Chalkboard Decor

Freestanding chalkboard signs set up outside the Tobacco Warehouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park helped guests find their way to the open-air venue.

Chalkboard menus placed near the bar areas displayed the cocktail hour offerings, which included locally brewed beer from Brooklyn Brewery and wine on tap from Manhattan's City Winery.

Multiple chalkboard bars from Ronen Bar and Furniture Rental can be lined up next to one another to create a graffiti-style wall for guests to sign.

"One of my favorite things is to take an ordinary space and turn it in to something completely unexpected. The Atlanta Hyatt, which was hosting an elite group of local and national corporate event planners, wanted to serve them dinner in one of the hotel kitchens. To make the space pop, we built floor-to-ceiling chalkboard walls on which we personalized each guest’s apron, laid wall-to-wall carpeting, and, my personal favorite, created one-of-a-kind hanging chandeliers out of plastic flatware. It was a complete transformation from boring to bold." —Steve Bales

Flexform & Dror's tribute to water conservation included chalkboard walls that had water factoids scrawled across them; at the center was a moving projection of a waterfall.

In keeping with the awards' logo, intended to inspire kids' creativity, kids left messages on a chalkboard wall.

Kicking things off on Sunday was a Southern-hospitality-infused barnyard bash at the estate's historic Antler Hill Barn. A chalkboard map, created by Brent Holloman for Pressed Cotton, outlined the four-part event, which included cocktail hour in the garden, a field-to-table feast in the barn, desserts by the campfire, and a chance to meet the farmyard animals.

TEDx planners from around the world expressed themselves on an interactive chalkboard wall.

An Education, the inspiration for the first course, prompted executive chef Justin Bogle to school guests on the different ways to eat beets, with the root served raw, roasted, and frozen on a chalkboard.

Black-and-white stripes accent Something Detailed's stationery suite printed on a chalkboard-style background.

Ronen Rental’s chalkboard bar features chalkboard panels set in an aluminum frame. The bar comes in two sizes: six feet long and four feet long. Available to rent in South Florida, chalk is included. The company can also make custom stencils for easy personalization.

Pressed Cotton sells gray-washed wooden chalkboard boxes, from $19 each, that can be filled with plants or flowers and used as centerpieces. Have the boxes do double duty by using chalk to write table numbers on the side.

Also available through Pressed Cotton are chalkboard tags, $3.50 each, which can be used as signage or place cards or can be hung from the neck of wine bottles to designate tables.

Available to rent throughout California, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Lounge Appeal’s Beachwood Chalkboard table allows guests to doodle on the surface. The 2- by 4-foot table comes in 42-, 30-, and 18-inch-tall versions.

In 2006 at the Robin Hood Foundation benefit, designer David Stark created towering hand-drawn sketches depicting New York scenes across more than 35,000 square feet of chalkboard. Guests could add to the work with bowls of chalk placed on the highboy tables throughout the cocktail area.