The Effects of Spray Paint Make Me Smile

And no, it isn't because of the scent.

A while back, I bought a cheap mirror from Ross. I also got 2 picture frames, both were $7, originally priced at $14 or so.

One was pink, and the other was black. I hated the color of the pink one but bought it anyway because I liked the shapes on it better than the black. When shopping for home goods, one thing I’ve learned is that color can always be altered, hence today’s project.

The weather here has been a little too cool to paint outdoors, even when it isn’t raining, but I caught a good day and took advantage.

I used my spray paint adaptor which keeps my hands free of the paint, but I forgot to add it to the shot.

This was the quickest paint project I’ve ever done. From the initial shaking of the paint can, through the end, it took under 10 minutes to finish both sides.

These are wooden frames, but I’ve found that using the plastic paint only makes them glossier…which is what I wanted. (Plus it was the only black I had on hand.)

I like it better in black. What do you think?

Feelin’ Artsy

I was in the mood to make something…

so I pull out a few things

since I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do…

and I decided to paint. I didn’t know what initially,

but in the end, it turned out to be a picture of flowers.

It isn’t finished, but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do next…I plan on going back in with black ink or paint and making it a little less…uh…lame…but for now, it’ll hang.

The iridescent medium and silver ink mix gives it a really cool effect in the light. I doubt this is where it’ll stay, but for now, it’s fine.

Talk to you in the next one!

Ikea Lack Lookalike?

I’ve been in the mood to build lately.  Yesterday I finished an Ikea Lack inspired bookshelf from the plans on the Ana White site.

I have to say, of everything that I’ve made so far, this is my favorite. It was the most fun to build, and I finished it, start to finished, in about 8 hours. And that includes painting and dry time. And I love the color. Its the banana yellow by Benjamin Moore from the Natura range.

I chopped and sanded everything in the garage, then assembled inside because I knew I wasn’t going to be able to move this thing too far on my own.

I used 2 drills to speed up the process; one with a countersink drill bit, and the other with a square head driver.

I used it initially because I was using Kreg screws, but I found that the square head works well with phillips head screws too.

Assembly was quick.

I drilled my holes as I went along because I attached each shelf  to the sides in the back first,

then checked to make sure everything was level, and that all of my corners were square before attaching the shelves to the front sides.

Then I painted her yellow, and call her my sunshine. It makes me happy just looking at it. It’s a bright, creamy yellow, so it isn’t overpowering. 2 coats of paint, light sanding, and 2 coats of poly.

Right now, I’m debating whether or not I want to build a twin, or if instead I’ll make a table to sit behind my Kivik. I’m leaning toward the latter.

Talk to you in the next one!