I painted the ceiling of our dining room with a metallic gold glaze. I taped-off the area and prepped it with a coat of white primer and a heavy base coat of canary yellow. After this dried I rolled on 7- 10 coats of the gold glaze. using long continuous strokes with little overlap. (overlaps show). The reason for the numerous coats was to provide a depth of glaze coverage that hide the overlaps and made the ceiling look more "liquid." It came out wonderfully and did not look gaudy in the least. The walls were completed with a mauve/wine colored glaze over bubblegum pink base coat, using a brush stippling method. The trim and ceiling medallion were white and brought separation and balance to the room.

We will only be starting our major remodel at the end of the summer, so last year I did a quick fix by painting our kitchen cabinets and walls to hold us over. On one large wall, I used chalkboard paint to paint a large square, roughly 3' x 3' and framed it out in some leftover molding. It is very practical for leaving messages and noting groceries to pick up, but I won't have a chalkboard again in my new kitchen. It always looks great in magazines, but in reality it's just a chalky mess. If you use an eraser, then you just get a white haze over the black. It's nearly impossible to have a crisp, black background with white writing. If you don't use an eraser, then every time you want to clean it you need to do so with a sponge and water and you need to do a couple of passes on it to get it truly clean. I've also found that while the paint doesn't exactly wash off, after time it does affect it and if I was keeping this kitchen I'd probably repaint it once or twice a year. For me, it's been one of those things thats a nice idea but impractical to maintain. My suggestion would be to purchase a large chalkboard (or make one by painting a piece of mdf and framing it) and then hanging it on your door. That way, if you find it isn't practical (as I did) or you just don't like it, you can remove it without replacing the door. Good luck, claire.

JuneKnow...When I clean them with a damp sponge, moisture collects in the crevice between the trim and the door face. But the paint is also coming off too easily and there are a few places where it has chipped off. I stripped the stain off and painted my old cabinets, and didn't have this problem.

Glad you got it. I have painted fixtures and agree with Ally De. It isn't hard, but it can be tedious because of the taping and you have to be patient to apply very light coats. But not having to paint is even better. I was confused though -- the Etsy listing says 4 available? Again -- even better to not have to worry about it.