Hey everyone! In case you missed my post over at
here is my latest spray paint everything in sight project : )
How do you completely change color schemes without buying new stuff?
SPRAY PAINT, SPRAY PAINT, and some more SPRAY PAINT!
I recently bough this little rust covered bird cage at a garage sale.
The picture makes it look better than it really was. It was dirty, gross, and blackish from probably never being cleaned, not to mention the rust. But there was still something pretty about it so I introduced this little guy to my spray paint!
How I spray painted it
– First I primed the bird cage with spray paint primer (love it)! It covered up all the rust and gave me a nice even coat to start with!
-Next I used this really whimsical aqua color (which I will use in my craft room) but it was a little bright and cheery for the color scheme I have in mind for my new living room SO after I sprayed the aqua on, I sprayed on a few REALLY REALLY light coats of white until I got it looking the way I wanted.
That’s it! A whole new color!!
I am currently spray painting pretty much everything I have to change the color of my house and the only cost is the spray paint, which is right up my alley!
So grab something old and ugly and spray a little color on it for a fresh look in your room!
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What a cute birdcage. I have been looking for a birdcage to go with my decor. Thanks for sharing. I would love it if you could link this up to our linky party going on right now.
I love this! Thanks for sharing how you achieved the color. I saw a birdcage at a thrift store recently and passed it up…wish I hadn't now!
Hi, I have a very rusty old birdcage that I inherited and plan to use in a windchime project I’m making. The problem is, unlike your birdcage, mine is completely rusty – no paint or color is left on the bars. Do you think spraypaint primer will still work for me, or should I try to remove the rust somehow? I’m new to working with metal, so any advice you can give would be great.
Thanks!
Hmm… I’m not really sure, I’m no expert in metal either. You might want to sand it down pretty good and use Rustoleum. I believe they have a few products that are meant for rust.
Hey, thanks for the reply. I ended up going to the hardware store and I talked to the paint department folks. I did get a rustoleum spray that was a primer for rusty metal, and I used a wire brush to get most of the loose rust off first. Worked pretty well, and I painted it a nice antique metallic gold :) And yeah, Rustoleum has a bunch of good rusty metal sprays, one that’s even meant to be used on badly rusted surfaces to turn them into solid paintable surfaces. Anyway, have a good night :)
hi
this is so useful ut how did you manage to spray paint the inside and outside and not get ridges etc please