DIY chalkboard table

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This was a super easy DIY, but is such a fun makeover and addition to our backyard patio.  At our home in Arizona we had a large piece of wood painted with chalkboard paint and we hung it on our wall so that the kids always had a huge chalkboard to draw on and we really missed playing with chalk.  It's something you never grow out of.  Or maybe that's just me  ;)

What you need:

A table of any kind
Rust-Oleum chalkboard paint

I started by lightly sanding the top of my table just to make sure that my chalkboard paint would adhere nicely to my table since it was a resin/plastic type table.



Then apply your paint according to your manufacturers directions and wait *patiently* for it to dry.  I used my rustoleum chalk board paint and was very happy with how it went on and dried.  I used 3 coats to cover the top of my table nicely and to make sure I had a good even coat over top of the plastic tabletop.




I absolutely love how it turned out and it was such a fun way to "upgrade" the backyard fun.  The kids use it to play tic-tac-toe or to write funny messages to each other.  And I love to relax out back with a drink and do a little doodling with chalk.

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