Yesterday I spray painted old wall hangers my mother gave me some years ago. Here's a picture before:
I am quite fond of them but at the time they where given to me I was living with my parents. My room was in natural and light brown colors so they fitted great there but not so much where I live now. The easiest color to match is black so I went and bought black high gloss spray paint (also I though this would be the color I´d be most likely to us again). I set up an old box and newspapers in my bathroom as protection for the surrounding interior,I also used painters tape to cover the ceramics, can be seen below:
When every thing was ready I open the window and started spraying. If the weather had been cooperative I would have done this outside and that is where I recommend something like this being done. But when you just have to finish something this is how it can be done inside, just be aware that there is a very strong smell that comes with the paint so at least do this in a room that can be closed off from the rest of the apartment and has a window. Anyways I allowed the hangers to dry overnight and hung them back up this morning. Here is the finished product:
I am very pleased with the final result! Much more in line with everything else in here.
Although this is nothing groundbreaking in the world of do it yourselfs there is a point to this post. Spray painting is a very easy and cheap way to reuse things you already own and it gives old worn items a new life.
Thanks for coming by
-A
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