Here’s a roundup of chalkboard projects that I’m sure you’ll love. Try one this weekend! And make one for the kids too!
There’s just something about chalkboards that brings a little bit of farmhouse charm into your home. The vintage charm, the many ways you can use them, and we moms, just love them!
Use it to write the week’s meals or leave a note for the kids or add a cozy touch to your kitchen or entryway, or just play with it!
Indeed, chalkboard projects are both functional and fun. And it does add a touch of rustic charm.
So, grab some chalk and get creative. Try these easy and inspiring chalkboard projects this weekend!
1. Weekly meal planner
Yup! Use a chalkboard to write down your weekly meal plans. It’s easy to erase when you change your mind. Display it in the kitchen or in the command center, where your household can see it and they’ll know what’s coming up.
It’s also easier to delegate meal preparation tasks to your children when they know what’s to be cooked.
You can even transform your refrigerator into a giant chalkboard!
2. Weekly planner
Apart from a menu planner, you can also have a chalkboard weekly planner. Use it to write your daily tasks and display it where you always see it. Like a checklist and a reminder.
3. File cabinet chalkboard
Maximize space and simply transform that side of your filing cabinet into a chalkboard for your weekly tasks. This is perfect for your home office or craft room.
4. Chalkboard calendar
Let everyone know what’s going on in the family with a giant chalkboard calendar. I always keep my plans in a calendar of my own, but for those plans where the whole family is involved, I think this one looks better. Put it in the living room where everybody sees it.
And the fact that it gives a rustic farmhouse vibe to your home… love that one!
5. Chalkboard Desk
If you don’t mind writing small reminders on your desk, like when a book is due to be returned, then you might like a chalkboard desk.
6. Chalkboard Wall
You can transform an entire wall into a chalkboard wall, and it just fits rightly for a farmhouse kitchen. Look at this! Then you can add your decors accordingly.
Not just the kitchen though. You can do it also in your dining room.
Make one for your kids too. Let them play with it! Or simply use it for notes for everyone in the house.
7. Chalkboard Wall Organizer
Customize your wall organizer with a chalkboard. Then draw the designs as you please… easy!
Oh, let the kids draw if they have it in them! Why not, right?!
8. Chalkboard Coasters
Now this is something I’m sure the kids will love – chalkboard coasters. Alright it’s a coaster you can make fun of when you have a gathering at home… for the adults, you know… the usual conversations. Or just a simple decor to go along with your drinks.
But for the kids, this is just another new thing to play with, and well, that’s the thing, isn’t it? Let them play with it!
9. Chalkboard mug
Why stop at coasters when you can have the mug itself? Cozy… Like these!
10. Chalkboard serving tray
Make eating more interesting with a chalkboard serving tray! Something fun, cute, and fits a rustic farmhouse style home.
11. Table runner
Make your occasions more interesting with a chalkboard table runner. Use it to write your greetings, the menu, your family and guests’ names and other details needed. Then add your usual decors. It blends pretty well!
12. Chalkboard Lunchbox
Make your kid’s lunchbox super fun with a chalkboard note area. It’s creative and I’m sure your kids will love that note from their Momma!
13. Chalkboard labels
Ah this is one of the most loved labels – chalkboard labels. It adds that rustic farmhouse feel.
And it’s so easy should you need to change the labels. No need to print anything. Just erase the old and write the new label and that’s it!
14. Chalkboard cutting board decor
Here’s one that’s meant for the kitchen. Simply hang it on the wall for a rustic farmhouse charm. It’s very simple.
15. Chalkboard wine bottle decor
Place this in the kitchen, the dining room or even in the entryway and it just makes the place feel more like farmhouse.
16. Chalkboard notes section
Your command center will surely benefit from this. Easily write reminders for everyone. Schedules, appointments, or even an uplifting message for the day.
17. Large wood slice chalkboard clock
Ah, you’re going to like this one. It’s a nice decor. And it speaks farmhouse so perfectly. Display it in the kitchen or in the entryway for that rustic farmhouse vibe.
18. Wood slice chalkboard ornaments
If you have a large wood slice for a chalkboard clock, you may also have little wood slice chalkboards, this time, for ornaments. Simply hang these for additional rustic farmhouse decor.
19. Chalkboard banner for any occasion
Instead of buying or making banner every occasion, why not just have one that fits all? And that is by making a chalkboard banner.
Use it anytime. Just design it accordingly to fit your celebrations.
20. Fancy chalkboards
You will need a special frame for the chalkboard – yeah that’s what will make these fancy. Then you can make these as gifts, or you can sell for extra cash. Or just something special for the kids to write on to!
21. Ornate framed chalkboard for special occasions
Now here’s another totally fancy chalkboard – with ornate frame, reserved for special occasions in your family. You can write the menu there – feels like royalty!
22. Chalkboard pots
My favorite among these chalkboard projects. That’s because I like container gardening too.
Make these for your herbs and place it inside the kitchen or in your herb garden. It’s easy to label your plants with these chalkboard pots. And yes… it adds to the rustic farmhouse feel.
23. Large Chalkboard Decor
Simply hang this in your home. Could be in the entryway, the living room, the kitchen, or any idle wall you have. Then design it as you please. It’s like a piece of art with a rustic farmhouse vibe. Easy!
24. Welcome Sign
I believe it can be on any occasion, but I often see this on weddings. But of course, you can make one for your home when you have a family gathering like during Thanksgiving.
25. Outdoor chalkboard
Let your kids enjoy scribbling, drawing and just playing on a chalkboard. Take it outside and you’ve just given them a really good reason to stay outside and play! It’s good, it’s healthy and it’s fun!
26. Window chalkboard
Repurpose an old window into a chalkboard and this is how it can look like. You can use it to write little reminders for yourself and a little bit of encouragement too! Not bad for an old window, right?
27. Mirror chalkboard
Here’s another repurpose project, this time for an old mirror. If you have one at home, and you don’t know what to do with it, you can make this one.
Perfect for occasions too! Or just a simple additional decor to make your home feel more like a farmhouse.
28. School Primer Alphabet chalkboard
You might like this for your children. I’m thinking of having this when I start teaching our children to write.
29. Magnetic chalkboard
Now you’ll love this one! You can use magnets for holding notes. Then you can write on the chalkboard. Two-in-one. Perfect!
30. Suitcase chalkboard dollhouse
Transform an old suitcase into a chalkboard dollhouse. Then just draw the doors, the windows and the roof on the chalkboard. Let your kids come up with their own designs!
Just try one chalkboard project this weekend.
Indeed, chalkboard projects are such a sweet and simple way to make your home feel more personal, cozy, full of life and feel more like farmhouse.
Now you don’t have to do all these chalkboard projects. Just choose one that will likely fit in your home or one that your kids will love. And remember, it’s the little touches like these that bring beauty and function together in the spaces we care for every day.
So go ahead… and keep that chalk nearby!
Looking for more projects that will give your home the farmhouse touch? Check these out!
- Farmhouse Decor & Design Ideas for Bathroom that are Just Lovely!
- 20 Awesome Ideas for a Farmhouse Laundry Room
- Rustic Farmhouse Organization: Cozy, Practical Storage Ideas
- 20 Awesome Farmhouse Dining Room Ideas You’ll Love!
- 20 Beautiful DIY Mason Jar Centerpieces Perfect for Home Decor!
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