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    Home » Thrift Store Makeovers » Upcycled Cabinet Door Chalkboard With Magnetic Memo Board

    Upcycled Cabinet Door Chalkboard With Magnetic Memo Board

    Published by Gail | Published July 11, 2018 | Updated July 21, 2022
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    How to make a chalkboard magnetic memo out of a reclaimed cabinet door using a small piece of sheet metal and a Chalk Couture Transfer. Fun and easy project. #MyRepurposedLife #repurposed #cabinet #door #chalkboard #memo #magnetic #organizer #scrabbletiles via @repurposedlifeHow to make a chalkboard magnetic memo out of a reclaimed cabinet door using a small piece of sheet metal and a Chalk Couture Transfer. Fun and easy project. #MyRepurposedLife #repurposed #cabinet #door #chalkboard #memo #magnetic #organizer #scrabbletiles via @repurposedlife

    I love our monthly Thrift Store Décor Challenge. It always keeps me thinking outside the box. This cabinet door chalkboard magnetic memo board was quite a challenge. I know! It looks so simple, but there were some kinks in the process along the way.

    Be sure to check out the other projects below from my friends. It's so fun  seeing what they come up with every month.

    repurposed cabinet door chalkboard project

    I have had some small sheet metal pieces for a few years now. I’ve never quit known what to do with them. Once I decided to use it on a cabinet door—the task at hand was to find the perfect match from my stash.

     

    Paint Cabinet Door

    decoart paint chalkboard

    You can see I really love using these cheap chip brushes over and over again. I haven’t painted anything blue in a while.

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    decoart chalky paint blue cabinet door chalkboard

    The paint went on very quick and easy and dried very quickly. I painted a little of the stir stick so I could test my favorite glaze.

     

    Glaze Cabinet Door Chalkboard

    smoked glaze

    After checking out the smoked glaze on the paint stick I knew it would look fabulous on the cabinet door. I allowed the glaze to dry completely before starting the chalkboard portion of the cabinet door.

    Roll on Chalkboard Paint

    chalkboard paint small roller

    A small narrow paint roller works perfect to paint on the chalkboard paint. It did a smooth job without wasting too much paint. If I were doing many of these I would have used my Super Finish Max Extra like it did in my post Finish Max Chalkboard Paint.

    painted chalkboard cabinet door

    I did three light coats of chalkboard paint and allowed it to dry.

    Add Sheet Metal to Chalkboard

    drill pilot hole in sheet metal memo board

    Using a very small bit, I drilled a pilot hole in the small piece of sheet metal. I actually drilled it over the garbage can, but couldn’t take a photo while doing it. Winking smile

    tap pilot hole with nail

    To make a small pilot hole I hammered a small nail.

    add thumbtacks to sheet metal Chalkboard Magnetic Memo

    These are the small thumbtacks I used to hold the sheet metal in place. It took a couple of small whacks with the hammer to get them in place.

    Glue super magnets to Scrabble Tiles

    drill indent into scrabble tile

    Looking for a fun magnet for the sheet metal memo board, I decided to use scrabble tiles. The magnets were really tiny, but still elevated the scrabble tiles a little too much. Carefully holding the tile with a pair of pliers I drilled a divot in the wood.

    hot glue super magnet to scrabble tile

    Gorilla Glue Hot Glue Sticks  are my favorite. The small magnet fits perfectly in the groove and allows the scrabble tile to rest flat on the memo board.

    Chalkboard Magnetic Memo

    blue glazed cabinet door chalkboard memo MyRepurposedLife

    I love it! There are several more pieces of the sheet metal in my stash, so look for more great ideas down the road.

    magnetic chalkboard memo repurposed cabinet door MyRepurposeLife

    I love this sentiment! It’s a Chalk Couture Transfer from The Junky Chalker. It’s so incredibly easy to use the Chalkology Chalk Paste to make the words pop on the black chalkboard.

    Have you heard about our new Club Couture subscription service?

    chalk couture always believe something wonderful is about to happen

    It really is this easy.

    1) apply transfer

    2) spread chalk paste

    3) scrape off excess chalk paste (add back to jar)

    4) remove transfer

    Wash transfer, replace on backing and save for next time. If you take care of your transfers they will last through many uses.

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    1. Christy @ Our Southern Home

      July 11, 2018 at 10:57 pm

      I absolutely love this look! I have a couple of old cabinet doors in my stash! Thanks for the idea.

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    2. Maryann

      July 11, 2018 at 4:56 pm

      Love it!!! Great idea to combine chalkboard with the metal!

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    3. Kristin

      July 11, 2018 at 4:48 pm

      I love this idea! I have a chalkboard and below I tried the magnetic paint, fail! I'll have to just put the sheets of steel up, thanks for the great idea! (oh and the chalk paste,never heard of it, want to try it now!

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    4. Jennie

      July 11, 2018 at 9:45 am

      Really cute, and useful. I love that you used upholstery tacks to hold it onto the door. They make it look so finished. Don't you love playing with scrabble tiles. I use a lot of game pieces in my art. I have jars full of them. I use a dremel to make an area to inset the magnets. I've also found that if you just. Attach it to the back of the magnet they can come off pretty easily. I didn't know that gorilla glue made hot glue sticks. Learn something new everyday. I thought E6000 was the best until I got a bottle of gorilla glue.

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