Shortly after we moved into our current house, I found some artwork at
TJMaxx to put behind out living room sofa.

While I loved the style of these three metal pieces, after awhile I started to wish that they were the same color.

And thankfully the scrolly parts were screwed on to the square parts so I just flipped them over and took them off to give them a new look.

To do this I sanded them down...

And painted them. I have no pictures of the painting process as that happened while my camera was being repaired (again). But if you must know, I did two coats of a spray primer and then used the paint tester pictured above (only 2 FL OZ. was plenty for this project) and a sponge brush to apply two coats of paint.

I was very pleased with the results.

But it wasn't until we painted the living room (that's NYR #17 to be posted tomorrow) that they really popped.

With the busy fabric below, I think the new paint cuts down on the visual clutter and makes the artwork even better. YAY!
Totally amazing make-over. And you really are putting me to shame with your ability to actually post the pics of your projects. I still need to post my remod pics of the rooms/projects I have done. You inspire me to try to get that done! Love the grey.
ReplyDeleteI never would have thought to sand them before painting them again. I'm amazed at how thorough you are in your projects! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the grey in your living room! And I hope you will find some curtains you love that will tie it all together too. And I still hope you never get rid of that comfy yellow couch....or if you DO...please send it my way....my injured coccyx thinks it is PERFECT! ;)
~annie