32 Ways to Deck the Walls for the Holidays

Chalkboard paint isn’t new, but creative minds keep coming up with new ways to use it. Consider the dramatic wall calendar shown here. It began with a floor-to-ceiling coat of standard gray chalkboard paint. With the help of a yardstick, squares were drawn in pencil, then taped off. Three-fourths were filled in with different shades of light and medium gray, leaving the remaining squares the same color as the wall. For more on this, and other chalkboard paint ideas, see 5 Clever Ideas for Chalkboard Paint.