Hey guys! I am so motivated to get my life, family, home, etc. organized this year. I always feel like I’m forgetting appointments, dates, my mind 😉 So, I came up with a cute Chalkboard Days of the Week Calendar that will hopefully get my world organized but, if all else fails, at least it will be cute hanging on the wall!
There it is! I’m in LOVE, it was so easy to build and only cost me about $20!
To start, I bought a sheet of 2’x4′ chalkboard at Home Depot for about $10 and left it as-is!
Next, I purchased 3 2×3’s and cut 2 pieces at 52 13/16″ and 2 at 19 1/4″.
I used my Kreg Jig to attach the 2×3’s to make the frame. I drilled 2 – 1 1/2″pocket holes in both ends of each of the short 2×3 pieces.
Easy enough? You can see in the picture above that I marked where I drilled my pocket holes.
I attached the frame using 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws.
For the day dividers, I purchased 1 1×2 @ 8 ft. and cut 6 pieces at 19 1/4″ long.
I then drilled 1 – 3/4″ pocket hole at the end of each 1×2 on the skinny side.
I attached them with 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws and wood glue and then it was time to stain! ** I attached my dividers about 6.5″ apart from divider to divider. Try that and then eyeball it to make sure they are all equally spaced. **
Using a foam brush, I applied one coat of Rust-Oleum Dark Walnut stain to the entire frame.
To get the distressed look on the wood that we like, I ran my Ryobi Corner Cat Sander all over the frame with 80-grit sand paper.
Once the stain dried, I used my Ryobi Cordless Airstrike Stapler to attach the chalkboard to the frame. This baby is a life saver for backing pieces like this. I no longer have to worry about my nails pushing through AND it uses the same 18-Volt battery as the rest of our Ryobi tools!!
To finish this cutie off, I purchased those “L” brackets for about $.50 each and purchased screws to fit. I bought flat heads because I liked the look. I used saw tooth hangers and anchors to attach the piece to the wall.
I like to use my 12-Volt drill to do attach small pieces like this.
That was IT! NOT-EVEN-KIDDING! How easy was that 🙂 Hopefully this is just the motivation I need to kick my booty in organization gear for the new year!
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There it is! I’m in LOVE, it was so easy to build and only cost me about $20!
To start, I bought a sheet of 2’x4′ chalkboard at Home Depot for about $10 and left it as-is!
Next, I purchased 3 2×3’s and cut 2 pieces at 52 13/16″ and 2 at 19 1/4″.
Using a foam brush, I applied one coat of Rust-Oleum Dark Walnut stain to the entire frame.
Once the stain dried, I used my Ryobi Cordless Airstrike Stapler to attach the chalkboard to the frame. This baby is a life saver for backing pieces like this. I no longer have to worry about my nails pushing through AND it uses the same 18-Volt battery as the rest of our Ryobi tools!!
To finish this cutie off, I purchased those “L” brackets for about $.50 each and purchased screws to fit. I bought flat heads because I liked the look. I used saw tooth hangers and anchors to attach the piece to the wall.
I like to use my 12-Volt drill to do attach small pieces like this.
To start, I bought a sheet of 2’x4′ chalkboard at Home Depot for about $10 and left it as-is!
Next, I purchased 3 2×3’s and cut 2 pieces at 52 13/16″ and 2 at 19 1/4″.
I used my Kreg Jig to attach the 2×3’s to make the frame. I drilled 2 – 1 1/2″pocket holes in both ends of each of the short 2×3 pieces.
Easy enough? You can see in the picture above that I marked where I drilled my pocket holes.
I attached the frame using 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws.
For the day dividers, I purchased 1 1×2 @ 8 ft. and cut 6 pieces at 19 1/4″ long.
I then drilled 1 – 3/4″ pocket hole at the end of each 1×2 on the skinny side.
I attached them with 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws and wood glue and then it was time to stain! ** I attached my dividers about 6.5″ apart from divider to divider. Try that and then eyeball it to make sure they are all equally spaced. **
Using a foam brush, I applied one coat of Rust-Oleum Dark Walnut stain to the entire frame.
To get the distressed look on the wood that we like, I ran my Ryobi Corner Cat Sander all over the frame with 80-grit sand paper.
Once the stain dried, I used my Ryobi Cordless Airstrike Stapler to attach the chalkboard to the frame. This baby is a life saver for backing pieces like this. I no longer have to worry about my nails pushing through AND it uses the same 18-Volt battery as the rest of our Ryobi tools!!
To finish this cutie off, I purchased those “L” brackets for about $.50 each and purchased screws to fit. I bought flat heads because I liked the look. I used saw tooth hangers and anchors to attach the piece to the wall.
I like to use my 12-Volt drill to do attach small pieces like this.
