Last month I had the fun opportunity to head to my local Habitat Restore to pick out a few items to flip.  If you didn’t see my first furniture flip, check out the garden planters I made out of locker drawers.  This month the fun doesn’t stop! While I was walking around the store, I was able to find a large mirror that needed a simple makeover but with big results.  Here’s the beauty before:

Ryan and I have always talked about having a calendar and memo chalkboard displayed in our home.  It’s a great way to have a visual and constant reminder of our upcoming events, our grocery list, and random notes to each other.  We sync our calendars on our phones but it always comes back to being a pencil and paper gal. I knew as soon as I saw this mirror it was meant to be our chalkboard calendar.

This project took one Saturday to complete because of the drying time between each coat.  I used Rust-Oleum Linen White Chalk Paint for the frame.  Two coats of paint later it was already looking like a new piece.  Once the white chalk paint was fully dry, I placed painter’s tape along the inside edge of the frame to prep for the chalkboard paint. I applied three coats of chalkboard paint directly on the mirror. It’s very important to allow the paint to fully dry between coats!

To add the calendar I used a pencil and ruler to make sure my measurements were all the same.  I then used a paint marker to trace over the pencil lines.  I used my ruler as the straight edge so that my lines looked clean. Then I simply added the sections at the bottom.  Why a paint pen?  I didn’t want the calendar or my wording at the bottom to erase every time I changed the calendar and notes.

I can’t wait to put our new calendar to use especially with our little one here.  Our world has completely changed {in an amazing way} and staying organized is more important than ever.  It will certainly help keep us organized and on the same page. As much as I love it on our foyer table, I’ll be adding a French cleat to the back of the chalkboard to hang it in our laundry room.

Feeling inspired? Head to your local Habitat Restore to re-purpose a mirror into a chalkboard calendar for your own home.  It definitely adds a special touch with a farmhouse design.

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