17" x 23" Chalk Board with Oak Wood Style Frame

What would a grown woman want with a chalkboard? This is the question I received when my friend walked into my home office and saw it hanging up. I need this for a couple of reasons. The main reason is the fact that I forget things at an alarming rate. If someone tells me to do something by the time it's time to execute what I was asked to do I have either forgotten a portion or all of what was said. Writing things down on a piece of paper, or recording it into my phone doesn't work for me. What does actually work for me is writing things in large letters on a blackboard that I can't hit snooze on or intentionally ignore. It's very useful. The blackboard can take normal chalk but I use chalk markers on the surface. If you are going to use normal chalk on it make sure you prime the board by running the side of the chalk all over the board and then erasing really well. The chalk will show up very bold after that. I have to say that this is not the type of blackboard that you would find at school but it's a nice, home-use board. It is able to hold my markers and chalk as well which is a large plus. I found that I was able to hold three markers on the board before running out of space which is amazing. You could almost fit four but you run out of space right at the edge of the cap.This chalkboard comes with the nails to hang it up and assembly was extremely easy. Cleanup is easy as well with the liquid chalk markers. Now, I did struggle originally with wiping the liquid chalk off the blackboard. Me being very new to the whole liquid chalk thing and forgetting to purchase an eraser I used a piece of wet paper towel. Wrong move. It smudged and just would not come off without elbow grease. I researched how to remove liquid chalk from boards and I saw advice of using a magic eraser and Windex, none of which I had on hand. I then took a simple sponge with water and it came off. If you are going to use that method with the liquid chalk make sure you have a dry rag handy to dry the board. It will look good as new with no trace of there having been something written there. This chalkboard is excellent for use in your home office, kitchen to write menu's on or even to hang in a playroom for kids to draw on. This was worth the price!On the pics I actually erased part of it with a paper towel and water on the right side of the board. If you notice it's still a little white. On the left side of the board I used the sponge and water. Amazingly clean and clear.

Great board for the price! I bought 3- comes with mounting hardware too-one for kitchen, basement and a gift-Good for those daily reminders. 17"x23" is a pretty good size-not too big or small- don't use cheap chalk. Cheap chalk won't even write on the old genuine slate boards. I bought the large colored sticks; there is also a good quality small sticks around too. The small ones like we used in Grammer school have a heavy dense feel are better than the very light weight feeling chalk sticks; which seems hard to write with on boards. The light ones are good for sidewalks, not chalk boards in my opinioin. There was No problems writng on it even without preparing it out right out of the packing. In school we used to prepare new chalkboards. If you want to prepare the chalkboard, take a piece of chalk, hold it sideways and gently go over the whole board as if you were washing a window; color of chalk does not matter. I did it vertically first and then horizontally.Then erase all the chalk off the board, don't use any water. I have one of these boards from over 15 years ago and it is still in very good use. This is a good size and more conveiient than blackboard paint if you need a board quickly. Shipping was very fast. Blackboard paint you have to re-coat and let cure for 3 days. These paints are good too, as you can choose different colors. I did this 5 years ago for a section on my niecs's bedroom wall in blue chalk paint for reminder messages. It's still in good conditon. I prefer now to use thes portable boards and using a Rewards card you can get it for even cheaper!

I haven't had any complaints about the board so far. It is light (don't expect it to be as sturdy and of the same material as the chalkboards at school) and does its job well. The space given by the frame to hold chalk is very useful for storing or resting chalk, or your chalkboard eraser, when you're not using them. Yes, remember to prime the board by either rubbing the surface of it with the side of your chalk upon first using it (or you can just go at it like I did), and also again if you ever choose to clean the board off with water. It is easy to prop against things (I don't plan on hanging it anywhere yet), and a good investment for the blossoming student.

This chalk board is amazing. I read reviews for every chalk board on Amazon that is around this size, and I chose this one. I'm glad that I did, too! I purchased the "Liquid Chalk Markers 8 Pack - Bold, Beautiful Colors" to use on it, and they work perfectly. The board is not the typical old-school chalk board material, but it is a more modern twist on the chalk boards that they used when I was in school. Regular chalk and liquid chalk markers erase well on it, and it looks nice with the wooden-looking frame. The board is very sturdy, especially for the price. I have decorated it for birthday parties, and it is the perfect size to use as a decoration.

Great chalkboard that I am using for home school with my son. Good quality. Has a small ledge to hold chalk. It is a nice size and works well for us. Not too big or small. My 4-year-old loves to practice writing on it and draw out stories and he erases and changes things. Has cleaned up well so far. It's not super thick and the wood frame is very "light" so I imagine if it gets stepped on hard enough it would crack but not easily. It didn't come with an eraser but we just use paper towels until I find one in the store. I get it really clean with baby wipes and it hasn't ruined the erasibility of it.

It works for the intended purpose but it did not come with mounting hardware as the listing and package indicated. The back was ripped open and there was 1 wall anchor (supposed to include 2 anchors and 2 screws). Disappointing since it requires a trip to Home Depot but it's still a decent product and works great for what we wanted it for.