Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Spray Paint is My New Best Friend

So I just recently discovered my love of spray paint--especially oil rubbed bronze spray paint. I have used it before to paint shelves, frames, etc., but you can use it on so much more. I am using it all over my house. Here are 2 of my projects. I will post more projects later. When we put in our chandelier, the ceiling was damaged around the hole and the top did not cover it. We went to Lowes and picked up a small, white ceiling medallion. I spray painted it with my oil rubbed bronze and then we put it up. I think it looks great--it blends in well and you don't even know it is not part of the chandelier.

Another project is my outdoor lights. The ones I really wanted were about $50. I need 6 lights, so that was not gonna happen! I found these lights that were $12.50 each--a much better option. I don't like them near as much, but they still look nice. When I bought them they were this cheap looking aluminum things. I spray painted them, again with my oil rubbed bronze, and they turned out great. Here is the before and after:




Sunday, June 6, 2010

Much Needed Before and After Photos

It has been way to long since I have put any pictures of the house on here. This is one of the most exciting transformations. We got new siding on the house! We had to do it--not only because it was this hideous blue color, but the old wood was rotting.

Here is the before:


And the after: (note: this was taken right after the siding was finished, so the garage doors are still blue here...they will not stay like that! Also notice the beautiful new front porch my dad built....love it!)