Spray Painted Canisters

Hey everybody!

I'm still plugging along with my low-to-no cost kitchen decorating, 

and I have a really cool project to show you!

Spray painted kitchen canisters to perfectly match my rugs!

I got two kitchen mats like this at Garden Ridge back in April, 

because I loved the color combo and the design.

They were each about $50, so $100 total, 

but I bought them with money I earned selling stuff I didn't need on Facebook,

 so they were actually no out-of-pocket cost to me. 

That's the way (uh huh, uh huh) I LIKE it :-)

I knew I could bring warmth to the kitchen if I just pulled the colors from the rugs,

so my first step was to choose 3 colors from the rug and buy spray paint to match.

I picked 2 colors I didn't have much of in my house (orange and aqua), plus a neutral (sage). 

Red and purple are two of my favorite colors, so there's plenty of

 stuff I already own that I can decorate with (which, ahem, shall be a post to itself).

Next step was to go to Goodwill! Also known as my mother ship ... 

I totally lucked out and found this set of kitchen canisters for only $4.50 total -- eep!!

They are over 30 years old, and the pattern is "Merry Mushroom." 

Turns out they were sold by Sears Roebuck in the early '80's.

Plenty of sets on eBay if this is your style -- I think the mushrooms are cute, 

but not the look I was going for.

Since these have brown lids, I didn't even have to spray paint 'em.

 Heh - score lazy points for ME. 

After I scrubbed the canisters with hot, soapy water, and dried them thoroughly,

I kinda went overboard on my paint prep and taping these canisters off.

I didn't want paint inside them (to keep them food safe) or on the bottoms 

(goodness forbid they should stick to a surface).

So I taped the entire bottoms of all 3 off,

 

 and then taped the inside edge plus taped a sandwich baggie
inside each to prevent spray paint from getting inside.

It took a while, but it was worth it. 

Now, I have done a Lot of spray painting, but I made a horrible, no-good mistake 

because I was SO excited to get started on these canisters.  

... I spray painted on a really humid day.

Like, it had JUST stopped raining. I know, I know.

My paint did not want to dry well, and the edges stayed tacky forever. 

Cannot tell you how many times I had to respray parts that I messed up 

when I thought they were dry and touched them to try to move them.

I seriously felt like I had ruined the whole set. 

Lesson learned: nevah-evah-evah use spray paint when it's damp outside!

But all's well that ends well, and finally I brought them inside for a little glazing. 

Already looking pretty good, huh? 

Anyhoo.

I will now share with you the high tech, top secret method in which I glaze things:

mix water and a little brown acrylic craft paint (not too runny),

and sponge on with a paper towel. Let dry.

Yes, that is it.

The effect is very subtle -- the brown glaze just mutes the colors a bit
so they blend better with the tones in the rug. 

What do you think? I think I lovvvve 'em!
So cute, so easy, and so inexpensive :-)
A perfect custom match to my inspiration rugs, too!

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so you can watch my kitchen's progress!


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Creative Bloggers' Party @ Homemaker on a Dime  
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Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life
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Tuesday's Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia 
Penny Pinching Party @ The Thrifty Home
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What I Whipped Up Wednesdays @ Sugar and Dots
Whatever Goes Wednesdays @ Someday Crafts
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What's It Wednesdays @ Ivy and Elephants
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Time Travel Thursday @ The Brambleberry Cottage 
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Thursday's Treasures @ Chocolate Chocolate and More!  
Open House Party @ No Minimalist Here 
Thursday's Treasures @ Recipes For My Boys 
Frugalicious Fridays @ Finding Fabulous
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