How To Add a Chalkboard to your Refrigerator Door!!

How To Add a Chalkboard to your Refrigerator Door!!

I love the idea of having a chalkboard in the kitchen. Every time I see a picture of one on Pinterest, I want to jump into DIY mode and add one to my own kitchen!! I can just imagine all of the menus and lists I would be able to put on it, using all of the cutest chalkboard fonts. Finding the space in which to put one is the only problem.

I was making my coffee and staring at my fridge the other day, and it hit me. I could add one to the fridge!! We have one of those door-in-door, side-by-side style refrigerators; the perfect canvas for my chalkboard idea.

chalkboard on fridge

Off I “went” to Amazon to see if I could find something to accomplish this with, and sure enough I stumbled upon this Black Matte Chalkboard Vinyl Adhesive Roll!! It comes in a bunch of different sizes – with chalk! I picked up this colorful pack of Liquid Chalk Markers for Blackboards as well!!

The “installation” process couldn’t have been easier; all I needed was a pair of scissors!! I held the roll up to the fridge to figured out the size I needed for the chalkboard, and cut along the gridlines on the back!!

cutting chalkboard vinyl

After I had it cut to size, I peeled about 6 inches of the paper backing away from the chalkboard side.

peeling chalkboard vinyl

I lined up the vinyl, pressed the sticky side onto the fridge and slowly peeled the paper away. I found that using my hand to smooth out the bubbles was efficient enough!!

smooth chalkboard

Voila!!! I had myself a chalkboard on my fridge!! I love the way it compliments the black oven next to it! Let me know what you think about this DIY and if you’re going to try it out yourself!!

chalkboard on fridge