Up On The Hill | Karen's Up on the Hill

I am a big fan of spray paint!

I find many times that instead of buying something new for a certain spot in the house, I can just change the color of a piece I already have sitting in the attic by hitting it with some spray paint. Or, if I see a good deal on something but the color is just not right, I can change it to the color I need with one little can or less.

For example, the basket pictured above was $2 at the Habitat restore but was faded and sad. A little oil rubbed bronze spray paint gave it a whole new life.

Here are some other things around the house that I have spray painted…

When I bought these two, the owl was green and the bird cage was yellow. That worked fine before, but In this house I wanted them both to be a neutral color. I used a gloss on the owl to give him that nice shine.

This little table was the perfect size, and in the right price range I was looking for, except it was white and I needed it to be brown to match a table I already had (so I could use them as night stands in a guest room). Spray paint came to the rescue!

I have had these candle holders for about 10 years.

Yhey have been three different colors Brown, silver and now oil rubbed bronze.

I think I have gotten my monies worth out of them!

This vintage picture frame was a cherry color with a picture of roses in it.It was very dark, I don’t know what I was thinking when I bought it.

It has been in the attic for years. Now I love it’s bright and happy look.

And these baskets we’re left over from something or other. Just boring old banana leaf baskets.

Now with a fresh new color, they hold games in the den.

I am a neutral person but these would also be fun in bright colors, or even with some numbers added to the front of each. Maybe I’ll try that one of these days.