LOLA DIY

 

Today, I'm going to jog your memory.

 

Do you remember a time before Pinterest?

Yeah, me too.
It's not that old. Weird right?

Well think a little farther back and remember those annoying cork pin-boards? People (myself) would put them up proudly in their offices and declare it the new place to put clippings from magazines, notes from friends and other such interesting tidbits.

But, sadly, the board remained bare. I mean, cut stuff out and pin it to a board? (Ain't nobody got time for that!) It just didn't happen.

But you know what did happen? I fell head over heals in love the "vintage school room" look. Remember light green chalkboards?

Ah, nostalgia.

I wanted to create a vintage style green chalkboard on the cheap, so I "donated" my old cork pin board and rounded up some other ingredients.

To create this look, you'll need...

1. Paint-able surface. I chose my old cork board, but anything really would work. An old ugly picture, a piece of wood ANYTHING you can paint.

2. This other stuff. Plaster of Paris, or Unsanded grout (available at any home improvement store) acrylic or latex paint to get the desired shade, measuring spoons, one plastic spoon and something to mix the paint in.

3. Mix! Add 1 tbls of the Plaster of Paris to 1/2 cup of paint. To get the vintage green look, I used 1/4 of bright green paint, 1/4 of off white, and a few dashes of black. Then stir WELL, the plaster can be lumpy.

5. Paint!

 

thanks for stopping by!!

xo allie

 

 

 

- Allie Luallen is a Featured Contributor to the Living Lola Style blog.