Day 21 - Chalkboard Organizers {31 Cheap & Easy DIY Organizers}

Day 21 – Chalkboard Organizers {31 Cheap & Easy DIY Organizers}

Hilda Rodgers
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Think you have to spend a lot of money on costly organizing tools to get your house in order?  Nope!  Getting organized doesn’t have to be expensive!

Do you sometimes forget important details or lose the sticky note you wrote a reminder on?  Having a permanent place to keep those sorts of reminders or messages is a great way to get organized!

Today I want to show you some cheap & easy DIY chalkboard organizers.

  • If you want to go big and keep your reminders right where you come and go from your home, how about a chalkboard on your door?  Chalk paint is relatively inexpensive and you can use it in lots of places.  
Door with chalkboard painted inset with chalk writing. Organize and decorate everything.

Organize and Decorate Everything

  • For keeping track of important dates and schedules, a chalkboard calendar comes in handy.  You can buy them but they aren’t cheap.  Here’s a DIY version that you can use as part of a command centre for the whole family, or in a child’s room to keep track of their school assignments.  
Wooden framed chalkboard with a December 2012 calendar drawn on with important dates marked.

I Heart Organizing

  • On a smaller scale, chalkboard labels are very handy.  I use them in my pantry on my jars and bins so I can change them as needed.  
Tips for organizing your pantry. From Overwhelmed to organized. Plastic bins on pantry shelves labeled with black chalkboard labels. Bins are filled with snacks.

Tips for Organizing Your Pantry

  • Here’s a tutorial for making your own chalk labels.  How cute and useful are they for organize kids’ toys?
DIY Chalkboard Labels. Rectangular baskets with square chalkboard labels.

Simply Organized

  • Instead of chalkboard, you can also use whiteboards.  I have one in our command centre for our weekly reminders and it really helps me ensure that things don’t slip through the cracks.
From overwhelmed to organized. Whiteboard with weekly schedule using purple, red and black ink.

Command Centre: Weekly Notes

  • If you’re feeling creative, here’s a great tutorial for DIY’ing your own whiteboard!
DIY whiteboard made with gold art frame with white paper behind glass. A to-do list is printed in purple and blue ink.

Scattered Squirrel

So now you have no excuse for forgetting the little details (or the big ones!).  DIY a chalkboard or whiteboard so you can keep track of everything!

For more chalk label ideas, check out this post.

Chalk Labels {31 Days of Organizing Tips – Day 8}

What do you use chalkboards or whiteboards for?  What do you use chalk labels for? Have you DIY’d any chalkboard or whiteboard organizers?

If you need help organizing, contact me for in-person organizing services in the Mississauga area, or virtual organizing services anywhere else.

Happy {Cheap & Easy DIY} organizing!


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