Meal Plan Part 2 - Menu Board/Pantry Door Makeover
I was determined to get a meal plan organized for my household before my maternity leave came to an end. With a toddler to include in mealtime and a baby to distract from mealtime, I felt it was important to have an organized method to go about getting us all fed a decent meal each night. No more coming home and saying, "What's for dinner??"
I am happy to say that our meal plan did indeed get implemented just before my leave came to an end and it has been working great for several weeks now! It makes cooking and grocery shopping alike so much easier!
I'm going to present our meal plan to you in 3 parts.
This is part 2!
Now that our new meal plan was being implemented we needed somewhere to write down what was for dinner for the week. I'd been itching to put some chalkboard paint (I have a slight addiction to the stuff) on the pantry/laundry room doors. They are those cheap-ish fakey wood doors with the fakey wood-grain texture. The chalkboard paint probably wouldn't have been great there, but I wasn't sure what else to do.
Enter an especially beneficial trip to JoAnn's!
I found the most amazing adhesive-back dry erase sheets!
AND they matched my kitchen!
AND I had a 40% off coupon. π
Now my doors have a fabulous makeover!
Isn't it pretty? Its a great floral and flourish motif.
And the green matches the walls in my kitchen perfectly. π
The dry erase sheets were a cinch to use. There were two large sheets (I only used 1 for both doors!) in the roll. I simply measured the inside panels on my doors then transferred those measurements onto the dry erase sheet and started cutting. Easy peasy!
Too get the sheets onto the door I simply unpeeled a little bit of the backing at a time starting at the top so I could get all the corners nice and lined up. I used a roller as I went to make sure I didn't get any bubbles. And if I did happen to get a bubble, it was simple to just peel a corner of the sheet up and smooth it down again.
When I bought these dry erase sheets I thought they were white and green, but actually the only color on them is the green. The rest is clear. So whatever color wall, door, or whatever that you put them on will come through. So for my doors, it also means the wood grain white comes through which I really kind of like!
I really can't get enough of how well my new pantry doors look! I feel super proud of myself every time I walk by them.
And, of course, we now have the perfect place to write our weekly menu!
I also use the doors for reminders and other notes. And, best of all, when we have company they can be wiped clean and no one is the wiser to what my fabulous new door decor really is! π
And now I have a slight conundrum for you. I've thought about trimming the door with some fabulous black ribbon I picked up. Just to polish the edges of the dry erase sheets a bit.
What do you think? It would be simple to add...
Here's a mock up of what it would look like (I just drew some lines on the photo).
Yay or nay?
Keep in mind that I have some uber fabulous vintage black porcelain doorknobs to add to the doors and that my major decor in the kitchen is black and white with green thrown in.
Next week I'll share Part 3, the final part of the meal plan where I put all of the pieces together for you!
Love Love this idea, however, I have been unable to find the product "Domestic Bliss Decor - Organize with Dry Erase" anywhere.
Has anyone been able to find it?
Hi Alalia! I went by my Jo-Ann's yesterday and they did not seem to have it in stock anymore. π
I know this is an old posting but could you share the paint color from the walls if you know it?
Thanks.
You can email me.
I will see if I can find the original paint chip and get back to you. π
I like it without! Cute idea and I'm loving your blog π
corner pantry cabinet
I love this site about pantry doors, so it could be better if you can keep on posting!
Any ideas where to find this dry erase at? I have checked EVERYWHERE, and can't find any information on it even online...any help is much appreciated! thank you!!
This is really fabulous. I would love for you to stop by My Dream Canvas as I too am hosting a giveaway! I think you have a lovely blog and I am following you π
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no trim! i love how it looks already! great work!
i would love for you to come link up this or any other amazing project at my creativity party going on right now!
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thanks so much for sharing!
That is so cool! I wish my pantry doors weren't frosted glass.
I'd love to have you share this over at my linky party Create and Share. It posts every Wednesday. We open the party Tuesday evening at 8 pm for those who like to link up early. Hope you stop by... http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2011/09/create-and-share-features-too.html
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I love this idea!! Cute an functional, I vote no trim. I'd love for you to link up at my link party going on right now π hope to see you there!
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Audra
LOVE this idea. I bought Idea Paint to do that on my cabinets...but it is so permanent. The write on vinyl is perfect! I vote for no trim...but honestly is looks amazing either way!
Just pinned this - love it. Great idea and would work on cabinets. I'm thinking even on the door to the garage - don't leave the house without . . .
