This project was pretty time consuming, but easy overall. All you need is some magnetic paint. I used Rustoleum brand and I found it at Lowe’s. This stuff is pretty expensive ($20 per quart) and is probably more suited to smaller areas than a whole wall. I used two cans here and got four coats on this wall, but if I decide to do another area (like in my craft room), I’ll do a small area and put a lot more coats. All you do is paint the magnetic primer onto the wall, and then paint over it with your wall color of choice. Don’t use your best painting tools for the primer because you will have to throw them away. The primer has tiny flakes of metal in it and is very clumpy, make sure you mix it well.
OK… I’ve already started making plans to try this myself. The final effect looks good and considering teenagers like throwing up everything on the walls… plus my son is already wanting to throw every single one of his “masterpieces” on the wall…
Tags: Design, DIY, Interesting, Tutorial
