11 Ideas for a Stylish Chalkboard Wall
Decorative and functional, a chalkboard wall can be a canvas for design and experimentation in any space
A chalkboard wall can don various roles, depending on its placement. From a fun doodle board in a children’s room to a chic menu display in a cafe-style dining nook to a classy bedroom headboard, there are plenty of options to consider. No matter what your age, it’s always fun to write grocery lists, recipes and quotes on the wall, but there’s more to chalkboards. If you’re struggling for inspiration, allow these homes to fuel your imagination.
Hello, headboard
The wall behind the bed in this eclectic bedroom has been wainscoted with chalkboard paint along the lower portion, converting it into a bespoke headboard. Adorned with a folksy cursive script, the storybook headboard offers an excerpt from a novel.
The wall behind the bed in this eclectic bedroom has been wainscoted with chalkboard paint along the lower portion, converting it into a bespoke headboard. Adorned with a folksy cursive script, the storybook headboard offers an excerpt from a novel.
Wardrobe whimsy
Children love scribbling on paper, on floors and on walls. This chalkboard wardrobe offers the room’s pint-sized resident oodles of space to draw and experiment on. Instead of reserving a separate portion of the room for a chalkboard wall, Atticus & Milo have resorted to slathering chalkboard paint onto the wardrobes in the nursery.
Tip: It doesn’t have to be just wardrobes. Paint old tables with chalkboard paint to create an instant canvas.
Make your own chalkboard paint with this easy tutorial
Children love scribbling on paper, on floors and on walls. This chalkboard wardrobe offers the room’s pint-sized resident oodles of space to draw and experiment on. Instead of reserving a separate portion of the room for a chalkboard wall, Atticus & Milo have resorted to slathering chalkboard paint onto the wardrobes in the nursery.
Tip: It doesn’t have to be just wardrobes. Paint old tables with chalkboard paint to create an instant canvas.
Make your own chalkboard paint with this easy tutorial
Doorway doodles
Like many Indian apartments, this Delhi home by Layers Studio for Design & Architecture features a metal wireframe door, albeit with an eclectic twist. Notice how the empty L-shaped space above and beside the doorframe has been converted into a chalkpad carrying a bit of personal philosophy, leaving enough space for personal messages to guests, as well. The daring red salsa door complements the quirkiness of the message wall.
Like many Indian apartments, this Delhi home by Layers Studio for Design & Architecture features a metal wireframe door, albeit with an eclectic twist. Notice how the empty L-shaped space above and beside the doorframe has been converted into a chalkpad carrying a bit of personal philosophy, leaving enough space for personal messages to guests, as well. The daring red salsa door complements the quirkiness of the message wall.
Wallpaper expressions
Wallpaper makes a neater alternative to chalkboard paint. See how Sara Bates has transformed this black wall into a piece of personal expression. The white plus signs are a welcome break from the blackness and add to the white elements of the bathroom.
Tip: You don’t have to be an artist to work a chalkboard wallpaper. Even simple shapes like squares, stars and triangles can spruce up a blank wall.
Wallpaper makes a neater alternative to chalkboard paint. See how Sara Bates has transformed this black wall into a piece of personal expression. The white plus signs are a welcome break from the blackness and add to the white elements of the bathroom.
Tip: You don’t have to be an artist to work a chalkboard wallpaper. Even simple shapes like squares, stars and triangles can spruce up a blank wall.
Midnight sky
The pitch-black two-wall chalkboard in this Mumbai dining room by Studio Nishita Kamdar is a calming antidote to the busy triangular-themed tiles.
The pitch-black two-wall chalkboard in this Mumbai dining room by Studio Nishita Kamdar is a calming antidote to the busy triangular-themed tiles.
A clock with lemon-yellow hands hangs on one side, like a big golden star in the chalkboard’s night sky. The cityscape in chalk lights up the walls, offering diners meals with a view.
Streetside cafe
With chores noted down for each family member, this chalkboard decal successfully marries aesthetics and utility. The rectangular board is a striking accent for the wall, highlighting the dining table and the blush-pink flowers standing in front of it. The space, designed by Collected Interiors, offers a casual streetside cafe appeal, the kind you’d find in a hideaway eatery by the beach in Goa.
With chores noted down for each family member, this chalkboard decal successfully marries aesthetics and utility. The rectangular board is a striking accent for the wall, highlighting the dining table and the blush-pink flowers standing in front of it. The space, designed by Collected Interiors, offers a casual streetside cafe appeal, the kind you’d find in a hideaway eatery by the beach in Goa.
Nautical nursery
This chalkboard-painted wall effectively zones a nursery space in this Delhi master bedroom by Layers Studio for Design & Architecture. The calligraphy is accompanied by endearing sketches of a sailboat, an anchor and birds, creating a marine theme that can easily be swapped for new images when the nursery corner is not needed any more.
This chalkboard-painted wall effectively zones a nursery space in this Delhi master bedroom by Layers Studio for Design & Architecture. The calligraphy is accompanied by endearing sketches of a sailboat, an anchor and birds, creating a marine theme that can easily be swapped for new images when the nursery corner is not needed any more.
Chalkboard border
Polished oak woodwork builds up to a chalkboard border in this elegant dining room by Faiella Design. The border runs all round the room like modern version of a frieze, displaying quotes in flowing cursive writing, sourced from a fine arts project that the designer was working on at the time. The chalkboard panels are contained in individual wooden frames on each wall.
Polished oak woodwork builds up to a chalkboard border in this elegant dining room by Faiella Design. The border runs all round the room like modern version of a frieze, displaying quotes in flowing cursive writing, sourced from a fine arts project that the designer was working on at the time. The chalkboard panels are contained in individual wooden frames on each wall.
Frames and accents
A blackboard wall doesn’t have to be decorated all over. This bedroom by Marc Rutenberg Homes shows us how it’s done. Four white decorative frames in different designs and sizes are staggered across the wall, with each one holding a feel-good quote. An ornate chandelier, sketched onto the top of the chalkboard, is the only hand-drawn artistic expression.
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Do you have a chalkboard wall in your home? Where have you placed it? Share pictures with us in Comments below.
A blackboard wall doesn’t have to be decorated all over. This bedroom by Marc Rutenberg Homes shows us how it’s done. Four white decorative frames in different designs and sizes are staggered across the wall, with each one holding a feel-good quote. An ornate chandelier, sketched onto the top of the chalkboard, is the only hand-drawn artistic expression.
Read more:
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9 Bold Wallpaper Looks That Will Win You Over
Tell us:
Do you have a chalkboard wall in your home? Where have you placed it? Share pictures with us in Comments below.
The star-spangled chalkboard in this cosy Delhi playroom by Graham Atkins-Hughes sits snug along an entire wall, sparing no corners. The artwork on the chalkboard depicts a cloudy starlit night, a scene that is wonderfully reflected on the inside of the white pendant lamp. Here, the wall is used more as an artistic canvas than as a doodle board.