DIY chalkboard cheese platter

Impress your friends with a low budget, high style, DIY cheese platter. A simple and fun way to identify the cheeses you are serving at your next soiree . . .  pair with your favourite wine.

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You will need:

 - board (I used a scrap piece of wood from Home Depot)

 - paint brush

 - chalkboard paint (I put a piece of parchment paper beneath each piece of cheese)

 - felt pads (to place under board to protect surface)

[Step one]
I went to Home Depot and kindly asked for a scrap piece of wood which they gave me :)

[Step two]

Paint on a layer of primer paint to seal the wood. (I chose to use a tinted purple from a pervious project that I had some left over primer from).

[Step three]

Wait a few hours for the primer to dry.

[Step four]

Paint two layers of chalkboard paint leaving an hour minimum of drying time between layers.

[Step five]

Gently rub a piece of chalk on its side over the entire surface then rub off with a dry cloth (this preps the chalkboard surface from future permanent chalk mark damage).

[All images taken by Sara Russell Interiors]

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