Chalkboards and whiteboards offer great design functionality that is also practical and inexpensive. Whether you are creating a DIY whiteboard calendar, putting a blackboard to use in the kid’s room or adding extra oomph to kitchen areas, both chalkboards and whiteboards are great options. Hazelview’s London communities offer a wide variety of rental apartments in some of the city’s most desirable neighborhoods such as downtown London, Woodfield and the Western University community.
Keep Organized
If you find yourself unable to keep track of all the appointments, events, meetings and other activities happening on a day-to-day basis, try creating a DIY whiteboard calendar. This calendar is easily created with the use of either self-adhesive whiteboard paper or by purchasing a plain whiteboard (the size is up to you). The full tutorial is available from the ‘Sea of Dreams’ blog here, including a full list of materials, instructions and pictures. Place the calendar in the office, kitchen, den or wherever you need it most. You can also add a decorative frame to the whiteboard for a more polished and sophisticated look. Homesense, located only ten minutes from Hazelview’s 500 Proudfoot Lane community offers a great selection of decorative frames, adhesive whiteboard and chalkboard options. Getting organized never looked so good.
Kid’s Area
Using a chalkboard is an especially fun idea when it comes to the kid’s area of the home. Incorporating a chalkboard is an easy and inexpensive way to let your children express themselves creatively and best of all; it’s mess and fuss free! Use stick-on chalkboard wall decals as transformable posters to draw on. Paint cabinets or dresser drawers with chalkboard paint for easy (and fun) organization and make meal time a breeze with chalkboard placemats. For additional inspiration check out ‘Houzz’s’ website here for more kid-friendly chalkboard ideas.
Kitchen Savvy
The kitchen is the perfect place to utilize chalkboard décor. Chalkboards can be used to create grocery list boards, labels on jars, menu listings for dinner parties and more. When it comes to containers, simply add repositionable vinyl stickers onto your kitchen canisters (i.e. mason jars). Cut out the desired shape of the chalkboard label, remove the paper backing and position it on the canister. This is a cute way to keep things organized while being completely functional and very practical. Transform a vintage mirror into a chalkboard message centre for groceries, recipes, menu listings and measurement conversions. Remove the mirror from its frame, spray several coats of chalkboard paint, let it dry and start writing! Hazelview’s 1231 Richmond Street community is less than a five-minute drive from Home Hardware, the perfect place to pick up supplies for your blackboard-messaging center.
Get the most out of your home décor with these practical yet attractive blackboard and whiteboard decoration ideas. For additional ways to incorporate blackboard into your home design, check out ‘HGTV’s’ website here for unique chalkboard paint ideas.