Both! We started this project on Friday morning. I spent five straight hours stripping the layers upon layers upon layers upon.... (do you get it yet?) .... of paint - my index finger has been numb since from applying so much pressure for so long. I'm beginning to think I'll never get feeling back. Then Jonas sanded it down really well.
Then we used magnetic primer on the backside, and regular primer on the two ends. Afterwards we covered it with chalkboard paint! We painted the outlet covers "brilliant metal."
The kids absolutely LOVE it! Keegan hasn't left the kitchen since we first unveiled it a couple hours ago. We knew we needed to redo our kitchen - the painters that worked on it before we moved in did an absolutely horrible job, and the paint is peeling all over the place. We are replacing the hinges on all the cabinets, stripping them all, and repainting - the correct way. For the past thirty years, they've just been painting over paint, and when the previous painters realized they couldn't remove the hardware because all of the screws were stripped, they thought it'd be a good idea to paint over it all. Screws, hinges...everything. We are having a heck of a time getting all the screws out, but it is going to be sooo worth it in the end! Hopefully before not too long I can show you the finished product. In the meantime...the kids have a gigantic drawing board! :)
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