Confessions of a Spray Paint Addict ~ An Interview With SheKnows.com

Recently, I was contacted by SheKnows.com to be interviewed for

an article called Confessions of a Spray Paint Addict.

Doesn't that sound fun?

You can see the highlight on their site here...

but here you can see all the questions they asked me and my full answers.
Let's get started, shall we?

SK: Do you have a favorite spray paint project that you've completed?

 

Me: I think my favorite project is the update to my KitchenAid mixer.

As much as I love the folding chairs...I get to see and use my mixer All.The.Time.

It makes me smile just to see it sitting on the counter.

SK: What originally got you interested in using spray

paint to renovate and DIY around the home?

Me: Actually, would you believe my first spray paint project was 25 years ago?

Should I admit to being that old? Ha ha.

I made over a lantern I got at a garage sale when

I was in high school and have been hooked ever since.

Spray paint is easy to use and makes for a quick transformation on just about anything!

I have a friend who painted her kitchen cabinets with spray paint...but she's a little crazy.

Maybe it was the fumes. :)

SK: If you had to pick a favorite color right now, what would it be?

Me: Right now I'm totally loving aqua and lighter turquoise colors.

I used some aqua on the walls in my laundry room

where I spray painted my washer and dryer!

Yes, you can spray paint just almost anything!

SK: What finish do you like using the most?

Me: That's something I'm really picky about.

For the most part, I hate glossy finishes.

Satin has always been my go-to finish, but not all colors are available in satin.

But, there's always a topcoat if I really want to take the shine down a notch.

SK: Would you be interested in sharing a photo of one of your projects with our readers? If so, could you briefly explain (1-2 sentences) a little about that project?

Me: We had acquired some ugly folding chairs, and while useful,

I hated to bring them out for parties because they were so blah.

I saw a photo of some colored chairs somewhere and that gave me the idea

to use spray paint to freshen them up and make them party-ready.

SK: Any tips you'd like to share?

Me: Besides the basics, like always have good ventilation

and don't paint in your church clothes...

Don't be afraid to make a mistake!

Take your time with nice even coats to minimize dripping.

But in the end...for a few dollars a can, you can always

start over or change a color you decide you don't like.

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Did you enjoy that?

Then, please check out my other spray paint projects:

DIY Wonder Woman Boots

Snowball Fight in a Bucket

Custom Frames



Washer and Dryer Makeover

Wicked Good Treats Pail

Hope you have a great fall week!

Putting down drop cloths here:

City Farmhouse

The 36th Avenue

From My Front Porch to Yours

Life With the Crust Off

Saving 4 Six

Live Laugh Rowe

Ivy and Elephants

Embracing Change

Stone Gable

Crafts a la Mode

Love of Family and Home

A Peek Into My Paradise

Jennifer Rizzo

Remodelaholic

Whipperberry

Lil' Luna

Serenity You

Cheerios and Lattes

Will Cook for Smiles

I Should Be Mopping The Floor

Dimples and Pig Tales

The Dedicated House

Home Stories A to Z

Love Grows Wild

Dwellings

Wonderful at Home

Lamberts Lately

Obsessive and Creative

DIY Showoff

Thrifty Decor Chick

Loads of Laundry ~ A Makeover Story

Yes! The long-awaited day has arrived!

The day I reveal the laundry room!!!

I know, I know...you thought I was bluffing.

Now, hopefully you won't get so excited that you make a puddle on my

cute little rug I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby.

I'm going to start by apologizing for some not so great pictures.

Our laundry "room" is more of a tiny pass-through between the hallway

and the garage.  There are NO windows and NO natural light makes its

way into this room at all.  Part of the reason for the dark and sadness.

And due to the tight quarters, even my wide angle lens couldn't get the whole shot

with me smashed up against the hallway wall.  So I had to resort to some phone pics.

To save you from having to look at all the scary before pictures one at a time,

I have conveniently put them into a collage.  Nice of me, huh?

Oh, maybe I should also apologize for the scary mess that WAS my laundry room.

Because of its location, it was a dumping ground for stuff that

might eventually make its way to the garage.

(an empty flower pot, some chamois, the dremel)

My dryer is OOOOOOLD but still works great so I have no real

reason to replace it. But it's beat up and the color didn't match the washer.

I fixed the "dirty clothes everywhere" with a fabulous laundry sorter.

And, YES, everyone uses it.  It's AWESOME!

There was just this one shelf which was just so disorganized and messy.

Once the sorter moved in, I knew I was ready to make the rest of the changes.

A few months back last fall they did some update to our office area.

They replaced some ugly cabinets with some pretty, new ones.

Since they were throwing them out, I asked if I might have one.

Yes! Score!  I knew we could use it for the laundry room.

I didn't get a picture of mine, even though it sat in the basement for MONTHS.

So I just snapped a pic of some of the same cabinets in HR.

Mine is only a 2 door.

Quite the beauties, huh?

