Most children will draw on a wall, a piece of furniture or something else they are not supposed to at some point. This is frustrating to parents who may spend hours cleaning or painting over the furniture or walls. Did you know that there is a way to compromise with children who want to draw on walls or furniture today? With chalkboard paint, you can avoid the time and money it takes to clear away unauthorized artwork in your home, and your child can have a designated place where drawing is completely acceptable. The interior painters at Barco’s Painting can help you by applying professional chalkboard paint, and they can handle any other interior painting needs you have.
The Many Uses of Chalkboard Paint
One of the biggest advantages of chalkboard paint is that it can be applied to a variety of smooth surfaces. As the name suggests, it shares similar qualities with a chalkboard. Its design helps chalk adhere to it, but its smoothness also makes it simple to clean away. To clean off the chalk, you simply spray a little water on the painted surface and wipe with a clean cloth. Cleanup is easy and safe since there are no chemicals, which means that it is something small children can do as well. Chalkboards are suitable for most ages.
Older children and teens can draw murals on a chalkboard wall or more detailed drawings with multiple colors. Toddlers and smaller children can scribble, doodle or mark up the surface with chalkboard paint however they want. Since small chalk pieces can be choking hazards for them, it helps to buy bigger pieces or chalk pieces that are designed for smaller kids to use. Parental supervision is recommended for younger kids.
Also, supervision gives parents a way to watch their kids create memories. You can take photos of their work before you clean it away. If you want to make a scrapbook of their drawings, you can sort the photos by year. This gives them something fun to look at later and to measure their progress. These are some of the surfaces that are great for chalkboard paint.
Furniture
Shelves, dressers, platform beds, toyboxes and other smooth furniture pieces in your child’s room are great places to apply chalkboard paint. When the furniture has a chalkboard finish, kids can create their own theme or design on the furniture as they get a little older. This is a good way to save money if your kids jump from one phase to another quickly. Instead of replacing all the decorations and furniture in their room with a new theme, you can let them create and coordinate their own. Perhaps you may agree to only buy new bedding and tell them they can draw their own designs on the chalkboard furniture and walls to match. This is a great way to keep them busy and challenge their ability to draw what they see.
Walls
There are plenty of options for painting walls. You may decide to only paint one portion of a child’s bedroom wall with chalkboard paint, or you may want to paint an entire wall to provide a larger surface to work on. If you want to go all out, you can paint the whole room. A painting contractor can also paint other walls in your home if you wish. Maybe you have a room for learning if you homeschool your kids. If so, this is a room that can benefit from one or more chalkboard walls.
Also, a chalkboard wall is a fun and useful addition to a family room. For example, if you have family night a couple nights a week, and you have one or more smaller children who do not have the attention span for games or movies, letting them doodle on the chalkboard wall is a good alternative. It keeps them in the room so they are spending time with the family, and it keeps them within your sight so you know that they are not destroying anything or getting into trouble.
Learning Aids
You can create blocks, dice or any other shapes to use as learning aids. If you have them professionally painted with chalkboard paint, you can use them for a variety of learning themes. For example, if you have a hexagon-shaped 3D puzzle, you can create a number or word activity with it for kids. You can put math problems on each side of a 3D cube to let kids solve the equations. Alternately, you can write a letter on each side of an object and ask children to write or name a place, object or something else that begins with each letter. You can also ask them to draw different things on each side that hint at something, and you have to guess what they are trying to say. The possibilities are vast.
Professional Chalkboard Paint and Interior Painting Services in Castle Rock CO You may decide that you like chalkboard paint walls or furniture so much that you want another message or doodle board somewhere else in the house for your own use. For any interior painting needs, we are here to help. Barco’s Painting has more than a decade of experience, a proven track record of excellence and a reputation for quality home remodeling work. We are fully licensed and insured, and our interior painters finish jobs on time and on budget. Our team will be happy to consult with you on scheduling, colors and more. Please contact us to learn more.