Chalkboard paint oh my!

So during our kitchen remodel and the way we are changing the bar our baby gates will not fit anymore. That being said I decided to make our kitchen more kid friendly. I painted our fridge with chalkboard paint and plan on doing the same to our dishwasher. First, let me show you a before picture. (I am horrible at remembering to do before pictures)

The paint for it was priced reasonably at Lowes. It came in a can big enough to cover 100sf of space. I prepped the fridge by scrubbing it with hot water with a little Dawn dish soap in it. I wiped it dry and taped off all the places I did not want to be painted. It took 3 light coats of the paint with drying in between each of the coats. I got some black spray paint to put on the spots I wanted black but were not going to be used for writing on, like the inside rubber sealer. All in all it took less than a whole day from start to finish. I let it set over night before I wrote on it as well. Now you can see my "tuxedo fridge" :)