Creative Ways to use Chalkboard Contact Paper

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DIY Chalkboards are a great way to decorate your home and help you get organized. There are a few options you can do to make your chalkboard wall or area. You can use chalkboard paint or get self-stick chalkboard paper. The chalkboard paint takes time to dry and may need several coats in your area. Instead, the Con-Tact Brand Chalkboard self-stick paper (affiliate) is very easy to install. You do not need to worry about all the prep and just start adhering to the surfaces, and you are ready to go and get organized.

I found that Con-Tact Brand Chalkboard self-stick paper (affiliate) works wonders in a variety of places in your home. This post will talk about options for the use of the Chalkboard Con-Tact self-stick paper in your home.

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Key Takeaways
Add chalkboard strips to mason jars
How to Label Mason Jars That Actually Stay On - My 10-Year Tested Method
Label the top of reused containers
19 Creative Ways to Reuse Meal Delivery Containers
Pantry Grocery List or Meal Planner
How to Make a DIY Chalkboard Pantry Doors
Create labels for the coat hooks
Event List or Activity List for Craft Room Wall
Create a Handmade Calendar chalkboard for the kitchen
Chalkboard Wall in the Homeschool Room
Add it to the wall behind your bed for a headboard look
Add chalkboard paper to a flat door
Where to buy Chalkboard Paper Self-stick?
Where to buy chalk for chalkboard self-stick paper?

Key Takeaways

DIY Chalkboard Contact Paper (affiliate) enhances home organization and decoration with easy application options.
Use self-stick chalkboard paper for various creative projects, such as labeling containers and creating meal planners.
Chalkboard Contact Paper (affiliate) serves multiple purposes, from making a chalkboard wall in a homeschool room to adding flair behind a bed.
Consider using Chalkboard Tape for labeling mason jars (affiliate) to ensure the labels (affiliate) stick well on textured surfaces.
Get inspired with ideas for using Chalkboard Contact Paper (affiliate) creatively in your home and check other DIY projects for additional tips.

Add chalkboard strips to mason jars

First, you can use the Chalkboard Tape(affiliate) for labeling mason jars (affiliate). With the texture on the mason jars (affiliate), it may be difficult for labels (affiliate) to stick to the glass. It looks like this.

Check out how I did this in the post below.

How to Label Mason Jars That Actually Stay On - My 10-Year Tested Method

10-Year Update: I originally published this tutorial in 2016. These chalkboard tape labels are still going strong after nearly 10 years and countless dishwasher cycles. This method works. Scroll down to see the 2023 proof photo. If you've ever tried to label mason jars, you know the struggle.

Label the top of reused containers

Another option is to use them to label (affiliate) the top of containers. This is great for replacing the tops of stainless steel (affiliate) containers or plastic ones that you may have used before.

19 Creative Ways to Reuse Meal Delivery Containers

If you are like me, you receive a meal delivery each week. I like that the delivery companies provide everything and all I have to do is pull out the food and cook.

Pantry Grocery List or Meal Planner

You can also use chalkboard self-stick paper inside the pantry (affiliate) to jot down the weekly meal plans, or a quick grocery list, like this post I wrote below.

How to Make a DIY Chalkboard Pantry Doors

Did you ever have to write something down while looking in your pantry? Do you have a place to write your weekly meals? Do you have a place to write down the groceries you need? Here is a DIY Chalkboard Pantry Doors project anyone can do.

Create labels for the coat hooks

Cut them into squares to stick to the children's coat hooks. It will give you a place to write what activities are going on that week on Sunday, to help my children remember.

Event List or Activity List for Craft Room Wall

Create a scrapbook (affiliate) event or activities list on the wall near your scrapbook (affiliate) station. I write down the scrapbook (affiliate) pages I still need to do for the kids. It's also a great place to write future DIY projects.

Create a Handmade Calendar chalkboard for the kitchen

Having a place you and your family can write on the wall is a beautiful way to keep everyone apprised of the activities for the week or even the month. Adding a few strips of chalkboard self-stick wallpaper to an unused prominent wall is a perfect way to help everyone see the activities happening and where everyone will be.

Chalkboard Wall in the Homeschool Room

You can make a homeschool chalkboard wall if you and your family homeschool. For a similar example, check out my markerboard wall for ideas. Hanging a cute self-stick bin to hold chalk or chalk markers will give it a classroom-like look and let your kids write on the wall. It's a win-win.

Add it to the wall behind your bed for a headboard look

Some people add it as a decorative wall design to make a dramatic headboard (affiliate). Framing it with some nice pieces of stained 1-inch wood will give it a dark, romantic look.

Add chalkboard paper to a flat door

Lastly, you can add it to a flat door as a great place to put items you need to get or do that day. You can even draw pretty designs or collages on the door to make it a lovely focal point for your hallway.

Where to buy Chalkboard Paper Self-stick?

There are so many options when using Chalkboard ConTact Self-stick paper. This one I found on Amazon (affiliate) is an affiliate link and I will receive a small referral commission if you buy it on Amazon (affiliate). Some are self-stick wallpaper and others are thinner.

Where to buy chalk for chalkboard self-stick paper?

There are two types of chalk you can use on the chalkboard contact paper (affiliate). One is regular chalk, but it rubs off easily. This is great for to-do lists (affiliate) that change often. Another product is called: NeoChalk Liquid Chalk Marker (affiliate).

After the Liquid Chalk Marker dries, it only rubs off with a wet cloth. Use the Liquid Chalk for labels (affiliate) that need to be more permanent. I used this for my cookbook labels (affiliate).

I hope these Chalkboard Con-Tact Sticky Paper and Chalkboard Tape ideas help you be creative in your organized home and office. Have you used this type of paper? If so, please leave a comment below and share your creative uses of sticky chalkboard paper.