We all know how frustrating that stuff can be!.

This basically means that you rub chalk all over it and then you smear it around with a rag  really quickly.At the bottom you can see where I had rubbed the chalk on, and that the top you can see how it looks after it’s been smeared.

Even with a giant chalkboard like this, it’s only a 5 minute job..Closet doors: fully-seasoned and ready to go!Chris was a little confused as to why I would paint our closet doors black, but he’s just not cool like you and I, so he doesn’t get how neat it is..

So what did I decide to draw on them, this first time around?.Why, closet doors of course!

I used an old yardstick that I found in a closet upstairs to draw a bunch of “planks” and try to make them look sort of like those fun barn-style doors I’ve been seeing around lately.

And when I get bored, I’ll just draw a different style of door!OK, that really is what happened, but there’s a little more to it than that.. With a little bit of basic know-how and a decent saw, you can create all kinds of great looks with really basic materials from your local big box store.

For example, the built-in book cases, which are made mostly from MDF, are trimmed out with basic 1/2″ strips of pine all around the front of the shelves for a more solid and up-to-date look.Very inexpensive, but without that extra bit of trim, they would look cheap and flimsy, no matter how sturdy they are..

Adding an extra little bit of really thin (and super cheap) crown molding at the tops really finishes them off and makes all the difference.. On a side note, if you’re wondering what’s up with the lighting in the room, we were having yet another overcast day when I found the time to snap these photos so I had the overhead lights on.Aren’t they fun though?.