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A Little Color of the Year Project: Green Chalkboard

January 25, 2013 by Cassie 34 Comments

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I have teamed up with some amazing bloggers including Darlene, Carrie, and Amy, and we are all sharing projects and ideas today featuring Pantone’s color of the year, emerald green, to help you both with home ideas, diy projects, fashion, and more. Click on the following images to check out the posts from the other ladies!  Of course, you are already at the emerald chalkboard, so no need to click on that!

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Now, you are going to have to pardon me a little, because I don’t think my green is exactly emerald green, but I was working with what I had on hand (aka, no extra cost!).

This past weekend at the barn sale I purchased a frame from one of my fellow vendors, Charm City Farmhouse, and I knew I was going to make it into a chalkboard.  In my head I was picturing a black one, but then remembered I was supposed to come up with something emerald by today…. oops.  And I had green chalkboard paint on hand from Rustoleum, so I went with that. πŸ™‚  I measured the inset of the frame, and cut a piece of MDF o size.  I gave it two coats of the chalkboard paint and allowed it to dry for 3.5 days.  Why 3.5 days??  Because I painted it Sunday, and then Wednesday afternoon rolled around and I thought…. “Oh crap, I need to get that chalkboard put together and take some pictures of it!  So you could let it cure for the 24 hours they suggest, or for 3.5 days- either way works.  I rubbed it all over with chalk, wiped it off, and was ready to write.  I chose a favorite line from my favorite song about the color green, and maybe the only song actually about the color green.

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I am happy to branch out from the black chalkboard once in a while… I love how fresh it feels with the green!

While I was in the dining room, I snapped some pictures of how I freshened up the dining room after Christmas as well.  Once all the decorations came down, I needed a “fresh” look in there, and I actually used emerald colored glass to do that. (And yes, that is a snowflake hanging down from the light fixture, but there is a reason for that…. more to come next week, maybe!)

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I just love the clean and crisp feeling this color brings to a space!  After all, “green is the color of Spring, and green can be cool and friendly like.” (Thank you, Kermit the Frog).
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  1. Our Pinteresting Family says

    January 25, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    Love the green you used on your chalkboard. πŸ™‚

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  2. Heidi @ Decor & More says

    January 25, 2013 at 1:15 pm

    Fresh spin on the chalkboard, Cassie! Fabulous color ~ xo Heidi

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  3. Eclectically Vintage says

    January 25, 2013 at 1:18 pm

    One of my favorite colors – who knew I was such a trend setter!

    I actually have a green chalkboard and love it – great idea to paint it!
    Kelly

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  4. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    January 25, 2013 at 1:26 pm

    Cute chalkboard! I love green, it always looks fresh. And Mother Nature really is the best decorator after all! … And I always save wine bottles in great shades of green! … Have a great weekend!

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  5. traerloves says

    January 25, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    I am loving that green chalkboard! This time of the year it is nice to see a little green!

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  6. DecorandtheDog says

    January 25, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    Kermit always was a hip dude.

    Love the chalkboard. A lot!

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  7. Lisa @ Shine Your Light says

    January 25, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    The green chalkboard is so vintagey to me, I love it! Also the green glassware…..crazy pretty on your table with the light shining through it!

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  8. Ange says

    January 25, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    The green chalkboard is so lovely, it is a nice change from all the black chalkboards. And the green on the table is so pretty! I want some green now and not the green that was my laundry room. πŸ˜‰

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  9. Bella says

    January 25, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    It ain’t easy being green…unless you’re a cool looking vintage chalkboard! Love it πŸ˜€

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  10. Dana Frieling says

    January 25, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    Oh Kermit…who knew you were such a wise guy?! Have a great weekend, Cassie.

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  11. pam {simple details} says

    January 25, 2013 at 3:00 pm

    Ha! I was thinking, ‘I’ve never heard this song!’ πŸ™‚ Love the colored chalkboard paint, I need to try it on something!

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  12. Gail Wilson says

    January 25, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    Love the touches of green in the dining room. Cleaning under the bed, (getting a new mattress, so switching mine to the guest room blah blah blah) I found a great green vase! I’ve never been a fan of green, but some shades are great.
    you know I love the chalkboard! πŸ™‚
    love all chalkboards. (and frames)
    happy Friday Cassie!
    gail

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  13. Angela Santaniello says

    January 25, 2013 at 3:41 pm

    Love it! I just finished an emerald green piece to & will be sharing it soon.

