One of my favorite bloggers is Nancy at Artsy Chicks Rule. I follow her on Bloglovin and Pinterest because she has so many creative decorating diy ideas and instructive before-and-after posts. Not long ago Nancy blogged about all the things in her home she has updated using "oil-rubbed bronze," a.k.a. ORB spray paint. It was pretty impressive. And it gave me an idea....
I decided to go to the local thrift store and pick up as many items as I could find within a $20 budget to experiment with ORB spray paint. And just to be ornery, I tried finding test objects that would take this experiment to the very limits of hideousness.
I think I succeeded.
I used the no-mess "paint in a box" method that so many pinners recommend. (I suppose I could have used a bigger box.)
It was easy. I spray-painted each item (sometimes several at a time) inside the box, waited for the paint to dry, then rotated and repeated. The paint dries quickly, so I was able to get most things completely covered within a few hours.
This was fun, and the results were surprisingly good...
Here are the "after" shots of my crazy collection.
You may have already seen what I did with the brass candle holder on a previous post. If not, check it out.
The scratched-up silver collage frame turned out nicely.
And here are all the rest:
Now I get it. People love oil-rubbed bronze spray paint for a reason: it can make ANYTHING look good!
Well... almost anything.
Well... almost anything.
Come on.
