This is my solution to two insignificant problems that were annoying me. The first problem was we had an old rusty chest freezer that was given to us, and for space and convenience is situated outside. Calling it an eyesore is definitely an understatement (I really wish I'd taken a before photo!)
The second problem was more of a wish. When I was a little girl, my grandparents painted part of their backyard fence with a massive chalkboard. I absolutely loved it!! However, the only spot in our yard that suited this was also the best and easiest spot for my veggie garden (more on that another time)
So... What is a girl to do? Paint that ugly freezer with chalkboard paint!!
It was such a simple and easy process. First I thoroughly cleaned the chest freezer down. Then I found an old pot of blue chalkboard I bought from Spotlight ages ago for a different project. The blue would certainly not work with the freezers surrounds, so I got some of my green and gold acrylic paints to mix a more 'organic' colouring.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with the finished project. It goes perfectly with the work we're doing outside, we want to actually keep the old freezer now, and even better we have an extremely low cost fun activity for our children to play with when their older.
With hugs,
Chantal
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