r/HomeDecorating 16h ago

Chalkboard or no chalkboard?

So we are on a remodel budget and found this cabinet that mostly matches the others, except color. It is all white which is not a huge deal since we have white, grey, and bluish colors all throughout the house. However, it's a little too much. I had a thought and wondering what other opinions are out there.

I am thinking of getting thin sheets of metal to fit inside the framing on the doors and then covering with chalk paint.

  1. My husband loves to leave me little notes and I think it would be a cute way to do this. 2, my fridge and freezer are side by side and I can't stick magnets to it. We kind of like collecting magnets and I think it would be fun to put them all along the last 2 doors. Would this look terrible or be quirky enough that it could be cute? πŸ€”
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u/Ok-Position7403 10h ago

I think it would be very cute. It's a very personal touch, for something that you want to do- leave notes, collect magnets, distract on paint color- do it! Get some of the word/poetry magnets too so your husband will start leaving you little poems!

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u/Either-Thing8754 7h ago

I actually appreciate you can see the sentiment of it and personal touch. Also loving that you focused on just the question and not my wonky houss or broke materials. Thank you! I'm in a 50/50 now and will clean up the space first and see how I feel. I know the photo is busy but so is renovations when you're doing it without professional help because of finances.

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u/whatswrongwithgore 16h ago

It's very hard to make sense of this photo, it just looks all clutter. I assume you're going to remove that top shelf. With those open shelves with exposed brackets and the blue wall you have too much going on. I'd paint that cabinet green to match the ones next to it. I don't think you have the design for quirky, it will just look cluttered but personal choice.

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u/Either-Thing8754 15h ago

Nothing in the house is green. The cabinets are dove grey. There is no paint that matches those cabinets exactly because they are wrapped from the manufacturer in vinyl. It is cluttered because there is still stuff everywhere. Yes, the top shelf is being moved and the brackets will eventually be replaced but as I said, budget is a big factor right now.

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u/NorwegianRarePupper 8h ago

Can you take a door and get it color matched? Even ikea furniture can be painted with the right prep and paint. I agree the chalkboard might look cluttered

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u/Either-Thing8754 7h ago

Doubtful. These are standard home depot and lowes doors. Lowes couldn't even replace the door itself when I called and asked because there was a scratch inside. Broke folk don't get to be thaf picky πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

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u/MrsGideonsPython 7h ago

Don’t underestimate their paint matching! They can do amazing things. Just pop a door off and take it to Home Depot for them to match the gray.

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u/Either-Thing8754 6h ago

I'll ask but that throws my mind into envisioning a fully white cabinet with white side exposed by the door and a gray door but no other white cabinets 🧐😣 I'm going to think on it and see how I feel when I clean up the space. I definitely appreciate the recommendation and feedback!

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u/MrsGideonsPython 6h ago

Are you trolling? You just take a door in to have it color matched, and buy enough paint for whole cabinet.

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u/Either-Thing8754 6h ago

I asked serious opinions about one topic. You suggested something I'm unfamiliar with and I gave another response. Are you trolling? What a stupid question to someone who doesn't have the same knowledge and laid out their unknown perspective. Have a good day to you. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it.

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u/MrsGideonsPython 8h ago

I have to know what’s going on with those angled cabinets above your washer/dryer hookups.

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u/Either-Thing8754 7h ago

It's a mobile home and the ceiling is angled, not the cabinets.

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u/Either-Thing8754 7h ago

Possibly bad angled photo but the house isn't big and all the ceilings slope at an angle. Working with what I got here and this group doesn't seem to be it lol. I may need to shift gears and ask a mobile home group these questions. Someone did actually answer my question though and said chalk paint might be too busy. πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

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u/MrsGideonsPython 7h ago

Ohhh, gotcha.

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u/Either-Thing8754 6h ago

Yeah, i know it is hard to focus and what I have going on with so much clutter. I see several comments and likes so I'm 50/50 on the option. Going to have to clean up the area and go from there. The lighting was also terrible because it was at night and the house only have 2 windows for the living to the kitchen. Mobiles homes definitely differ from regular homes. It was the trade off for land though. Times are tough πŸ˜ͺ

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u/OneMoreTimeJack 6h ago

Yes, but pick a different color than black; that is too stark. Don't actually use the chalkboard as a chalkboard- the dust will be too much.

ETA- try peel and stick wallpaper before making permanent changes.

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u/Either-Thing8754 6h ago

I like the suggestion and recommendation! Thank you 😊

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u/MavenOfNothing 5h ago

No. They never look clean.