Benjamin Moore tintable chalkboard paint comes in far more than 3,300 hues. Images courtesy of Benjamin Moore.

Possibly some people are over chalkboard paint, but I’m not one particular of them. I’ve wanted it somewhere in my home ever because the day I spotted it covering the side of a neighbor’s ugly old fridge. He was a musician posessing a far more interesting (and unpredictable) social life than I, and alternatively of a yellowing pebbled surface, the black painted side of the fridge became a spot for jotting down cocktail recipes, played drunken hangman or working out song lyrics. Even though the matte black surface wasn’t beautiful, it was social and functional.


So, to sum it up, chalkboard paint was attractive not because of what it looked like, but how it performed—until now. Benjamin Moore just launched a line of chalkboard paint that can be tinted to any hue in the company’s three,300-shade spectrum. Overlook about black or green. My subsequent painting project will be an entire kitchen wall, a central gathering spot where decision recommendations and turns of phrase will be certain to confuse me the morning following a gin-soaked evening with friends.
Nonetheless, the concept of a chalkboard can really feel a bit gimmicky, which is why I adore the massive new range of colors—the chalkboard aspect doesn’t have to be clear. The latex paint dries to an eggshell finish, making it barely discernible from a matte wall paint.  I honestly cannot cease pondering of the ways I’d use this: as indicators for parties, inside the pantry door for lists or in a workshop for drafting new projects. Benjamin Moore will also color-match, which is incredible for blending a new chalkboard feature wall into an existing space.

Through: californiahomedesign