Let your inner child do some home decorating with these homemade chalkboard paint recipes. By mixing paint and a little bit of tile grout you can make your own chalkboard paint to be used on walls, furniture, and so much more.  The bonus is you can make your chalkboard paint in any color you wish rather than being limited to green and black which are often the only colors available in the stores.

Get creative with chalkboard paint jars



Here are two recipes for homemade chalkboard paint – one for a larger batch using latex paint, and one for a smaller batch using acrylic paint.  I saw some fun chalkboard paint jars in a catalog and decided to try to make my own using the acrylic paint recipe.

HOMEMADE CHALKBOARD PAINT – SMALL BATCH

3 teaspoons acrylic paint

Mix paint, glazing medium, and tile grout

1-1/2 teaspoons glazing medium
1/2 teaspoon unsanded tile grout

Combine the paint, glazing medium, and tile grout in a small container.  Stir very well to make sure it is completely mixed.  Paint onto your prepared surface.  Sand with 400 grit sandpaper if necessary.  Apply as many coats as needed for full coverage.

To see a larger project done with the second recipe below, check out this cute  table painted with homemade chalkboard paint  For a larger project like this use the following recipe:

HOMEMADE CHALKBOARD PAINT- LARGE BATCH
1 cup latex paint
2 tablespoons unsanded tile grout

Combine the paint and tile grout and mix thoroughly.  Paint onto your prepared surface using a roller or a sponge brush.  You will probably want to do a couple coats to get good coverage.  After the paint has thoroughly dried, sand with 150 grit sandpaper to smooth out.  You can condition the chalkboard by rubbing a piece of chalk over the entire surface and then wiping clean with a damp cloth.

CHALKBOARD PAINT JARS 
Here’s what I did to make my chalkboard paint jars.  I bought a small jar of paint and glazing medium at the craft store, and used some tile grout that we already had in the house. I went to a second hand store and found some glass jars for cheap. If I could do it again, I would get larger jars and paint bigger squares of the chalkboard paint so there was more room for writing.

Mark off the area to be painted with masking tape



Wash the jars thoroughly and let dry. Mark off the area you want to paint with masking tape.Paint the area inside your masking tape and let dry.

Finished chalkboard paint squares on the jars

I used sandpaper after the first coat to smooth out some of the bumps.  This made the color I used (dark brown) look much lighter than I wanted.  So I decided to take off the masking tape and then put on a very thin second coat of paint and I did not sand the second coat.

The chalk can be easily wiped off your chalkboard paint with a damp cloth.

 

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