Last weekend I did several
paint projects, I painted my tired old plant stands a lovely bright shade of
lime green which perked them up and added a pop of color to my dull looking
patio. The second project was spray
painting several decorative stone tiles, they started out one color, which
faded over time in the strong sun, and ended up a pale shadow of what they
were. The original colors were great at
our former home but didn’t work at this new one; a change in color was
definitely called for.
This once cute little
decorative garden stone had been stepped on and broken in two pieces, it also
became very faded from a rich green to a washed out pale green. I really loved the
little animals; they were just so darling I wanted to save them; I glued it
together and gave it a good cleaning to see if I could revive the stone with a
vibrant new color.
The crack and chalky faded
green color pretty much disappeared with a couple of quick coats of KRYLON
Interior-Exterior spray paint in a high gloss finish, Cherry Red; it dries in
12 minutes or less. This is my favorite
paint to use on projects which are not metal or rusted; it does not run or drip
and goes on super smooth. For my rod-iron
art pieces, plant stands and patio furniture I use RUST-OLEUM, it blocks rust
and leaves a nice clean glossy finish.
My final piece was a hanging
decorative tile which also started its life a dark green color it faded to an
awful pale green. I used the same
process of cleaning it and giving it several coats of, Cherry Red, KRYLON spray
paint to protect it from the sun and rain, it hangs on the fence at the top of
the hill giving the fence and yard extra
color when the roses are not in bloom. I
could have bought two new pieces but decided to upcycle them with fresh color
and use them in my yard instead of putting more stuff in the landfill. Think
about looking around at what you have and ask yourself what you can do to use
it in a new and different way, you will be surprised at how much fun it is to
make something old new again, give it a try and let me know what you did, I
would love to hear about it. For more projects and ideas take a peak at this fun website; www.projectsinacan.com created by KRYLON spray paints.
Thanks for letting me share
my Cherry Red painting project with you, I hope it really does inspire you to
pick up a can of spray paint and get to work on some of those old garden pieces
making them into pretty new show pieces for your yard or home.
See you soon.
Laurette
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