FAVORITE METALLIC GOLD SPRAY PAINT

Hello friends and Happy Labor Day!

Keeping with my theme of “Favorites” lately, I’m here to share my latest find. And it’s a good one! Have you ever bought and tried a metallic spray paint only to be disappointed with how the finish turned out? *raising both hands* I kept reading about other bloggers singing the praises of one particular spray paint, so I did my research. Turns out it’s cruelty-free (I emailed the company), so I ordered a can faster than you can say WOO-HOO. You can see my list of other cruelty-free DIY products here.

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I have a lamp in my living room that I’ve been itching to spray gold. I bought it 10 years ago, and have loved it as silver. But we all need a little updating every so often, right? Here is the lamp as silver, sorry for the bad photo. Lordy, it actually looks gold’ish because I don’t have the white balance in the photo correct. Haha, you can see my TV reflection in the lamp! Thank goodness my photos have improved over the past two years… *embarrassed*

I took the lamp down to my garage and gave it two thin even coats. Nope, no primer. It came out nicely, no clumps and spray was pretty even. I like how it actually looks like the same brushed gold look that would come on a lamp like this. It doesn’t have a pink or silver undertone. It has enough shine to it, and doesn’t looking cake-y or matte-like. Check out the close-ups:

You probably noticed I took the black swiss crosses off my curtains. I put those up about two years ago, knowing I would grow tired of them after some time. They came off so easily! No residue left on my curtains. If you’re interested in how I put them on, you can see how I made them here. I like how they look without the crosses. I am itching to makeover my incredibly beige (gasp!) living room, so stay tuned for more projects in this room.