spray paint

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.

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

After:

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

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

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!

This envelope mail box  is from Pottery Barn.

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!