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Pantry Door Chalkboard

September 9, 2014 by Valerie Ott 16 Comments

Hi guys! So for someone who has loved chalkboards for as long as I have, it sure took me long enough to make one of my own. Now, in the span of two weeks, I have two! (Check out my wood slice chalkboard art from last week.) My husband finished up a quick project for our kitchen over the weekend…it feels so nice to tackle a project for once that doesn’t take three months to finish. I needed some gratification in this room! As you know, we’ve been working on it forever. Here’s what our pantry door looked like before:

The louvers felt very ’70s to us and as you can see, the door did nothing for the space. So, my handy husband knocked out all of the slats, and removed the stops with a sawzall. Then, he installed drywall that I had spray painted with chalkboard paint, put on new molding to finish off the front edge, and caulked and painted it all white.

Here’s the before and after:

Much improved, don’t you think? The girls can draw on the bottom half and I can use the top for reminders and grocery lists. Oh, by the way, if you want a tutorial on how to create perfect chalk art, check out my About.com article.

Check that project off the list!

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  1. Autumn G says

    September 10, 2014 at 1:56 am

    Looks amazing! What a wonderful idea!

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  2. Valerie Ott says

    September 10, 2014 at 1:57 am

    Thanks Autumn! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Lisa {Gracie Blue ~ the Blog} says

    September 28, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    Looks 100% better and now its functional!! Can never have too many chalkboards around the house!!

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  4. Valerie Ott says

    September 28, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    Thanks for stopping by, Lisa!! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Meaghan from DIYfaerie says

    November 3, 2014 at 4:11 am

    I love this! So cute and simple. Chalkboard paint is the best 🙂 Followed you over from Monday Funday Link Party!

    ~Meaghan

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  6. Valerie Ott says

    November 3, 2014 at 4:11 am

    Thank you so much, Meaghan!!

    Reply
  7. Audra Renewed Projects says

    November 4, 2014 at 2:41 am

    this looks great! I have wanted to do the same thing in my kitchen with our 80's style bifold doors.

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  8. Valerie Ott says

    November 4, 2014 at 2:42 am

    Thanks Audra! You totally should!

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  9. Katie @ Creatively Living says

    November 5, 2014 at 2:32 am

    I love this! Sharing on Twitter. Thanks for linking it up at Monday Funday!

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  10. Val @ Love My DIY Home says

    November 5, 2014 at 2:32 am

    Very nice. I've been kicking around with the idea of making my pantry doors chalkboards – either inside or out, not sure. But yours turned out so well that I'm for sure doing it! Mine are the narrow doors, two not one, but the same type as yours. I'm glad to be able to see how it would look before I do mine. Thanks!

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  11. Valerie Ott says

    November 5, 2014 at 2:33 am

    Thanks for coming by and leaving such a nice comment, Val. Good name, by the way. 🙂 Good luck with your pantry!

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  12. Valerie Ott says

    November 5, 2014 at 2:33 am

    Thank you, thank you, Katie!!

    Reply
  13. April Vince says

    March 19, 2016 at 11:56 pm

    Love this idea!! I just might do this! Thanks Val!!

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    • Valerie Ott says

      March 20, 2016 at 1:06 pm

      Yay! Glad you felt inspired, April! Let me know how it turns out.

      Reply
  14. Amber says

    December 29, 2017 at 9:51 pm

    How did he install drywall in the door?

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    • Valerie Ott says

      February 5, 2018 at 9:24 pm

      Hi Amber! It’s held in with molding.

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