So my dishwasher has looked hideous for about a year. Since we realized we were stuck with a monkey. A monkey? You ask. Yes.
Have you ever seen those cute magnetic pictures they sell at the dollar store? Well it's my mom's favorite place to find stuff for Claire and she got this Valentines Day monkey for her. Claire had a lot of fun sticking it together. She stuck it to the white, magnetic expanse of the dishwasher and we thought nothing of it. Until we tried to take it off. It melted onto the dishwasher! I panicked and thought it could just stay. Except it wasn't put together so it was a disembodied monkey. So we tried everything to get it off and save the surface, giving up before it scratched the surface.
Today I'd had enough. I wanted to get it off, so I scratched it off, along with the pretty white surface.
I saw a pin on Pinterest about putting stuff over the dishwasher. I decided chalkboard vinyl would allow claire to still play while covering my disaster. I saw other ideas with bead board and metal tiles, but nothing truly matched our kitchen. So chalkboard it is!
Overall I like the look. Anything is better than the monkey. Unfortunately it's not the best writing surface, but it's still fun to play with. If I did it again I don't know if I'd buy this particular product. I got this decal from Target. It was smaller than promised online and seems really delicate for something that is intended to be removable. Still... anything is better than that monkey... and for that I'm thankful!
