Smart Jr.'s Dry Erase Board Makeover

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The apple doesn't far fall from the tree.  I've been waiting for Smart Jr to write about this project for a while.  I know she would get to it one day, but right now she's at basketball practice and her brother and sister are asleep, so I thought I'd share.  Plus, that will allow me to procrastinate myself.

...Anyway, we had these two magnetic dry erase boards that I used to use in my office in our last house.  I don't remember what color they were originally, probably a nice white, but for some reason I decided to paint them gold.  They matched the built-ins in that room, so I'm sure that's why.  But really, WHY did I paint the built-ins gold?  I had a gold couch.  Was that why?  And it was oops paint.  Of course.  And now that I look at the picture I remember how my beloved office had to double as a guest room after my kid count started to rise.  I sold that gold couch to a very good home. Sniffle.

I figured it was time to teach the kid to spray paint, so I showed her how to tape off the dry erase portion and how to sand the painted surfaces.

She did a good job for her first time spray painting.  Interesting form, but she got the job done. 

I found a nice little outline of blue after I picked up the tarp, so that was then end of spray painting on the asphalt. 

As soon as the paint was dry, she decided she hated the lighter color blue and ended up spray painting it green.  She ended up spray painted her dresser knobs to match.  I think the green one looks a lot like the gold they once were.  Lol.

As you can see, the paint bled under the tape a bit, so we had to abandon our original idea to use this cute wavy trim.

 

But have no fear!  We found this awesome washi tape at the Dollar Tree!!  Yay.  

 

We hadn't jumped on the washi tape bandwagon yet, no I did not think of it immediately.  But it sure did do the trick.  No glue, no mess, just taped it on and all the paint mistakes were covered!  And I've since bought 5 more roles in different designs.

 

Here they are on the wall above her desk. We're really please with how they turned out. :)

 

Final Comparison:

Not too shabby for an 11 year old, right?

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              - Smart Girl