Post #203: Upcycling

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A couple of months ago, we were talking about how it would be nice to have a chalkboard in the kitchen to write our menus on.  I looked around for chalkboards and found out that not only are they incredibly expensive, but they also get terrible reviews, like the paint scratches, chips, or the chalk won't erase completely.

I found some DIY blogs in which they described finding an old picture and repurposing the frame to make a chalkboard with chalkboard paint.

I found a large picture at my local Savers for $5.  We were able to pop out the original picture and cut some partical board to fit the frame.  We got some chalkboard paint and did about 4 coats of that.  And today we were able to hang up a menu board in the kitchen.

--吴碧芙