Kid-friendly fun with paint: the chalkboard wall

We're on a roll with the DIY painting projects this week, this time focusing on a cute, functional, couldn't-be-easier decorating idea for you and your kids.

All you need is a little bit of space and some chalkboard paint. Tape out a large rectangle on one wall-via ohdeedoh.com I found this link to smorgasbordblog.com, where they've dedicated part of their dining room for this purpose-and fill it in with chalkboard paint. This serves as a blank canvas for your kids to have at it with drawing on the walls, and there's something very cool about the way the blackboard "hangs," transforming your children's doodles into modern, abstract artwork.

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