NY Good Questions: Where Can I Find This Frameless Chalkboard?

3.4chalkboard.jpg Hello AT,

I like the way this wall-mounted, frameless chalkboard adds texture to this space.

Any idea where I can find one in NYC?

Thanks! Nick

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Head on down to the hardware store and buy a thin piece of plywood or masonite, and lay on a coat of chalkboard paint.

posted by antimatt on March 4th 2008 at 10:51am
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damn, antimatt you beat me to it.
yep, this is the most obvious DIY project ever.

Nick -- if you're willing to pay big bucks for this, i'd be happy to make one for you!! :)

posted by moni-ka in ky on March 4th 2008 at 10:55am
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We had a huge blackboard made for us somewhere in Brooklyn...it was a place that makes them for schools and we cannot remember the name of it (it was 13 years ago).
Damn frustrating.
It was cheap too - around $40.

I'm still googling to find it...

posted by blackbird on March 4th 2008 at 11:05am
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Benjamin Moore makes a nice chalkboard paint in Black. I agree, paint a flat, smooth surface, be it wood or whatever

posted by designerny on March 4th 2008 at 11:10am
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try:
Aywon Chalkboard
22 Caton Place
Brooklyn NY
(718) 853-2300

posted by blackbird on March 4th 2008 at 11:14am
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WHY NOT JUST USE CHALKBOARD PAINT??

posted by caseywest7 on March 4th 2008 at 12:01pm
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chalkboard paint and a sheet of lining... :S easy

posted by venus_thames on March 4th 2008 at 12:16pm
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DIY = easy

But it also equals stinky. Chalkboard paint REEKS. No one warned us about this before we made our own board for the kitchen (which, coincidentally, looks a lot like the board in the photo). Make sure you have an EXTREMELY well-ventilated work area. Also, it took more like three or four coats, not just one, which necessitated a couple of days worth of work. FYI.

posted by TammyE on March 4th 2008 at 1:16pm
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I've been using the Wall Candy Arts "chalkboard stickers" and they're okay. Not great but okay.

posted by SeanG on March 5th 2008 at 3:23am
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There's a recipe for homemade chalkboard paint on Martha Stewart's website: http://www.marthastewart.com/article/make-custom-color-chalkboard-paint
I haven't tried it, but the idea is deeply appealing.

posted by luna on March 5th 2008 at 3:51am
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