Welcome! This is my very first blog post! I've been wanting to start a blog ever since I stumbled upon Young House Love and The Lettered Cottage 3 years ago.
I am hopelessly addicted to home decor and doing things myself. My other addiction is Pinterest. My only saving grace with Pinterest is that I have been a lot more productive with projects around the house this past year, except for all the time I spend
my board DIY A.S.A.P. (as-soon-as-I-Pinterest).
I saw this pin a while back and knew I had to do something with Krylon's Looking Glass Spray Paint.
I also have been drooling over these mercury pendant lights.
I saw this pin a while back and knew I had to do something with Krylon's Looking Glass Spray Paint.
I also have been drooling over these mercury pendant lights.
Regina Andrew Antique Glass Pendant
Welcome to my sad little pendant light that has hung over our kitchen sink for the past few years.
Since we recently changed our chandelier over our kitchen table, it just wasn't gee-hawing. Is that a word? I found a clear replacement shade at Lowes for $10.00, but it had this cheap texture to the inside of it that was partially chipped off. I probably could have scraped it off with my fingernail, but instead, I coated the inside with Citristrip paint remover.
Yes, I am subjecting my poor Purdy-reject paint brush to this mess. After cleaning the shade, I sprayed the inside with one coat of the Krylon's Looking Glass spray paint. I used a water misting bottle and and lightly misted where I had just painted. I let this dry for about an hour. With one coat of paint, it looked like this.
Not terrible, but it was too transparent and "runny looking" (that's the only way I know how to describe it). I didn't want to see the bulb. After 2 more light coats to the inside of the shade and skipping the water, it was perfect!
*I've only used this light with the energy saving bulbs that don't produce much heat. I'm not sure how it will do using regular incandescent bulbs.*
Before I proceed with, "Honey, look what I did!", I like to find something comparable on the Internet so I can show my husband how much money we saved. In this instance, I spent $18.00 for the shade and paint. The pendants I had originally fell in love with are almost $400.00! Have you tried painting anything with the faux mercury glass spray paint yet? In case you are interested, that hanging mason jar you see in the background was purchased on Etsy from Midwest Finds.
I've linked this up to:
Common Ground: Vintage Inspiration Giveaway
*I've only used this light with the energy saving bulbs that don't produce much heat. I'm not sure how it will do using regular incandescent bulbs.*
Before I proceed with, "Honey, look what I did!", I like to find something comparable on the Internet so I can show my husband how much money we saved. In this instance, I spent $18.00 for the shade and paint. The pendants I had originally fell in love with are almost $400.00! Have you tried painting anything with the faux mercury glass spray paint yet? In case you are interested, that hanging mason jar you see in the background was purchased on Etsy from Midwest Finds.
I've linked this up to:
Common Ground: Vintage Inspiration Giveaway
What color did spray paint the shade? Inside and out or just the outside! Sorry I am one of those that likes pictures of everything you use in a project! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI totally left that information out. Thanks for pointing it out to me! I added a picture of the spray paint and more details on the directions. It is Krylon's Looking Glass spray paint and I only painted the inside. I was bound to leave some things out since it was my first post. Lol!
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Found you via Pinterest and I am a YHL and Pinterest addict too! Love what you've done so far! Bookmarking you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat project...love the outcome...so very pretty.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Linda
GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. I am planning a new house and I think I will use this idea. I too love diying myself and will be doing it all when we build this house. We are just having the builder dry the house in and install the drywall. We will paint, trim etc. Can't wait to use this idea.
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Thanks for following! Although it will be a lot of work, it'll be all worth it in the long run knowing you did it all by yourself! Good luck!
DeleteI love how this turned out. I just did a glass lamp from goodwill. I'm loving the paint and am looking forward to doing a more mercury glass.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I can't wait to do some candle holders for Christmas!
DeleteWow, that looks great! I am a new follower, and look forward to reading your posts. Come visit my blog! akawest.com
ReplyDeleteHey, Lisa! I'm following you back! I can't wait to try your recipe for the Baklava. My nanny used to make it and it was always my favorite. And the Chocolate Chip Dessert Dip looks delicious!
DeleteI have, and it always looks likehe second light here, which in my opinion, looks cloudier than the first example. I want them to look shinier, yet speckled!
ReplyDeleteYes, I like the shinier speckled look too! I want to try it again on some candle holders since this was my first time using the looking glass spray paint. I also saw how you can dab on gold/copper paint to make it look more aged after the first coat.
DeleteGood job! I would love to try this - maybe I will start out small at first and do a vase...
ReplyDeleteYou should try it! Since this was my first time trying the looking glass spray paint, I figured that if I messed it up, I could always put the citri-strip paint remover back on it and start again!
DeleteLove this idea. I have some crappy glass items stored (somewhere), this might be just the thing to do with them.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the blog!
Love the pendant! I have been wanting to try looking glass paint, you have inspired me to give it a try!
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