Project

Create Picture Frame Chalkboards With the White Knight Range

Name: White Knight - Paints for Metal, Paving, Tile, Laminate and Craft
Price range: $

Crafternoon DIY

Squirts

Turn your shopping list into a centrepiece with these picture frame chalkboards. Get creative with our White Knight Chalkboard and Squirts paints. Have a Crafternoon of it! Share your designs: #wkcrafternoon.

A pink-framed blackboard hangs on a white brick wall, flanked by a red frame on the left and a red-and-yellow patterned frame on the right.

What you’ll need

Gather the following materials:

Sandpaper
Picture frame
Gloves, dust mask, and glasses
Paint roller, tray, brush, and stirrer
Taubmans 3 in 1 Prep
White Knight Chalkboard Paint
White Knight Squirts Undercoat
Your favourite White Knight Squirts colours

Download the project sheetcreate picture frame chalkboards

How To Apply

Remove back from picture frame.
Sand and wipe clean of dust.

1Sand Picture Frame.

Hands wearing black gloves sanding a white picture frame on a colorful background.

Apply one coat of White Knight Squirts Undercoat.
Allow one hour to dry.

This will help retain colour and prevent flaking.

2Spray Undercoat.

Person in gloves spray painting a white picture frame on colorful fabric against a white brick wall.

Spray your favourite White Knight Squirts colour.
Apply one to two coats.
Allow one hour to dry.

3Spray Colour.

Person spray-painting a white picture frame over a colorful, abstract background while wearing black gloves.

Coat the backing with Taubmans 3 in 1 Prep.
Allow two hours to dry.

4Prime the Backing.

A person in black gloves uses a paint roller with white paint on a wooden surface, with a colorful background.

Apply two coats of White Knight Chalkboard Paint.

5Apply Chalkboard Paint.

Person wearing black gloves uses a paint roller to apply black paint on white paper over a colorful tablecloth.

Leave frames to dry completely for 24 hours.
Once dry, assemble your picture frame chalkboard.