From Dreary to Fun
I hope all of you are having a fun Sunday! It is a beautiful, warm, sunny day here in Illinois. I am enjoying my deck and gazebo after working too hard in the yard yesterday. I inherited a black wrought iron patio set from the previous owners of my home. It is a very sturdy set but was not too attractive. My husband had touched up the black paint the last two years so I was going to do it this year. But when I went to Walmart to buy paint I was in heaven looking at all the cool colors! Spray paint has really come a long way. Why shouldn’t I have a tropical paradise on my deck in the middle of central Illinois corn? Especially after I saw that umbrella too! The color of Rustoleum I used is called Lagoon. I never was a good spray painter and it always seemed to take too long. But this paint really covered well. I used almost 6 cans on this set plus 2 other chairs.
Rustoleum Ultra Cover..they weren’t kidding.
It works best to turn your piece upside down and paint the underside first.
Ugly cushions
I tried to buy some new cushions; as you can see how homely these are. But I couldn’t find any the right size except for some online for $30 a piece. I didn’t want to spend $120 for 4 chairs! But after I bought the new umbrella, the flip side of these cushions matched!
Ugly table
I had this little cream and green table that was horribly faded. Last year I asked Mr handyman to paint it black with the other furniture. A couple of sprays and he was out of paint. I am embarrassed to admit that it sat on my deck last year looking like this!!!!
Pink and Fun
But look at it now! Poodle pink! I will say that was Krylon paint and did not cover as well and took a lot of coats. The metal chairs in this pic were not done and only had one coat of the Rustoleum Ultra cover, so you can see it works well.
Pyrex addiction
Today I spent the morning at the Third Sunday Flea Market in Bloomington, Illinois and was able to add to my Pyrex collection and also my vintage books. I needed that like a hole in the head! My husband says he is going to turn one of our rooms into a library with a sliding ladder, so I have one addiction taken care of. Maybe he can also build me a second kitchen! But it was a beautiful day and I got 6000 steps and a lot of decorating ideas too.
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