Decorate Your Home With Spray Paint And Our Tips!

Do not throw away your old furniture or objects. Believe it or not, a touch of spray paint can bring them back to life. Read on to find out how!

Spray paint is one of the best materials for creative and innovative ideas for your home. From painting a wall or corner to decorating an old object, there are many things you can do with fun colors of spray paint.

Spray paint comes in a variety of textures, such as:

metal
acrylic
stone
wood
mat
shiny

They all create different finishes to achieve almost any effect you can imagine.

The many benefits of spray paint

Using spray paint has many advantages over regular paint for your decorating projects. Here are a few:

You do not need other tools such as brushes, paint rollers or paint blades.
You’re done faster than with regular paint.

The finish is uniform and leaves no brush and roller marks.
Spray paint is oil paint, which makes it more durable than water-based paint.
Spray paint covers the areas better because it can get where brushes and rollers can’t.

Some considerations before you start

Before using spray paint, consider certain protective measures to avoid damaging yourself and other objects.
Spray paint contains a very fine powder that normally goes beyond the area you want to paint. So you need to protect the area you are going to paint so that things nearby are not ruined.

For the same reason, it is advisable to wear a mask to avoid inhaling the toxic paint. You should also use gloves so that the paint does not get on your hands.
You should preferably paint outside, so that the paint particles do not remain in your house.
Avoid painting when it is windy. The wind can blow the paint away, meaning you’ll need more paint and the finish may not be nice and smooth.
If you paint in the sun, it dries faster. However, try not to dye on a very hot day. Very high temperatures can cause bubbles in the paint when it dries.
When painting, always try to spray from the same distance so that the finish is smooth and even. Also spray the paint from left to right of the surface to be painted, without focusing on any particular point. That way the paint doesn’t accumulate in one place more than the other.

If you find that a particular piece has less paint, it’s better to give the entire surface a second and even third coat rather than just focusing on that one spot.

With these tips, you can let your imagination run wild and start painting. Here are some ideas.

Ideas for sprucing up your home with spray paint

Turn your fan into a rainbow

Paint each of the fan blades a different color. Follow these steps to do this.

Remove the front part of the fan shroud.
Then cover the entire fan with newspaper, leaving only one fan blade uncovered. Apply yellow spray paint.
When dry, cover the yellow blade and remove the piece of newspaper from another fan blade.

Then apply red to this fan blade.
Then make the next sheet blue, in the same way as described above.
When you’re done, remove all the newspapers and reattach the front part of the fan.
When you turn on the fan, you will see an array of colors spinning!

Painted Metal Flower Pots

Upgrade your old flower pots by using metallic colors. Recycle old cans and turn them into flower pots for your small plants.

If the cans have paper labels, remove them and wash the cans well.
When dry, lay them on a newspaper and spray them inside and out. Metallic colors like bronze or silver look best. You can of course use other colours, whichever you prefer. Spray paints with a stone look are also ideal to use.
Make sure to cover the cans well with paint to prevent rusting.
If you want to put a plant in the can that needs a lot of water, you can make a hole in the bottom of the can.

Fix up your old lamps

You can also refurbish any old lamp that has some peeling paint so it looks like new again.

First, sand the old paint so that the surface is smooth and unmarked.

Protect the inner part where the lamp and cable come. Make sure that the place where you screw in the light bulb is well covered. If paint comes up here, it no longer makes electrical contact.
Use whatever color of spray paint you want.
Finally, let it dry and enjoy the new look!

Restore old furniture

You can also restore your old furniture, no matter what it is made of. As with lamps, spray paint can also be applied to wooden, plastic or metal furniture to keep it looking like new.

First, cover the surfaces you don’t want to paint, such as drawer handles, with tape or newspaper.
Sand the surfaces thoroughly to remove old paint.
Then spray the paint evenly over the piece of furniture you want to redecorate.
Then let it dry and apply a second coat.
Finally, if you wish, you can apply another coat of varnish for a glossy finish and to protect the wood.

Paint a work of art

With a little imagination and a can of spray paint, you can create a painting to hang on your wall. You don’t even need to be able to draw!

Use canvas or any other surface you want to use.

Collect branches and leaves. Paint them on one side and attach them to the canvas before the paint dries.
Without moving the branches and leaves, paint the rest of the canvas with a different color that goes well with the color you used to paint the leaves.
Once the paint has dried, remove the leaves and branches.

This technique can be used with many other objects. Just pick something you want to use in your artwork.

Paint decorative vases with spray paint

Make your vases beautiful with different colors of spray paint. You can decorate vases or glass jars that you never use with a simple operation.

Stick tape around the vase or pot to draw lines. You can also paste other designs like geometric divn.
Then paint the vase or pot in the color you want. Again, metallic colors look more elegant.
When the paint is dry, carefully remove the tape. Enjoy what your beautiful custom design looks like!

Bring dry plants to life with color spray paint

Finally, you can also make a beautiful bouquet from a few dried flowers and branches.

Pick some flowers and dead branches.
Then spray them from a distance so that you still have a few spots in the natural color of the dried flowers. This way you get a nice lively double tonality.

Pastels work best for this design because they look more natural.

Now that you have some ideas of what to do with spray paint, you can create your own designs. The possibilities are endless!