Cooks Illustrated Project

I blogged last week about my low-cost art project to fill an empty wall in our kitchen. Since we were on a worker-bee kick anyway this weekend with the nursery, we decided to knock out both projects.

Here's before:

And after:

I think it looks great and was exactly what the wall needed. It also really ties the kitchen, breakfast nook and living room together.

Design Project

Many months back, I saw a project on a blog I that I knew I wanted to repeat.

Take this $30 Ikea frame...
... and with a $5 can of chalkboard paint, $4 can of ivory spray paint, and a free piece of plywood cut-to-size thanks to my father-in-law... we made this:


Cute chalkboard that hangs near my kitchen that I can write our weekly menu on, love notes to my Chaddy, grocery-list items... whatever my heart desires.


Now - I just need to get some chalk. ;)