A few weeks ago, when I was on one of my many sojourns to Jo-Ann's, I came across a couple of really cute summery frames that were 70% off, plus I had a 15% off coupon. The original cost would've been $39.98 - I paid $10.10!
The only problem was that they were bright pink and orange - neither of which goes with anything in my home. So let me show you what I did with one of them!
- The original frame was bright pink, with bright yellow and white.
- I used 3M Fine Grit Sandpaper
to scuff up the paint a little, then wiped the frame down really well to make sure all of the dust was gone.
- Next, I used ScotchBlue Painter's Tape
to cover the glass since it was attached to the frame.
- Then I used Behr Ultra Plus Paint (primer & paint in one) satin finish in white (that we had in the garage) to paint the entire frame. It took 3 coats.
- I let that paint cure for about 24-36 hours, then I used ScotchBlue Painter's Tape
to mark off the areas I wanted to paint a different color. I intended to paint the top and bottom dark grey, then also have two thinner stripes of grey (I used Delta Creative Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint in Hippo Grey
) in the center of each side.
- I read somewhere about painting the edge of the ScotchBlue Painter's Tape
with the same paint as the base - so that if it bleeds, it will bleed the same color. So I gave that a shot.
Here's where the problem came in - and I have nothing to blame except my own laziness.
When I taped off the frame, the tape I used was almost 2" wide. I used two strips of that on each side of the frame. Then for the thinner stripes, I cut one of those in half, and put one on each side. Apparently, you shouldn't cut ScotchBlue Painter's Tape
So I gently sanded the middle stripes, trying to remove any raised areas.
Then I decided to just paint wide grey stripes in the middle of each side - so I painted over the entire middle area.
The frame looks completely different - and I didn't have to buy any supplies - everything I used, I had here at home!
You could use any color you wanted - even leftover wall colors! You could also paint any design - use stencils, paint freehand, trace around objects - whatever looks good to you!
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