Journey or Destination?

It's an age-old question: is it the journey that matters, or the destination? Some say one, some say the other.

This question plagues me, especially whenever I consider a hallway. Should I care what it looks like? After all, it just gets you from one place to another. But I have seen some lovely hallways (thank you, Pinterest) and I just know my hallways would not be satisfied with boring. I'm also not satisfied with the artwork the kids have graced it with so far:

I also have been looking for a place to put a chalkboard. Why not solve all the problems at once? Especially since my kids seem to gravitate towards the basement hallway as a place to express themselves anyway. That hallway is always covered in artwork.

So here's what I decided: a good five feet of chalkboard, the length of the hallway, both sides. Lots of room, one kid can take a wall, another can take the opposing wall. Above that, I'll use a percentage of the same paint used upstairs - I don't really want the hallway to be oppressive.

Chalk art can help dispel the gloom, right?

So I started with patching and sanding...then priming...then patching and sanding again...

And that's where I am now. I still need to paint the top, then mark the line where the two paints will meet, then paint in the chalkboard. Oh boy. Nothing like a big project, huh?