How-To

Build a Blackboard Message Center

Keep your family in touch with an easy to make message center. This clever spin on the schoolhouse staple takes the chalkboard from the classroom right into your kitchen.

Photo: Rob D. Brodman

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Getting Started

Communicating with a busy household is much easier when your message center is tailor-made to fit your space and your needs.
These supplies and dimentions make the message board pictured; adjust if needed.

What You'll Need
- Wood picture frame (frames with flat trim work best for attaching the supply tray)
- Painter's tape
- Custom cut piece of hardboard (same dimensions as picture frame-- 1/8 inch thick fiberboard)
- Drop Cloth
- 1 can of chalkboard spray paint
- 1 small can of magnetic paint
- Small paint roller
- Sandpaper
- Tack glue
- Divided drawer organizer tray
- Wood glue
- Clamps (or large binder clips)
- Paint brush
- 1 small can of paint for frame

Next: First Steps

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