How to create Blackboard Drawers with Vintage Rocks Liquid Kohl

Here’s how to create blackboard drawers, very easily, very quickly and very cheaply with Vintage Rocks Liquid Kohl in Blackout.

Make a useful and funky set of drawers for a child’s bedroom or playroom.

The Vintage Rocks Liquid Kohl in Blackout creates the perfect surface to write on with chalk so you can label and re-label the drawers to your heart’s content, helping your little one to keep their space tidy … well that’s the theory anyway!

how to create blackboard drawers

1. Source a set of drawers or use a piece you already have in your home

I found this set on a Facebook selling group. I love the way it’s narrow and tall so saves space but has loads of storage.

2. Paint with Vintage Rocks Liquid Kohl in Blackout

After giving the drawers a thorough wipe over with a baby wipe, I shook the Liquid Kohl tin and popped it open Took a small Vintage Rocks Smoothing Brush and started painting.

3. Leave to dry for 30 minutes (give or take, depending on conditions)

I only needed to apply one coat and the paint dried really quickly. In fact, as I had the heating on, it only took 15 minutes to become touch dry. Once dry, I checked for any little bits I had missed and patched those in. (See top drawer!)

4. Grab some chalk and label the drawers

I wanted to use these drawers in my son’s room to help him organise his clothes. So I wrote clothing categories on the drawer fronts and will use the side of the unit as a notice board to jot down reminders like “Don’t forget PE Kit!”

P.S. The blue feature wall is painted in Vintage Rocks Lagoon with a few drops of Liquid Kohl Blackout added