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Favorite Copper Spray Paint

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Hi guys! Today I want to talk about my favorite copper spray paint. Spray paint is the quickest, easiest way to change up an item. The trick with spray paint is to do very light coats and to always keep your can moving. Stay in one place too long and you’ll get too heavy of a coat and get drips. No one likes drips. And if you put too heavy of a coat on it wont dry properly. I’ve learned all of these tips the hard way!

I’ve always wanted a light fixture here on this side of our front door. I found a copper light fixture I loved but didn’t want to spend money on it at this time or pay to have a light hardwired in.

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I remembered I had this old light fixture that I wasn’t using and decided to spray paint it!

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After:

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After lots of research I decided to go with this Rust-Oleum Bright Coat Metallic Finish Copper Spray paint. You can purchase it HERE.

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To install the light I just drilled two pilot holes and then screwed the light fixture in. Easy peasy.

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I glued a battery operated puck light into the light. The puck light I own has a remote control and timer to it. So I can set my light to come on in the evening and it will automatically turn off. You can purchase a puck light HERE. I first learned of this trick from Nesting With Grace. It’s brilliant! Someday we will actually have a light hardwired in but for now, this works!

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This envelope mail box  is from Pottery Barn.

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So excited we have a cute light out here now! I have lots more ideas for this space! Can’t wait to bring some greenery onto our porch…. it has been hard for me to hold out but I know mid-west weather can be crazy and it could possibly snow next week. Or the week after that. And so on. 🙂 So I will wait a few more weeks.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Painted Porch Makeover

Hi friends! Today I want to share all the details on our painted front porch makeover!

Years ago I found out that you could paint your cement porch. I was super excited and did this striped pattern on our porch.

This is what our steps looked like. Because they are not covered, every Spring I would have to re-paint them. A little more high maintenance but I have never minded because I like the look so much and it literally takes me 15 minutes.  I decided I was ready for a new look so grabbed my paint and paintbrush and got to work!

I will link all products used at the bottom of this post. First step was priming and then painting the steps white. I then taped out my pattern and painted it black. I wanted a stair runner type look. Make sure to measure so that your “runner” is centered!

Once that was done I decided to give my actual porch floor a fresh coat of white paint as well.

I love how much it brightened the area up!

The finished product!

To me, our porch is an extension of our indoor living space. We love spending time out here in the evenings or on a nice day.

I can’t wait to spruce this space up for Spring with lots of plants and I’m keeping my eye out for a mat to layer under this one.

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kayla

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