peel’ texture.  They are textured, but I wouldn’t call it heavy at all.  I decided not to sand the wall at all to smooth it.  The texture doesn’t bother me a bit, and I love that I can take this whole thing down, paint the wall a different color and you never know the chalkboard was there.  I think that is the draw to this product.  If you have really heavily textured walls, I would consider putting the paint on a 1/4″ material and framing it.  I would do that before sanding the texture of the wall… Just my 2 cents!  If you sand a large spot on the wall, it’s permanent.  There really is no easy fix to get it back to the original.  You hear me?

So… I started by taping off my wall.  Here are the measurements I went off of.

To apply my paint, I used a roller system I have never used before.  I found it at Home Depot and I LOVE it.  It’s a microfiber roller made by Wooster.  I have found my new favorite rollers for sure… This was so fast and left no paint lines on the wall… Woohoo!

I did two coats on my wall… It dries super quick.  It was ready to be framed in under an hour.

Once that was dry, I attached my frame!

To do this, I held my frame up to the chalkboard wall.  I used a stud finder to mark where my studs in the wall are.This is the stud finder I use.This is a very handy tool I would tell anyone to get that plans on hanging anything on the wall…  It saves a ton of time and headache!  You just run it along the wall and it beeps when it finds a stud.

I marked two spots on both of my 48″ boards where my studs were.  Then, I used my drill to pre drill a hole at each spot.  Next, I used 3″ torx screws to attach my frame to the wall.  You can also use wood screws.  The screw goes through the frame and into the wall.  This leaves a small hole in the frame.  To cover that, I used stainable wood filler and touched it up with a bit of stain.  Easy peasy!

You really can’t see them at all unless you look close.  Woohoo!

Here are a few more shots of it all finished!

What do you think??  My kids are quite pleased with me ?

This made a boring wall super functional and cute at the same time!  And, did I mention… Under 30 bucks baby.  Bam!

I would love for you to share and PIN my new wall with all your friends!  Let me know if you have any questions at all!

~Whitney