Chalk up one more project being done

Remember my previous post about a chalkboard wall here ?  Well, I went ahead and did it and love the results.  And you will also see the new clock I found on Etsy that is the perfect mix of vintage plate with clean lines that I wanted in the room. 

These were the products I used for this project:

Here is the yawn-inspiring before shot of the area (except my new clock- ain't it purdy?)

So up went the blue tape again that was still in the garage from the large recent paint job.  Here is the during:

It was a bit streaky at first but after three coats... all was right with the world.  Here is what was going on around me during this process:

And here is the after:

I had thought about doing a magnetic paint first followed by a chalkboard paint but honestly I love the clean front of my stainless fridge and I see magnetic wall = load it up with crap.  Also I read up that the magnetic paint was very strong smelling.  I may not be a VOC-free mommy but I want to try and avoid it as much as possible when I can.  After all my son has two of these in his playroom that he fills with art and magnets:

Now some rest for a weekend or two... and then on to the next adventure...