To be perfectly honest, one of the main reasons I wanted to start decorating with black in our new house was because of my obsession with chalkboard prints. :) I know that I share this obsession with a lot of people right now and that is fine by me! Now that we finally have some black in our kitchen and dining room (cabinet hardware, shelf brackets, etc....so exciting!), I thought I would make my very own chalkboard print for Christmas. I used Isaiah 9:6. I had this verse on my bible cover when I was like 9 and have been obsessed with it ever since, haha. Just a side note. :)
I made this to fit a cheap-o Ikea frame that I've had for about a year now. I actually think it looks really nice when spray painted with gold leaf...not too cheap at all! I may spray paint it a different color eventually because it was hard to get the gold to look even, but we will see.
This was also my first time to print one of those super popular over-sized blue print posters from Fed Ex. It cost me all of $3 for a 20"x28" black and white poster!
(Aaaaand you can see me. Looking awkward. I think I was trying to duck from the tri-pod, haha)
The quality is actually pretty nice, except for that it didn't print quite as much of the chalkboard texture as I would have liked. For the price though, I am A-okay with that. ;)
I put this on our Craigslist buffet which now has a new home in the dining room. I LOVE it here!
I may end up moving this poster to the mantel, but I wanted to get a few quick pictures today because I have listed it in my shop! It is available as an instant download 8x10 printable OR as a custom-sized print. (Perfect for these oversized posters!) Please head over there to check it out!
We just got our NEW faucet in the mail today and I am in love! Hopefully Bryan can install it tonight and then I will take some pictures. And then after that maybe I will get around to decorating the rest of our house for Christmas! Y'all, I can't handle our house right now. I am looking at pumpkins and ornaments in the same room and it's driving me nuts.
Yay! Two posts in one week. Go me! Have a great rest of your week.
I am so excited to see what you and your husband did on your kitchen! Also, I want to do board and batten in Luke's room with inspiration from Parker's room and the new PBK catalogue... do you have any tips?
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I love your poster, Katy! I've been addicted to chalkboard prints too, and they're making me love my house even more! You've done a great job in decorating this space, thus I can imagine other fabulous and interesting posters that are spread in your house. Can you share some more? Thanks! :)
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