What is a slate board? How to make a slate with your own hands

The desire to embellish their homes leads to the fact that many people are looking for the most unexpected ways to implement it. For example, in some, the slate is associated with a distant childhood, when we were summoned to the blackboard and forced to solve problems and prove theorems. Today, this attribute is actively used in the design of premises. For what and how?

Tribute to fashion trends

According to modern designers, with the help of the mentioned attribute it is possible to solve not only an aesthetic but also a practical task. For example, a slate in the kitchen is the ability to jot down a recipe that you just heard on TV, or leave a message to your husband that there are cutlets and pea soup in the fridge. And sometimes on the blackboard you can just wish a good morning to your family. The easiest way to decorate your kitchen with this accessory is to buy it in a store selling a variety of decorative items. You can attach the purchase both on the wall, if you allow free space, and on the door of the refrigerator. The effect of the slate creates a sticker, which will become a more economical option.

To paint or make?

If you have definitely decided that you want to take the wall under the slate, you should carefully prepare for this process. First, we buy a special paint in the form of an aerosol, which is suitable for the treatment of walls. Secondly, you should prepare the surface. To do this, first grind it with sandpaper, then plaster and apply several layers of paint. We let it dry. The slate board was created with minimal effort and effort. By the way, it can be done not only in the kitchen, but in any other room, even in the nursery, where the kids can do drawing and teaching letters, for example.

The origins of the fashion trend

It is noteworthy that the use of slate boards began in restaurants, cafes, bars. It is in these institutions that they write a week-long menu, talk about possible promotions, discounts, novelties of dishes or leave certain messages going by passers-by. Thus, the touching children's tradition gradually passed into the sphere of entertainment and service. However, and for the design of home interior slate is suitable.

How to do? Option one

The simplest option is to make it from a board of chipboard, wood or cardboard. We select the material of the right size and prepare the surface for coloring, that is, we remove dirt and dust. Apply a few layers of primer and allow time for drying. To create a slate surface, you can buy a special film and glue it, or you can paint over the canvas with paint. By the way, you can do the paint yourself: take a glass of black paint and add a couple of spoons of powder to grout the tiles in the tile and mix it well. As you can see, the raw material for slate boards is simple, and you can find it in any construction shop.

Option Two

To make a record board, we need to stock up the following inventory:

• Frame;
• A sheet of plywood;
• Acrylic paints;
• Paper for decoupage;
• Cement;
• Varnish;
• Glue PVA.

Such a product will be used as a slate on the refrigerator. We take a sheet of plywood and paint it with white paint. In black paint at this time we are building cement and the resulting composition then cover the face of the plywood. We drill holes in the canvas to attach it further to the frame.

We proceed to the frame. We need to paint it with some beautiful paint. Then we take the paper for decoupage and cut out the drawings that are glued to the frame. After the glue dries, the frame should be treated with lacquer. In the tank we prepare a solution of cement and paint - 2 spoons of cement per glass of paint. Thoroughly mix the solution, then we apply it to the plywood. After drying the first layer, we apply the second layer so that the strokes are powerful and wide. Our slate board is ready!

How to decorate the interior?

Feature slate boards is that with their help you can place accents in almost any room. For example, a unique look can be given to a chest of drawers, doors or some kind of wall. And it should be remembered that the board should be placed on a contrasting background, so that a natural frame is created for it. Designers say that black color, with its traditional character, is rather whimsical. And it means, it is necessary to work so that the space occupied by the slate board is no more than 10% of the wall.

Of course, modern design trends are such that monochrome is used quite often. And because the slate, placed on the refrigerator, few people are surprised. The main thing is that it fits into the kitchen space quite organically. In addition, it is not necessary that the cover of the recording board is black - gray or dark blue colors may fit.

How to make a slate for decor?

This accessory can become an excellent decorative element, say, when decorating a room where a wedding celebration is held. For example, on the slate you can write a menu, specify the names of guests who must sit at specific tables, or you can simply use it as an element for a romantic photo shoot. You can make this simple attribute with your own hands. For this we take:

• Frame for photo;
• Self-adhesive film of black color;
• scissors;
• a piece of chalk.

Instead of self-adhesive film, you can take a special paint for slate boards (how to create it, we will also tell). Let's start creating the decor. We take the frame and remove from it the back part and the glass. From the film, cut out the rectangle of the correct size, leaving 2 cm on the sides so that the film can be wrapped around the glass. We glue the film to the glass, while it should be smoothed with a construction spatula or a piece of plastic. We return the glass back to the photo frame, close it and make the inscriptions. Elegant and original decorative attribute for the wedding ceremony is ready!

How to make a paint? Universal option

We'll tell you how to create a paint that will fit perfectly on any surface, whether it's the cabinet door or the head of the bed. We stock up on the right materials:

• Latex paint primer;
• Latex paint;
• Capacity;
• Brush;
• Roller;
• Drill and nozzle for her "mixer".

Mix in the container latex paint and primer in combination 8 to 1. The solution is thoroughly mixed, so that there is no lump, the best mixer. We are looking for a suitable surface and paint it with our paint, preferably in two layers. To bring our board to mind, we take the chalk and grind the surface. Then wipe it with a dry rag. The board is ready, but you can use it for decorating an adult and an adult, and a children's room.