Upcycled Chalk/Magnetic Board

How to turn a washing machine 

lid into a chalk/Magnetic Board

Lucky for me my husband saves

everything! In this case he had saved the lid 

from our old washer and a front panel. Being metal

I thought how perfect to make a place to use magnetic

letters on.  Especially since magnets don't work on

stainless steel refrigerators! At first I was going

to just spray paint it a cute color, but then I got 

the bright idea to use chalkboard paint and

make it dual purpose.

Step 1:  Lightly sand the front side of washing 

machine lid and then wipe it down with a damp rag.

Step 2:  Spray 2-3 coats of chalkboard

paint onto the lid and allow it to dry.

Step 3:  Paint a wood scrabble tile holder and glue it to 

the bottom of the board to hold the chalk.

Step 4:  String ribbon through pre existing holes on

either side of the lid and tie a bow.

Cost

*Washing Machine Lid-Free

Scrabble Tile Holder-Free

Adhesive-$3.89

Chalkboard Paint-$4.80

Ribbon-$3.00

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Total Cost $11.69

*An alternative to a washing Machine 

lid could be a baking sheet.

Viola! 

your upcycled washing machine lid 

turned chalk/magnetic board is done!