Colored Chalkboard Paint by Hudson Paint

Step out from behind plain old black and white with Hudson Paint’s colored chalkboard paint. Available in 24 different colors, the low-odor, 100% acrylic paint creates a washable, erasable chalkboard finish over wood, plaster, wallboard, Masonite, medium-density fiberboard and primed metal. Just be sure to stock up if you’re planning to coat large surfaces: Each one-quart can holds enough paint to lay one coat over a surface roughly the size of an average refrigerator. Anything bigger or thicker, and you’ll need multiple cans to do the job right.

$7 per quart from Hudson Paint.