What a beautiful day here in Ottawa. The sun is shining, my nose is slightly burnt, baseball on in the background: life is good. #GoJays
I decided to update our mailbox, as it got quite rusty over the winter. Project! This was a quick effort, under $10 and less than 5 minutes of work overall. I took down the mailbox, used on old pizza box to contain the paint and went to work. I did a few light coats of spray paint , let it dry and put it back up. Just like new! Kind of... The paint did not hide the deteriorating outside texture, but who cares when it is shiny and red.!?! Might have it been smarter to spend the funds on a new mailbox? Maybe, but less fun. PS If anyone wants to turn something red, let me know. I have a 4/5 can of spray paint and a trigger finger.
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Our house was updated in the 1980's, with a heavy-handed use of oversized pot-lights, gray counters and 'brass' finishes. I love our two-sided fireplace, which is the divide between the living room and dining room but have never loved the shiny finish of the doors. New doors are hundreds of dollars but one can of high heat black spray paint- $10! A friend had mentioned the project to me so figured I'd give it a try. I googled how to take off the doors - there are little screws holding the doors in place. Remove the screws from top and bottom and the doors slide off- no big deal! Once off, you need to spend a few minutes to protect the glass with painters tape and newspaper. Two light coats of the matt black high heat spray paint, let them dry and back up they go! I think it looks better than it did before. Not the same as new doors but not bad results for the effort involved. Project Difficulty: 2/5 Lessons Learned 1.Spray paint is very forgiving. It seemed to smooth itself out as it dried. Awesome! 2.Tape the corners of the glass with small pieces first, then use large strips along the side to save time. 3. Doors are much easier to take down than put back up. Get a helper to hold the door and pieces in place as you refasten the screw. |
Author: Leah BartlettLover of projects, big and small! I try to not be intimidated by lack of experience/skill/know-how. Archives
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