Yes you heard me right an almost floor to ceiling white board for $6. I cannot claim credit for the idea, someone else gave it to me. But it is so brilliant I am sharing with you.
I have been dreaming of a beautifully big whiteboard for the learning room. But with only mudbrick walls in the room I couldn't hang one and with no spare floor space no where for a freestanding one. I have been staring at my lovely white wardrobe doors wondering how to use them. The outer door is perfect for blue tacking things up since mudbrick is no good for this either, so I didn't want to waste this valuable space.
Then someone brilliant suggested rolls of whiteboard contact, great idea. They are $6.95 a roll for 100x45cm piece. But I managed to get 3 rolls of contact for $6. I imagine the specialised whiteboard stuff works better. But this gives me less joins and costs a lot less. The joins do really suck, I wish I had none. But at least I only have 2 and only one really gets in the way.
In my researching I discovered people suggesting a good prime for a whiteboard is a thin rub over with an oil. They were suggesting baby oil, we have non so sunflower had to do. And it really does seem to help with cleaner rub off. I cannot wait to use it.
Step 2. I started at the edge. Hang the top bit, made sure the rest was going to hang straight along the edge. (this pic is of roll 2 going up)
Step 4. Repeat until the door is covered.
Step 5. Rub over with an oil. Just a very thin rub over.
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