Here's what it looks like with some 1/4 inch lathe attached to the front of the

doors (with powergrab) to frame it out.  I painted the inside a beautiful aqua.

I wanted it to be fun when you opened it.  My husband said,

"Fun? This is bordering on ready for the loony bin!"

What does he know?

I picked up the red polka dot knobs from Hobby Lobby.

After that, we built in the shelves and finished them off with moulding on the front.

I added crown to the top and I am in love with it.

We spray painted, YES, spray painted the washer and dryer to match!

The walls are Glidden's Aqua Mist.

I tried about 6 sample pots of color before I found the one that made the angels sing.

The cabinets and trim are SW Creamy (Behr color matched).

I went with birds as a minor theme.  It all started with this cute

printable I found here and I just changed the little bird's color in photoshop.

Then I found the candle holder at the thrift store for about $2 and I knew it was meant to be.

Kismet.

Because then I found this adorable red ceramic birdie below on clearance at HobLob.

So I "borrowed" the red glass one above from my daughter.  :)

I picked up the baskets at Michael's on sale.

You can see the iron peeking out of the right one.

The sunshine printable came from the same place as the birdies.

We found an over-the-door hanger for the ironing board...so it's out of the way.

And a cute "skinny" turquoise trash can. LOOOVE!

Here's the little rug I asked you not to piddle on.

This is the canvas I showed you in this post.

This teeny print I made after seeing a similar one online somewhere.

Would you believe...the frames below came from Hobby Lobby?

$20 reg price for the 8X10...of course I used a coupon...

I also painted over the black and distressed it for the look I wanted.

But...how cool are they?

I found this image of fabric online and loved it...so it became art.

I have a cutter, but ordered this from Empressive Designs on Etsy because it was easier. :)

I sometimes just turn the light on and gaze upon its cuteness.

My husband was not exactly all in when we started this project...

but he really likes the "after" almost as much as I do.

The B & A:

Updated: I had a lightbulb moment...used my daughter's camera.  It's a little better.

Here she is in all her glory:

It really works so much better for us this way.

Much more user friendly!

What do you think?

Have you redone your laundry room?

Do you love it?

©Kelly

Linking up here:
 



Beneath My Heart July Best DIY
Days of Chalk and Chocolate
DebbieDoo's Newbie Party

Laundry Today or Naked Tomorrow - canvas fun

I haven't had much time to get all the pictures ready for the full laundry room reveal.

However, I thought I'd share the cute canvas I made for one of the walls.

I picked up a 14" square canvas with a coupon...always gotta have one of those!

The whole thing got painted with Folk Art's Jamaican Sea.

It's a beautiful aqua color.

I cut some vinyl letters I wanted on the silhouette...

fought with them...measured...lined them up...fought some more.

{Did you know you can use your 40% Hobby Lobby coupon for vinyl? :)}

Now...if I had been smart...I would have put another coat of

paint over the letters to prevent seepage.

Don't you like that word...seepage?

Me neither.

I didn't take pictures in between.  I think I'll blame it on a time warp.

Or a wormhole.

I painted over the vinyl with the same color used on the trim and cabinets,

leaving the edges aqua.

Once it was dried mostly...the letters got peeled off.

And...this is where that seepage comes in to play.

I had some touch up to do with the Jamaican Sea.

Oh well...lesson learned.

 

 

I found these cute little birds in the silhouette store.

They are just perfect with the other accessories that ended up in my laundry room.

Which, by the way...you can see just the color of the wall of in these pics.

I promise...the whole thing IS coming.  Soon.

Until then...keep smiling!

Oh, and if you DON'T get the laundry done and run around naked...

at least close the curtains! :)

©Kelly

I'm in love...

...with my laundry sorter.

Okay...let's be honest.  It doesn't make me love laundry.

But it does make doing the laundry a lot less of a pain in the you know what.

I would dread doing laundry.

It would all go in one large basket.

Then it would all get sorted on the floor...in piles...that we would, of course, traipse over for a day days.

And...I'm a little weird...I don't sort my laundry the same way a lot of people do.

Soooo, I had piles everywhere.  At least until they were done for the week.

Ugh.

I searched and searched for the perfect sorter.

Three bins was just not enough...two would definitely not cut it.

I found one I loved...and I had a gift card to that store. BONUS!

But...it has HORRIBLE reviews.  It seemed everyone hated it.

Insert a sad-faced me here.

I found this one online at Target and after very little debate...

I ordered it and have loved it every moment since.

You might find that a bit strange...but I assure you.  I have much stranger traits. :)

NO MORE CLOTHES ON THE FLOOR!

I can see at a glance what needs to be washed next.

It fits perfectly where I want it to be...

Oh - and if you're curious - I just made the tags in Word and laminated them.

Aaaaand tied them on with some fun twine!

So, call me strange, but I will continue my love affair with this beauty.

Now...it makes we want to finish up the rest of the laundry room.

Oh, hon.... :)