This is a really great idea! I don't know how many times I wish I had something like this so I wasn't scrambling to find paper to write what we are out of & whatnot.
I'd love for you to share this at Show & Share--
http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/2011/09/show-share-4.html
Love this idea! I think I am off to find the right door... π
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amazing!!! very cute and clever idea!!:)
Michele! super idea! I like it better without the ribbon... but it's not MY kitchen!
Love how it can be erased when company is expected.
gail
Wow!! beautiful and functional in one! I LOVE IT!
Way to clever. love it!!
This is fantastic! I would love for you to share at my party : )
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This is a great idea and I'll be looking for the dry erase sheets in Joann's soon! So many fun applications. I vote for leaving the doors as is, without the black trim.
What a great idea! This is something I've really been wanting to implement in my house too! I would've never thought to look for something like this at JoAnn's though. Thanks for the tip and for linking up to Tip Junkie so I could find it π
This is so pretty - what a great idea. I actually like it better without the trim, but I'm sure it would look good with it too.
Love what you did with the doors. How fabulous that it is dry erase too. I would vote for no black ribbon but that is just me, I'm all about white right now.
Just wanted to let you know I featured this as part of my link party wrap up!
This is such a fantastic idea! I was actually just thinking of painting my pantry door with chalkboard paint, but this just might work even better! Thank you for the inspiration! I think I like it better without the black trim... I feel the white flows beautifully with the green.
Kelly@The East Barn
Hey Girlie! I totally love this idea and execution! How smart! This would even be great inside a cabinet if you weren't able to find something that matched the paint color.
I'll be making a trip to Joann's to see if my store has this stuff! π
I like it both with and without trim, but if you do have black in the room I think the trim is a nice way to tie it all together...not to mention that it would help to keep little guys who want to draw in the lines. π
E
Brilliant!!! I've gotta try this stuff- love how much it matches with your pretty wall color, too π
PS: I like it without the trim, too!
PPS: Thanks for linkin up w/ us @ Whatcha Got Weekend!!!
xoxo
I like it without. What a great idea!
How have I missed this stuff at JoAnn's? Well darn, I guess I just have to go back! What a fantastic idea! Totally love it.
On the ribbon trim, I actually like it w/out the borders so I guess that's a nay?
Wow - I love this. I would have never thought they had dry erase material like this - it is awesome. We just got our JOAnn's - so add this to my list of wants from there.
Personally I like it best without the ribbon, but either way is great!!
Susan
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Hi! Stopping over from TT&J linky party. Love what you have done! So very creative! Based on the photos I would say with out the trim. In the photo the black pops out a bit too much. That could just be the photo though?? Again though love it!
I like it without the trim...to me the color seems to "flow" better if that makes sense. Very neat idea to put the front of your pantry door to good use!
Fun idea! I like your look both ways! So clever!
I love your style, Girl! Great idea! Malia
Great idea! I say NAY for the black trim. Makes it too blocky looking.
AMAZING idea!!! Guess who is going to be stealing it (with my OWN green kitchen!). I say no-go on the black ribbon though - it makes it look less "smooth".
Ooohhh, how PERFECT!! You're an organization QUEEN!!
Deborah (happily visiting from
http://wholenewmom.com)
Oh I really like it with the black around it. It makes the menu portion stand out so much more. What a fab idea!
Your doors are absolutely fabulous! I love the look and how cool that the colors matched so well. I wouldn't go with the trim, but that is just me. I am just a "plain jane" sometimes π
Neat idea... I like it without the trim
Love the doors. Great job! I think I like it best without the trim.
Vanessa
So cool! SO SO COOL!!! I was ooo-ing and aawwww-ing the entire way thru this post. I LOVE this idea!
Great job...cant wait for my trip to JoAnn on Friday!!!!!
I like it without! Cute idea and I'm loving your blog π
I love the black!! Definitely do it and if you spray painted the knobs black it would look so good! Found you on Pinterest!
What a fantastic idea! Thank you for the tutorial. I will have to go pick up some from Joanns. I would say go without the framing. I like the cleaner look. Thanks again!
Jill of oursevendwarfs.com
This is so smart Michele!! I think I need to make a trip to Joann's!!! I love the way it looks - and that you can use it for anything then wipe it off when company comes!
I like it both ways, but I think I like the black trim a little better! It kind of finishes it off.
PS - THANK you for looking up the Homegoods!! You are too awesome and I'm going to go this weekend!! (Tried to reply but your mailbox was full. π lol!)_