Chalkboard Lettering Designs

chalkboard lettering designs

Let's grab some chalkboard lettering designs here!


Hello friends! Are you ready to hear all about the the easiest DIY chalkboard lettering designstutorial EVER?! You can get this look of nice, neat chalkboard lettering that you have seen in our kitchen makeover reveal quickly and easily!

If you are like me, you have seen fabulous chalkboard walls all over Pinterest. I love, love the versatility of chalkboard walls and knew I wanted one in our kitchen. But exactly how to achieve the beautiful handwriting on the chalkboard wall is something that eluded me. NOT ANYMORE! I figured out an easy method that totally worked for me, as well as one that didn’t. Today, I will tell you about both.

Materials Needed for DIY chalkboard lettering designs:

Chalkboard pen. You can find these at Michaels* or order them on Amazon if you want them shipped directly to your doorstep: Chalkboard Markers* {affiliate links}
A word processing program and printer
A level
Chalk
DIY CHALKBOARD LETTERING TUTORIAL:

1) Type out whatever quote or saying you want to appear on your chalkboard wall into your word processing program. I decided on a quote from one of my favorite Zac Brown Band songs. Then, choose a size/scale that will be appropriately sized on your chalkboard wall. I printed one word out first and held it up on my chalkboard wall until I was happy with the size of the font. Chose any font that you like.
2) Once you have printed everything out, decide on your layout by taping the words to your chalkboard wall using painter’s tape.

My quick and easy method:

Using your level, draw lines with regular chalk that correspond with the top and bottom of your letters. In other words, if your letters are 6 inches tall, you will draw horizontal lines that are 6 inches apart.
Make sure your lines are level by using your level {no pun intended}. These lines will serve as your guides. Then, using your printed letters are your guide, you are going to FREEHAND {gasp!} the letters onto your wall using your chalkboard pen. You really can do it because your guide lines will ensure that all your letters are the same size AND that your text is straight and level. I couldn’t believe how easy it was. If I had a question about any of the letters, I just looked at what I had printed out.
4) After you are done with your lettering AND you have allowed time for your chalk pen to dry, you can easily erase your chalk lines without in any way messing up your lettering. That's it! If you tire of what you wrote, you can erase it by using a wet washcloth. Then you can start all over. That's fabulous versatility. I cannot wait to decorate mine for Thanksgiving and Christmas :)

I chose a pretty long quote and it took me less than an hour to complete. I brought my sweet girls' art table into the kitchen so they could create their own art while I work on the chalkboard lettering design . They kept telling me how beautiful my art was :) It was fun for everyone.

Do you love chalkboard walls as much as I do? Do you have a chalkboard wall? Have you found an easy method for chalkboard lettering design ? If so, please share it!

If you want all the details on how we completely transformed our kitchen for less than $700, you can read part 1 here and part 2 here!

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