LOVEEE!

I like it!!

Cute!

how do these stay clean, can you wipe with wet cloth??

That’s awesome! I love the creativity.

I love how regular boring table became so much fun and yet so classy! Marvelous!

I’m always waiting for d*s to reveal the next creative way to use chalkboard paint! Love it!

I think the annotations and illustrations are great! Such a fun use of the table. You have to check out this post on the trend of annotating/illustrating what is supposed to “be”, this is the perfect example of it! http://design-milk.com/it-is-when-you-say-it-is/

good posts today, love this idea!! So fun for any age or style

I love the idea, but I’d be afraid to drop something greasy on it.

fun fun! I might need to do this with my craft paint encrusted table!

I love the look of it but I couldn’t have it myself – the thought of crockery scraping on blackboard sets my teeth on edge!!

BRILLIANT!!

I agree. Super cute in a photo, but the thought of it getting greasy would make me nervous to use it.

i’m with jes, i couldn’t even touch this, unless they’ve come up with semi-gloss chalkboard paint

So cute. My son would love to have a table like this.

absolutely love this! I have a thing for chalkboard walls…and this is too cute!

Very fun idea…but all I can think of is the dust getting in the food.

What a great idea! I am totally going to do this at some point!

Hmm, it looks really cute in the photos, but it seems like your hands, arms, and possibly the food would get all dusty and gross!

I LOVE the table — but even more, I love the two different styles of white chairs under the table!! Looks great.

what a great idea!! isn’t chalkboard paint the best?!

i had a similar idea for a coffee table, but i havent been able to follow through yet.

also, i really like this table, but the thought of the accidental scrapings of utensils and fingernails makes me cringe. a lot.

This would be a great and fun way to teach children how to set a table.

Great idea!

imagining the noise plates and ceramics would make if they scraped across the table are giving me serious goosebumps! The table looks really cool though.

LOVEEEE this. love love love.

so cool!!

Oh! I have some chalkboard paint, this looks SO fun! Now what surface do I want to write on all the time…….?

AWWWEEESOMME!!!!

It’s like kindergarten all over!

How much fun would this be for a games night? Keep score on the table? Draw the board (checkers anyone?) ON the table.. endless options..

what a great idea! this would make a fun kid’s table!

Fantastic idea!

that’s such a great idea! I also love the little orange “pincushion” plant…I’ve been looking for one of those.

SO CUTE!

The table is an awesome idea…perfect for a restaurant :)
Janet

Thanks for all the positive feedback!

squirrely whirls- we found the pincushion plant at Trader Joes!

A lot of chalkboard paints have lead in them. so this idea could become pretty dangerous especially with small children.

also chalkboard paint doesn’t create that scraping sound that an actual chalkboard does if you are painting on wood or sheetrock.

Oh, this is such a great idea and fun too….!! Awesome!

You can use Coke to make chalkboards black and lovely again!

Not convinced about the practicality of eating on a chalkboard table but it will occupy the young children for sure.

I’ve got an awesome chalkboard table painted in dull chalkboard paint and then accented with polka dots in colors around the edge in high gloss—same on the two long seats that go with it…..(it’s a kid’s art table)——when it gets dusty, gross, greasy pizza fingers on it (we also stir up cupcakes, roll out play dough, etc)…..I just swipe it down with a baby wipe. No lie. It’s back to perfectly new after that and looks fantastic. Cleaning is no problem! Baby wipes are magic…….take off your makeup, kiddos filthy chalkboard table, dust off your dashboard, etc.——-don’t be afraid…just get the chalkboard paint along with baby wipes! Voila.

Such a good idea! I’ve been thinking about doing chalkboard paint on a wall, but I think this might be even better!

I look how it looks but think it is sort of impractical for use as a dining table. But for a games table… sure!

love it!

grace, hope you don’t mind, i reposted the link on my blog: sarahloudesign.blogspot.com

To this day, just looking at a chalkboard makes my spine tingle and tense up with that fingernails on chalkboard feel. This is creative and cute but I cannot imagine enjoying a relaxing evening dinner on this.

And what do you do about the dust? Doesn’t sound like something I would want sprinkled in my tomato soup.

I love it. We have an old table that we do not even use. We end up eating in front of the tv.
This would be a great way to bring us all back together at the dinner table again.

Plus, I plan on eating on a clean table first, then we can play after wards… we love tictactoe. After play, wipe clean and it is ready for the next meal!

To be honest, chalk dust hasn’t been a problem because the paint has a lot of texture in it, and it holds the chalk really well. We wipe the table down with a damp sponge to remove the chalk when we’re done. We’re not eating in a cloud of chalk dust!

The grease staining potential bothers me, so I was thinking about doing the same thing but with a white board. They sell whiteboard sheets at home improvement stores, no?

Real chalkboards are slate or porcelain-covered metal. The table is painted wood, so scraping it wouldn’t make the same sound at all.

This is excellent. I can keep writing and working at the table while I’m eating dinner.

How fun is that, I love it.

love it, however, probably not going to spend all that effort to make one for my kids… will buy Lolly Chalkmats instead that is already PVC free. I don’t know if chalkboard paint is pvc, bpa free?

We make and sell chalkboards, locally and I am going to let you in on a great big money saving secret. SHH! here it is…If you don’t mind a little bit of shine to begin with you can use black outdoor semigloss paint custom mix from wal-mart at $15.95 a gallon…Use outdoor semi-gloss have them mix Y8 or 64 part black only tint and mix…It is the EXACT same formula as chalkboard paint and you save a whole lot of money…After painting and it dries throughly…Rub white chalk all over the paint and then wipe off..This primes the finish and dulls it so it is not shiny……….We sell over 50 chalkboards a week and have never had one complaint about them…..People love them….And we can actually make money selling them wholesale with this savings……

I love this, but the best part about it is the story behind the process of acquiring the sander and the other materials to turn this table into the gorgeous centerpiece that it is. Great job Kate!

This is fun! Been wanting to do such project for long time. Will definitely try soon.

So, I was introduced to chalkboard paint about 5 years ago by my cousin. She painted the inside an old thrift store frame and we use it as a notice board in the family home. We all have to sign and date our name for when we are there. It’s cheesy, but fun. So, when I saw this I knew that I had to do it in my kitchen. I choose white chairs in high lacquer as the contrast as well. It looks amazing! I’m so happy you guys exist as a forum for creative design.

Where is that little orange vessel holding the figs from!?! LOVE!

A lot of people mentioned being afraid of grease stains on this. I’m wondering, can you use any type of standard surface cleaner (409, etc) or will that ruin the paint? What do you guys use to clean greasy stains?