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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
June 14, 2006
5:42 PM Post #2390658
| i have a bunch of these planters decorated in these hideous colors
can you think of a way i can disguise or paint this so that this wont
show and also doesn't look 'homemade'..ie sponged or whited...rubbed
to look shabby chic??
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
June 14, 2006
8:45 PM Post #2391127
| Sand it down and paint it in colors that you like. You can roll it on or use a brush unless you have a sprayer then you could use that. |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
June 14, 2006
11:32 PM Post #2391847
| i am afraid it is going to look homemade...(if i do it...) thank you:) |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
June 14, 2006
11:49 PM Post #2391899
| I think if you paint it all one solid color it won't look homemade. I suppose you could pay a professional painter to do it for you if you're not confident in your painting abilities, but I'm not sure what else you can do to it besides painting it. I would recommend a coat of primer first (after sanding) to cover up some of the base color a bit, then 2-3 coats of whatever color you choose. Then assuming it's going to get splashed with water from time to time, you might want to put some varnish or something over the top to protect the paint a bit. People actually have to work quite hard to achieve those "homemade" looking effects that you don't want, so I really don't think you have anything to worry about as long as you put on enough coats of paint to cover up the original pattern. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
June 15, 2006
6:36 PM Post #2394378
| I agree with ecrane on all of it! |
Sarahskeeper
Brockton, MA
(Zone 6a)
June 15, 2006
8:00 PM Post #2394609
| Get a can of spray paint, 3 coats. Done
Andy P |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
June 15, 2006
9:57 PM Post #2395037
| That too!!! Been there, done that. |
fly_girl
The Woodlands, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 16, 2006
11:11 PM Post #2399474
| They might look better if they didn't look so new. You could rub gel stain over them and they would look less bright, less new and sort of antiquie like. |
Cambium
Tamarac, FL
(Zone 10a)
July 7, 2006
4:37 PM Post #2479318
| I think they're gorgeous. They certainly have charm. |
shirleyt
Pearl River, LA
August 16, 2006
4:54 PM Post #2629415
| I agree with fly_girl... but first I would sand some of the paint off of it to make it look older and then stain it to make it look even older...shirleyt
I just realized this is and old thread...what did you do?????pics please |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
August 16, 2006
5:07 PM Post #2629463
| hey shirley!!!! i ended up doing nothing...they are just outside and holding plants...but i have them on the ground where i don't have to see them...(he he)...; but i have all the suggestions so that when the paint starts peeling off and the containers look really awful i can figure something else out... |
caitlinsgarden
McGregor, IA
(Zone 4b)
September 17, 2006
8:15 AM Post #2731868
| I love it! Why don't you just send it to me? ;>))))) |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 17, 2006
9:07 PM Post #2733720
| caitlinsgarden...thanks ...i just left them like they were outside...oh well for a project...(grin) |
