I apologize for my delay in posting. In hindsight I have no excuse, however, at the time, dining by design, thesis, moving apartments and preparing for graduation all seemed to have crept up on me at once! In any case, Dining by Design was a hit, Thesis went well, we have officially settled into the Upper West Side and I am a proud holder of my Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design! Well, there is no better place to start than with one of my favorite aspects of our new apartment: our chalkboard.
I quickly learned upon moving to New York that wall space is precious, so why not make it work for you? Grocery lists, to-dos, doodles and messages from friends can fill your walls and be quickly wiped clean when you feel like the walls might be caving in. Our new apartment afforded us with this large span of wall that screamed chalkboard paint*! So we ran with it, taped off the desired size and painted away (looks great when its rough around the edges too). Our chalkboard wall is a great conversation starter and something that I imagine will be present in all following Battin residences. Apply it like any other paint - and then the world is your oyster!
*want your security deposit back? simply paint over with the desired wall color (white)
