SPONTAN Magnetic NOT Markerboard

Materials: SPONTAN Magnetic board, sandpaper, chalkboard paint

Description: I am bad at reading the fine print. Let's just start there.

I saw the smooth SPONTAN magnet board at IKEA and assumed that because it was smooth it was a marker board as well as a magnet board. Well... you know what happens when you assume, right?

So I couldn't get the marks off the board and pretty much decided the board was junk. All I wanted was a write and magnet combination. Then I realized I had chalkboard paint in the basement left over from another project.

This hack is SUPER easy. Even a caveman could do it.

I lightly sanded the magnet board down and put three coats of chalkboard paint on it. That's it. I waited 24 hours between coats just to make sure it had enough time to dry between coats.

Works (an erases even) like a charm now!

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~ Crystina, Saint Paul

How to Make a Woodgrain Magnetic Memo Board and Tool Storage

Materials: Spontan magnetic board, Spontan cup, Grundtal knife rack

Description: An easy way to give plain IKEA office and kitchen organizers into a warm, faux bois finish.

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~ Chris Gardner

Toddler time

Materials: Spontan magnet board

Description: I used pinstripe tape, fabric covered cardboard arrow and shrinky-dinks to create a "clock" for toddlers. Full tutorial is found on my blog.

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~ Ruth