...new kitchen wall project...day 1

Pinterest is probably one of the most amazing websites ever!  I love getting lots of ideas and I'm happy to say that I've actually created a few things off of it...nothing major but at least I crossed some off the list.  Well I decided today that I was going to finally get working on this bigger project that I want to do.  We have this wall in the kitchen and we can't put anything too "deep" on it because it's by a walkway that is already kind of narrow so I thought this would be the perfect thing to do so that Zander can have somewhere to draw and we can use the top to scribble down a note or two.  We don't want to make it as tall as in this (picture on the left) because we would like to hang Zander's (and future children) "masterpieces" above it (picture on the right).  That will be part two after we get the bottom part done.

        

The Idea!!

The Wall.

 So I also have a love for Jubilee...it's a local thrift shop with LOTS of fun things.  When anyone comes to visit we usually take a trip there and they are hooked too.  Well a few weekends ago we were there and they had a HUGE (4'x6') dry erase board for FREE.  Now I love a good deal but FREE is even better.  So needless to say I sent Jerry back down to pick up my find.

The Board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now it's hard to see from the picture but there is some marker we can't get off it and there are some scratches.  I mean come on though...it was FREE.  I knew I could do something with it.  All morning I was researching dry erase paint.  Problem is that I just don't feel like sanding this and then painting (and based on the reviews the painting takes FOREVER).  So kept looking and there was lots of info about "dry erase contact paper".  Well after researching more it didn't sound like any special contact paper.  So after Zander and I had lunch I had a return to take to Lowe's anyway so Zander and I went to check out the contact paper there that is used for lining drawers.  Well for about $2 we got a roll of white (1' x 10')...we actually got 2, I figured I could test one and if it worked great and if not I only spent like $2 and I would return the other one.  GUESS WHAT?!?!  I wrote on it and used the dry erase board eraser and it came off just like that. YAY!!!

So now that Zander is taking his afternoon nap I'm off to figure out how to get the metal frame off the "old" board...oh Jerry will be nervous if he sees tools out when he gets home from work...