When he brought them inside they were so gross! Dead bugs inside (eww!), plus the glass was really dirty, so faded and even a bit of rust - can you say big fat hot mess? I had gotten a can of oil-rubbed bronze spray paint - my favorite - at Walmart, and a really cool spray paint trigger that keeps mama's hands and nails clean (!!) so it was time to paint these suckers!
I used blue painters tape on the three glass sides after I cleaned the fixtures with soap and water and cleaned the glass. Here's a side by side shot of one straight off the house, and one cleaned up and ready to tape the glass!
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Left: Straight off the house, Right: cleaned up glass & fixture |
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Light fixtures after two coats of spray paint. |
I can't wait for DH to put them back up tomorrow on the front porch - it's got grey river rock, so the black will absolutely pop off that now! : )
Have you done any spray paint makeovers? I would love to see them - leave a link so I can come by and comment! : )
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I am LOVING this. We just bought a house not too long ago. We have gutted the inside so we've been so concentrated...BUT the outside NEEDS some love! Thanks for the inspiration AND the comment :)
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