Make Your Wall A Whiteboard

Once everything is marked off sand down the wall really well.

Make your wall a whiteboard.

It works and looks just like one for 300. Sand off any huge bumps and patch any holes. As we have just had the playroom decorated i didn t want to risk a wall but i thought i would make the back of the door into a whiteboard for them. Whiteboards or dry erase boards are awesome planning tools and creativity boosters especially when they practically cover a whole wall.

The ones i bought would be kind of wobbly if i hung them on the wall. You can only do up to 50 square feet at a time so i created this wall plus a mini wall. The first step is to mark off the section of wall you will be painting with painter s tape. 1 part white dry erase paint enough for 50 square feet prepping the wall.

You need a smooth wall so make sure you have that. Mix the can of activator with a stir stick. How to make a large dry erase board for 20. In my current house i don t have.

I made a bunch of them in college for my fraternity so that we could do our engineering homework. Instead of spending 300 for a giant whiteboard or messing. Rustoleum sent me a big box of diy supplies at the end of the summer and included in there was a whiteboard wall kit called doodle wall. Create your magnetic whiteboard wall check for any holes or cracks and fill them with decorators filler.

If you re planning on hanging the board on your refrigerator use some glue to stick magnets in the corners. Once this is dry sand the surface until it is smooth and remove any dust. Or you might want to hang your whiteboard on the wall. Hang the board using sticky picture hanging strips.

Picture hanging strips are the only way to hang the whiteboard without drilling holes through it or the wall. The dry erase markers wipe right off the glass in the frame. I used chevron frog tape for the top of the wall to give it a zig zag pattern. Just double check that your frame has the right hardware for how you plan to use it.

It s the smaller can. Cover a wall with a giant whiteboard for under 15 found from bargain hoot rene over at bargain hoot has a great way to get your whiteboard done in cheap and easy diy fashion. But all of those were frameless and 4 x 8. I thought that i would finally bit the bullet and make a whiteboard.