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Spray Paint Your Fixtures for an Easy and Affordable Update

Spray Paint Your Fixtures for an Easy and Affordable Update

Last updated on: March 18, 2016 at 9:27 am by Jennifer Fancher

Spray Paint Your Fixtures for an Easy and Affordable Update 2016-03-18T09:27:00-05:00 Jennifer Fancher

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When we moved into our fixer upper 2 years ago, some of the needed work was completely overwhelming and I saw visions of my empty wallet with moths flying out. Other projects I knew I could tackle with some elbow grease and a can of spray paint.

Brass has been making a comeback recently and this home was chock full of brass fixtures.

Now there’s brass and there’s brass.

Yucky, cheap brass like the photo above and beautiful heavy swoon-worthy brass like my gorgeous chandelier.

I won’t touch this beauty for anything. It was one of the pieces that made me buy this house.

Unfortunately, it was the only stunning fixture we had. The rest were, well…meh, but nothing that a can of spray paint couldn’t fix! I sanded the fixture down to scuff the clear coat. This gives the surface ‘teeth’ to help the spray paint adhere. Be sure to wipe the fixture clean before spray painting or you will be stuck with gunk in your coating. I’ve been educated that this technical term, according to my husband, is called ‘trash’.

This fixture is at the top of stairs.

I wanted to have the fixture match our Stairway Gallery wall,

so I chose my go to color – Oil Rubbed Bronze.

What a difference! From dated to Devine!

It flows nicely with the gallery wall.

We also spray painted the fixture in the boys’ bathroom.

I share with these wonderful people.

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