Chalkboard Walls

[texasharleygirl]

We are doing a few things to get our house ready to sell.  In the kitchen, I have one flat wall that is just "there".  It had a wooden pot rack on it, and we took it down.  So now it's bare.  I thought that maybe doing a chalkboard wall.  But I don't want to do it if it's out of style.   

Thoughts?  

here's a link to the picture that was taken before we bought the house

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[lavender444]

Since you're getting ready to sell, I would just add some art and call it good.

[dr.girlfriend]

Oct 15, 2020 15:17:15 GMT -5 texasharleygirl said:

We are doing a few things to get our house ready to sell.  In the kitchen, I have one flat wall that is just "there".  It had a wooden pot rack on it, and we took it down.  So now it's bare.  I thought that maybe doing a chalkboard wall.  But I don't want to do it if it's out of style.   

Thoughts?  

here's a link to the picture that was taken before we bought the house

prpmedia.harstatic.com/11771877/hr/img-14.jpeg

I would just make sure it’s patched and painted. Cleaner is better and I would consider a chalkboard wall a negative.

[Susie]

I have less than no interest in having a chalkboard wall in my house.  I hated writing on chalkboards as a kid, the dust got everywhere.  I don't like playing with sidewalk chalk with my kids now.  I would be so annoyed to have to undo a newly done chalkboard wall right away upon moving into a new to me house.

If you were doing this because it's your house and you like it, go for it!  But if you're doing it to get your house ready to sell, HARD PASS.  This is not a universal winner, and it's not even about whether it's in or out of style.  

Just leave the wall with clean, neutral paint.

[wanderingback]

I would just leave the wall as is.
I don’t even think you need to add art or paint or anything. Less is more.

[TR]

I would say skip it, but there are certainly pockets in TX where people would go apeshit for that particular Instagram aesthetic.

[rubytue]

I would not do chalkboard just to sell. It’s very hit and miss if anyone will like it or hate it, and it’s messy.

And I just did a chalkboard wall to sell, but it was to replace a fridge end panel that had water damage and it was a quick and cheap fix (MDF, trim, and paint) vs the cost ($120) and lead time (12 weeks) to replace it with an oak end panel. This is the one we did. Sold quickly with those cabinets and the wall...

that said, look at houses for sale around you. If others have one, then maybe? 

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