Sunday, October 25, 2009

New Look For An Old Picture


After a rainy, windy Saturday, Sunday dawned bright and sunny. Still a little breezy, but I know I am running out of time to spray paint outside. So I grabbed everything that was due for a coat of black spray paint, got my spray boxes and got going.

One of the items I decided to spray paint {kind of last minute} was the picture above. This was a Home Goods purchase some time ago and, while I still like the print, the frame color wasn't doing anything for me anymore. Here's another view.



So I went to my favorite website, Ballard Designs, to see their black framed prints. I found these to use as inspiration. I figured "what the heck", since I didn't like the current frame color anyway I really had nothing to lose.





I taped over the glass with blue tape and newspaper.



I sprayed the whole frame, giving it two coats.



This is how it turned out. I love it! I think it even makes the colors in the print pop more, too. Just goes to show ~ don't be afraid to give something a new look with a little spray paint!





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32 comments:

Love the Decor! said...

What a difference paint makes to update the look.
I have a few projects just waiting for one last warm day to get done too :) (hope I haven't missed the opportunity)
Thanks for your visit and sweet words.
I have been a follower of your blog for awhile now and always look forward to reading it.
Have a great week!

Lori said...

That turned out great! I love the difference a little spray paint makes!

Signing Out said...

The frame looks fantastic painted black! What a difference!

Jane

Terry said...

Nice work, the black frame really makes your picture pop.

Glenda/MidSouth said...

It looks great! Gotta love black spray paint.

sarah { abeachcottage } said...

goodness, how different paint can make something...love it in the black

happy met monday

sarah

Shannon said...

And it looks so much better black. Lovely!

Kammy said...

Super nice, love the black !
Kammy

Roeshel said...

I love spray paint transformations. Even the simplest DIY can create a whole new beautiful look. I love the frame dark. Great job! :)

Roeshel

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

Thanks, Debbie! You have a great one, too!

Thank you, Lori! I'm glad I decided to just do it.

Much more up-to-date now, Jane! And, I still get to enjoy the print itself.

I did notice that, Terry! They are not real bright colors to begin with, but I think they got lost in the light frame.

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

I've got a can of black spray paint in reserve at all times now, Glenda! {White, too!}

Hi Sarah! Thanks for visiting. I like it much better, too!

Thank you, Shannon! I'm just looking for things to spray paint now!

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

Thanks, Kammy! It was between the black and a bronze {metal look}; I just wasn't feeling the bronze though.

Thank you, Roeshel! I'm so glad I was able to update it and still be able to use it.

Anonymous said...

Looks great with it's new black "coat". Good job!
pk @ Room Remix

Phyllis @Around the House said...

You gotta love a little spray paint, it does make a difference doesn't it...nice job

Janell @ House of Fifty said...

What would we all do if we couldn't get our hands on spray paint?! Looks great! Janell

LizO said...

That really made that print pop out. It as more definition now.

Michelle said...

OH my gosh..yes, it looks so much better black. We have a large painting in a similar whitish frame. I've never really liked the frame much and now you've given me some ideas!

Red Door Home said...

I love what a can of spray paint can do! Your picture looks wonderful. I too spent the day painting outside, as I live where the days are getting colder.

Design Esquire said...

I love it! Great job.

Tamera said...

Looks great! Love the brick behind it...so warm.

Miss Mustard Seed said...

Oh, I love it, Kathy! It's such a simple change, but the print looks so much more sophisticated. Nice work!

Nancy said...

Very nice. I love Ballard Designs and am so glad you reminded me to go there for inspiration.

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

Thanks, PK! I'm really glad I went ahead and did it.

Phyllis ~ Absolutely! I've become a big fan of spray paint!

Thanks, Janell! I've been making sure I've got some on hand {especially since this one was kind of spur of the moment}!

Thank you, Liz! That's what I thought! I kept going back and forth between the before and after pictures to make sure I wasn't imagining it ~ but it does.

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

Thanks, Michelle! I guess we can't go wrong with a change to black. Always classic!

@Red Door Home ~ That's me too. It's quite chilly in the morning and evenings now, so I had to take advantage of the sunny day.

Thanks, Christine! I'm loving it too!

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

Thank you, Tamera! I actually thought of painting that brick many years ago. I'm glad I left it!

Thankfully, it was fairly simple, Marian! I think the longest part was taping and covering the glass.

Thanks, Nancy! I always like to look at their stuff for inspiration because I do love just about everything they carry.

Brenda Pruitt said...

They look great now! I always wonder why they put light toned prints in light frames. Anyway, you've done a fantastic job and the color really pops.
Brenda

Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking said...

It really does make it pop now!

cindy@cottage instincts said...

Great transformation...I'm desparately trying to get my spraypainting done too as the weather won't cooperate much longer...I definitely like the black frame better for that print :O)
peace,

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

Thanks, Brenda! I like it so much better now!

Hi Maryann! It's working better with all my black and white that I've been doing lately.

Thank you, Cindy! I was feeling a little pressured to get it done Sunday, because it was so nice out here, but I keep feeling like there is going to be more!

Funky Junk Interiors said...

You turned that print from ho hum to elite! Love it, especially where you display it alongside the other blacks.

Thanks for linking up to SNS #5!

Funky Junk Donna

Kim @ Cheap Chic Home said...

It never ceases to amaze me what a little paint can do. Nice job.

Lou Cinda @ Tattered Hydrangeas said...

Loooooove it! I love botanicals anyway and it just POPS in that frame!!

I love the brick too!! Warm.....

Lou Cinda :)

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