    Have a great weekend!
    Angela

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  14. Bliss says

    January 25, 2013 at 3:41 pm

    I was thinking there is no way I’ll find any emerald green around here anymore – I purged of that about 17 years ago. Then I saw your bottles and realized in my kitchen window I have some emerald soda bottles that were too pretty to get rid of. Now they are also in style!

    Bliss

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  15. Julia Konya says

    January 25, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    This makes me think of home. Growing up in Germany we had green chalkboards πŸ™‚ So I love it!

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  16. Terry & Stef says

    January 25, 2013 at 5:34 pm

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  17. Charm City Farmhouse says

    January 25, 2013 at 5:40 pm

    Looks great! That’s why I pick up the vintage frames. I liked the gold one, and coupled with the green, it has a royalty feel to it!

    Terry
    CharmCityFarmhouse.blogspot.com

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  18. Jane Craske says

    January 25, 2013 at 5:46 pm

    Love the classic green C:

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  19. Dear Emmeline says

    January 25, 2013 at 7:26 pm

    double cute because of the quote!

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  20. Denise at PinkPostcard. says

    January 25, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    Just got caught up on all your posts!! πŸ™‚ I am loving the green glass- I come across some periodically, but none in any shapes as nice as yours. I love green chalkboards too! so authentic!!

    Your barn sale looked amazing, and all your furniture pieces are fabulous. I have a tall dresser similar to your turquoise one, and I think I’m going to have to redo it. It’s been sitting too long unloved in it’s current color scheme. πŸ™

    Seeing Emmy’s doll house makes me want to play! darling!

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  21. Loi Thai, Tone on Tone says

    January 25, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    I didn’t know chalkboard paint is available in colors other than black. Your chalkboard would look so awesome in a conservatory / sunroom with lots of plants. Green on green πŸ™‚ Have a great weekend, Cassie!!
    xoxo
    Loi

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  22. Allison says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    The green is fun for the chalkboard. Great quote! I love your green glass candlesticks. My mom collected green glass…it’s so pretty. Happy weekend Cassie!

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  23. Ali Richardson says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    Love it πŸ™‚ Gold frame – awesome. Green chalkboard – awesome. Kermit – Awesome!
    xoxo

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  24. Patty Day @Pattys Epiphanies says

    January 25, 2013 at 11:56 pm

    Great green…great green “black” board!! Clever idea!

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  25. Shannon Fox says

    January 26, 2013 at 12:37 am

    Nooooo. Reminds me of school. LOL.
    Can you tell I was a stellar student?
    hehehe

    Love the table setting πŸ™‚
    Happy weekend ~ Shannon

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  26. Good Time Charlie says

    January 26, 2013 at 2:32 am

    I am inspired to whip out some green CeCe paint and make a chalkboard! I think I have black chalkboard overdose. Love the color with the Gold.

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  27. Courtney says

    January 26, 2013 at 6:11 am

    Good ol’ kermit!! I love the green chalkboard for a change!! and gold is just so…classy πŸ˜‰

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  28. Carmel @ Our Fifth House says

    January 26, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    I really like the color green you used and it looks so great with the other greens and blues in the room!

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  29. Carrie says

    January 26, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    What a great project! My maiden name is Green so that particular poem has quite a bit of meaning to me. I hope to come visit the barn sometime soon so I can scoop up a Cassie original myself!

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  30. Rachel O. says

    January 27, 2013 at 2:14 am

    Haha Kermit was a wise frog. Love the freshness all of the green brings!

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  31. Kelly says

    January 27, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    Love that gold frame with the emerald-enough-for-me chalkboard! πŸ™‚

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  32. Catherine says

    January 28, 2013 at 10:26 am

    The chalkboard looks great Cassie – but those green class candlesticks are just beautiful!!

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  33. Amy Renea says

    January 28, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    I lurva lurva lurve it! …and a true emerald would look weird as a chalkboard, don’t you think? I love the color of yours!!

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  34. arandomharvest says

    January 28, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    Actually, there is a song “40 Shades of Green”; and when my now-93 year old Aunty was in Ireland on a trip a few years ago, the group ate at either a small cafe or a pub by that name. She tells me that there really were 40 shades of green in the place; cups and saucers, wallpaper with different trims up top; linens, etc. I wish I knew exactly where it was, but she no longer remembers. Anyway, the song is great; I think you can find it on YouTube, too. p.s. My Mum’s (and my) favourite colour is green! Any green! I don’t follow trends; I wear and put in my home what I like, which is really what I expect to find in other people’s homes, too. Makes it more interesting, don’t you think?
    Great post and I love your blog. See you again! ~ Linne

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