Here is a great product that would be good in a playroom, family room or kitchen. It can be installed easily and cheaply but will have a custom built look. The best part of this product is that you can not only allow, but encourage the kids and visitors to get creative and write on the walls.
The Lowe’s Creative Ideas magazine featured an idea using dry erase wainscot and pairing it with molding that is attached upside down. The molding with the flat side up acts as a little shelf. The shelf part is useful because you can use it to store the dry erase markets that are used, as well as any art work or decorations.
The wainscot is installed using construction adhesive. To frame it out, the example included screen molding, and of course the regular molding to form the shelf. This would work best if you wrap the wain scot around a corner. Plus having two separate sides means that kids won’t fight over the writing space.
This would also be a great idea for a home school or a day care.
I’m thinking of this idea for my eldest son’s room. He could use it to work out math problems, have a visual reminder of his spelling words and have a fun place to draw or create plans for his Lego creations.
Before I saw this project, I didn’t even know that dry erase wainscot even existed. Apparently you can find it in the millwork department of most home improvement stores. Perhaps people buy it to make it into regular dry erase boards for offices and schools?
The nice thing about the dry erase wainscot as opposed to black chalkboard paint, is that when not in use, it looks very similar to a regular wall, so there is no break in the wall or the decor. I’ve only seen it in white so far.