Fun with Chalkboard paint

I have been wanting to fill this "dead space" that is sort of like an entryway to the laundry room for a while now. When Allison was little, we hung her manner chart there. I liked the fact that something useful hung there, and wanted to replace it with something useful. It finally occured to me to paint a chalkboard where we can write Allison's Bible memory verse each week after Sunday School.

For a few weeks I contemplated what color the chalkboard should be. I wanted to incorporate a robin's egg blue into our kitchen, but thought a blackboard would look better. Hmmm... I was all set with painter's tape and a level, when I had an idea... I decided to incorporate both colors, as well as our "dog room" that it was leading into!

I had wanted to make my own chalkboard paint since Martha's recipe was very simple, but I could only find a large pack of unsanded grout that made it more expensive than simply buying it from Home Depot. So, that's what I did! And, after 2 hours, it was done!