The second Carol mentioned painting a wall with chalkboard paint I loved the idea. The question of which wall answered itself in our space. In our kitchen is a slender wall the "separates" our kitchen area from our bedroom area. The process of painting with chalkboard paint is a little laborious and takes some super human patience. Not only do they recommend 3 coats (and I would recommend using a roller, not a brush) but you also must wait several days before drawing on it. On top of that, you need to completely cover the wall with an even layer of chalk, let sit for day, erase and repeat. This helps the board to look better after being washed.
We painted our 3 coats, waited several days for it to dry, covered the board in a layer of chalk but that's when our patience ran out and we couldn't resist erasing the board and drawing stick people. The result: when we erase our board a chalky residue remains after drying leaving our board a little less "clean" than we would like. But overall, the board rocks.
The before photo
Our new chalkboard with a layer of chalk.
The first erasing plus a chalk ledge.
Here you can see the residue that's left on the chalkboard after we erase it and it dries.
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