{"id":1877,"date":"2012-01-15T22:05:25","date_gmt":"2012-01-15T22:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salvagesisters.co.uk\/?p=1877"},"modified":"2012-01-15T22:05:25","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T22:05:25","slug":"chalkie-talkie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tullyroan.com\/salvagesisters\/?p=1877","title":{"rendered":"Chalkie Talkie"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven’t found a reason to indulge in an I-pad yet.. for now I’m happy with my tablet as per our grandparents at their wooden desks in front of a coal fire at school..<\/p>\n

The chalk board.<\/p>\n

The blackboard\/chalkboard wall is nothing new and can be seen in any nook, corner or vast space as seen below. Chalkboard paint is pretty readily available too, a couple of coats and you’ve got your feature and very functional wall.<\/p>\n

In my house I painted the wall beneath the staircase, and we use it as a calendar, message board, picture wall, guest wall.<\/p>\n

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Chalkboard stair wall<\/p><\/div>\n

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An old Bangor Blue Slate from an outhouse on our family farm makes for a great kitchen shopping list and menu plan so my husband knows what to cook! ahem.<\/p>\n

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Slate memo<\/p><\/div>\n

The same slates make a very nice table runner and heat mats, and I personalise them for the occasion, our lovely friends were round the other night, for no particular occasion..<\/p>\n

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Slate table runner\/ mats<\/p><\/div>\n

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Here is a similar idea I found on my recent obsession with Pinterest<\/a>, as introduced by Lucy here..<\/a><\/p>\n

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1.placemat<\/p><\/div>\n

Other novel ideas with chalkboard paint..<\/p>\n

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2. blackboard furniture!<\/p><\/div>\n

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3. backboard door<\/p><\/div>\n

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4. more walls<\/p><\/div>\n

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5. entire room<\/p><\/div>\n

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6.walls and cupboards<\/p><\/div>\n

Go paint!<\/p>\n

1. by milkbottles<\/a> 2. by thisnext<\/a>\u00a0 3 and 4. by Style Files.\u00a0<\/a> 5 and 6. by London Lisbonite<\/a><\/p>\n

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