loving: chalkboards in the kitchen.

like my love of peonies, my love of chalkboards in kitchens isn't anything novel, but i firmly believe that they -- particularly vintage-looking ones -- add something special to a room. the idea of writing with white chalk on a blackboard is so wonderfully retro to me; it takes me back to my grade-school days and makes me think of leaning over the second-floor balcony of my school, clapping erasers together and laughing at the white chalk cloud that subsequently appeared.

now, in my adult life, i barely even write letters. i mean, sure, i'll send thank-you notes or the occasional card, and i have a real fascination with people's handwriting (more on that another time), but most of my writing is done in outlook or microsoft word. and i guess that's where the root of my chalkboard-love lies: the simplicity of actually writing on one.

this post contains a few of my favorite chalkboard images -- i hope you enjoy them, too! and tell me: do you have chalkboards in your own kitchens or dining rooms? do you love them as much as i do? (i'm totally on the hunt for a cute vintage one now.)


{ images: 1. domino, 2. sfgirlbybay, 3. flickr user posidriv, 4. flickr user vintage pleasure. }