The inspiration for this project was the bright yellow sunflower bench. This is what really did it for me. Once I got it home and sat down, it was quite obvious that the rest of my patio really did pale in comparison to my bright yellow sunflower bench. Back to Lowe's I go. The bug done went and bit me after that... I was almost finished with everything when I realized that I didn't do a "before" pic of the different pieces that I re-did. Not new to blogging, not new to crafty DIY projects, just doing the two together, lol!
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| I really should take more "before" pics... |
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| After knocking off the loose paint with a sanding block, I mixed a teal colored paint with water and used a sponge to apply it lightly over all areas of the window. |
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| Here I just washed the table and disassembled it. I used outdoor spray paint that I found at Lowe's. Pretty simple! |
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| The little girl was made from a resin material and her bells were metal. I just cleaned it up and sprayed it with outdoor spray paint that I used on the table and the stools. The bench legs were concrete and I just washed them and painted those with some left over household paint that I had from my daughter's room. Use what you have, right? The 2x4's that I used for the seat were just cleaned and painted with another household color that I had on hand left over from my kitchen. I painted it on and them wiped it down with a clean cloth which turned out kinda neat. The concrete plaque I have had for years... I watered down some paint that I had on hand and lightly sponged it on to bring out the words and pictures on the plaque. Turned out nice I think. |
This was a fun project... now for the next one... Hummm, what to do, what to do???
