![]() Our outdoor lights are very similar - old and patina'd (not in a good way) and I'd been playing with the idea of using the Rustoleum ORB, but (like you) worried about how well it would wear outside (especially up here in the great white north of Canada!). Now re: the post: love the look and what you did. You've inspired me to do so many crafty DIY things around the house - really, you're one of the first blogs I click on in Reader. YAY Spraypaint! :) Reply Deleteįirst the love: this is my first time posting on your site, but I'm a long-time reader - I LOVE your blog. If I had ANY idea how to post a picture of the before and after, I would - it's totally a BRAND new completely different light for the cost of some paint and shades - under $15 for sure. ![]() that I sprayed white) that have the BEST zebra print hidden .lous. I splurged and got the fabulous 18 candle looking chandelier from Lowes for our dining room which left me nada in the bank for the kitchen light (which HAD to be replaced - it was literally a giant frosted disco ball minus all the glitz - hideous.) I bought a can of ORB spray and covered all the chipping silvery bits and switched out the globes for some sweet mini lamp shades (which I ALSO sprayed - they were gold - ew. We had this really hideous, not-so-much-anymore-silver five arm light in the dining room w/ the hideous frosted glass hurricane globes. ![]() done to it.because I ALSO have nothing but love for Big D, we've paid cash for all our projects and gotten awfully creative to do so. It took about an hour to finish, so yet again, the investment was in my time. Even though the can says you can use it outdoors, you never know…but even if they last till next summer, I’m totally happy with that! Now, I have no clue how this will hold up. I think coach lights this size in a similar look are going for at least $50 each now – so I figure I saved $100 by just painting them.Ĭan I get a hollaaa for spray paint? Whoop! Love it! I like the new finish even better than the old one, so I may spray the porch light as well. They pop off the house now, AND they match the porch light again too: Now the lights are about ten times brighter, which is a bonus. I ended up giving the glass a good cleaning – wow, they were nasty. I didn’t even use primer – I figured if the ORB paint ever wore off, I’d rather the pinky tone show through than white primer. I did two coats on everything – making sure to use very short, light sprays. I put the parts aside so I could spray paint them separately: It’s hard to explain the power of spray paint to a five-year-old. :)Ī sweet little girl from down the street even walked down to ask why I had paper all over the house. And it was extra fun because the paper taped to the garage caused quite a few what-is-that-chick- doing? looks as folks drove by. But that would have taken more time than just slapping some paper up there. YES…I know I could have just taken the lights down. Even more of the finish came off as I cleaned:Īnd this is the part where I am taking pictures of a dirty paper towel in our front lawn, realizing my neighbors are wondering why in the world is Sarah standing outside taking a picture of a dirty paper towel in her front lawn. I set all the parts aside and cleaned everything well. I had to pretty much take the whole thing apart: It does not store any personal data.I thought I could just take the top off the light fixture and remove the glass, but that wasn’t working. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". ![]() The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]()
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