Shortly after we moved here, I painted this entire wall a black chalkboard. It was a total hit - the kids loved it. I loved it.
But then somewhere about midwinter, I began to wonder why my kitchen felt so dark. Huh. I wonder. Perhaps it had something to do with the entire wall I painted black in an already poorly lit room? Perhaps.
And so, when I painted the rest of the room recently, the black...became yellow.
There were great cries of protest.
And I totally understood. I love having a chalkboard nearby, too.
How else was I to keep a grocery list that didn't wander off and get lost? How was I to keep the littlest ones happy when they tired of making dinner with me, or working in their own play kitchen?
Another spot was found quickly. Here it is, in this little nook, between our kitchen and living room...this work-in-progress little nook with ever changing plans (oh, wait till you see what I've cooked up for a ceiling plan in here!).
{*Lots of you email me asking for the ecological solution I've found for chalkboard paint. I didn't. I used this. Though I've since learned, that chalkboard paint can be created with any paint and tile grout using this recipe. So in theory, perhaps something greener could be made. Oh! And this is our favorite child-friendly chalk.}
What's going on in the upper right of the basement door, you ask? Why that's a hole, whose origin I can't understand really. But for this purpose (and until we decide what's happening to this door anyway), said "hole" works wonderfully as a little frame for rotating kids artwork.
So now we've got a frame, room for my grocery lists, space to draw, and a spot for Ezra's latest and greatest song quotes.
And family peace and happiness has once again been restored by one late night and a can of paint.
Yes.
