Taking the notion of 'wall calendar' to new heights, both Martha Stewart and Cottage Living Magazine offer up two very different takes on the DIY large-scale wall calendar.
One Great Idea -Two Executions
The March 2007 issue of Cottage Living's version is rafia-over-cork, with a grid of grosgrain ribbon. They provide a handy PDF template of the number labels, which are attached on with velcro. We like it, but would worry about the nailhead tacks that hold the grosgrain up, not to mention the pushpins. But if your children are past their toddler years, this wouldn't be an issue.
Martha's chalk version, brought to our attention by Adrienne, is also a full wall treatment. The basecoat of the wall is black chalkboard paint, with four versions of grey used to block out the days. Numbers are just chalked in. We love the colours in this one, but if we were doing the Martha version, we would have done a basecoat of magnetic paint underneath the chalkboard paint, so that we could hang invitations and event notices up as well.
One idea, two executions. What do you think?
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Stewarts is the more modern look which I like. I probably wouldn't use the numbers on that pdf but would make my own with a more modern and clean font. less fussy looking. This looks like a great idea for families with more than one child, trying to keep track of party invites and sports events. We could use something like this.
I love Martha's. If only I had the wall space for it.
I really like Martha's idea, but you would have to have the perfectly smooth walls that I do not have. The walls in our house have a plaster coating which don't allow us to do anything fun (like blik's wall art). Next house!
the only problem with Martha's idea is the chalk dust. Ewfh! Fine fine dust. I found this out after painting my pantry door with chalkboard paint. It does look cute though! (I also added wine corks around the perimeter for push pinned notes and stuff)