Showing posts with label Spray painted door knobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spray painted door knobs. Show all posts

Holiday Home Series: Christmas Highchair


Welcome to The Holiday Home Series at The Yellow Cape Cod.



 Today, I would like to share a quick (30 minute) and inexpensive ($20) project to prepare your home for guests.  Little guests.

This year, instead of pulling out the plastic highchair for our Christmas parties, I came up with a simple way to welcome our little friends/family members in festive style...



I picked up a wooden highchair at the Goodwill for $12 (on half off day).  It was in good condition and had a nice shape.  


Here is how I did it:
I sanded the surface lightly with my hand sander and gave it a good dusting.  The screws on the tray hardware were stripped.  Instead of removing them, I taped them off with painters tape.  


I gave it a light coat of spray primer.  In 5 minutes it was dry and ready for paint.  Krylon paint is amazing.  The finish is smooth and it dries completely in 15 minutes.  




I gave the chair three light coats of Krylon Cherry Red Gloss paint.  I have tried many red spray paints and I like this color best. 


It's so much cuter than a plastic high chair.


It's a fun holiday accessory even when we're not entertaining.


 It's also a great way to freak your hubby out when he gets home from work and asks why there is a highchair in the house again...  


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Brassy to Classy...


(Before)


(Before)


Our brass door knobs have always bugged me. I've been wanting to switch them out for the anodized version for a while. I decided to go for it.

I went to HD to purchase the new knobs and they were $15 a set.


Ouch.

I have 18 doors.



(After)

(After)



So, I took a detour down the paint isle. I picked up a can of Rustoleum spray paint in oil rubbed bronze and a can of Rustoleum metal primer (for adhesion).

I am so happy with the results. The entire project cost $12 for the 2 cans of paint and took about an hour to complete, plus dry time.

You honestly can not tell the difference between the spray painted knobs and the real ones.



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