We keep a refrigerator in our garage, because with four kids we cannot possibly stock the milk we go through in a week in our kitchen fridge. Well, unless we bought a cow and I am pretty sure there is a "no cow in yard" disclaimer in our homeowner's policy.
Our garage fridge is a plain Jane sort of fridge. Small, white, no ice maker- no frills.
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| I know. Ew. Houston is known for it's humidity. Also, mold. |
She needed some frills.
So I painted her.
With chalkboard paint.
This project took three coats of paint that I simply brushed on horizontally. Then I 'conditioned' the chalk board by running a piece of chalk over it and then erased it.
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| after the first coat of chalkboard paint... |
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| painting the second coat... |
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| conditioning the chalkboard... |
To end up with this:
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| Now I can leave a list up of what is actually in the fridge :) |
We decided to leave the handles off, since the fridge doors are usually grabbed on the sides and I wasn't 100% sure that even black spray paint would stay on the handles.
She is much happier now sporting her chalk painted exterior. In fact, I'm pretty sure I heard her humming a Beyonce song when I was leaving the garage...
Linking up at Jennifer Rizzo's party!
Really cute idea!! Lynda
ReplyDeleteThat is such a good idea! We tend to put things in the fridge out there and totally forget. For example, yesterday my husband reminded me that there's a big bowl of potato salad leftover out there. It's two weeks old!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! That happens in our fridge too:)
DeleteNice idea - shopping list right on the fridge. Now you just have to remember to look at it when you go shopping.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun fridge!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend
Jenny
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