Spray Painting Vents

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas this year!

Now life can get back to normal.

Funny how it seems everything you do during the Holidays revolves around that one day. Then it's over and life just goes back to the way it was.

Sorry my mind wandering...

Well I found more to spray paint! My vents!

They were looking pretty bad. To just buy new ones I would have to get some of them custom fit too.

So again spray paint to the rescue!

These really needed rescuing too.

This post pretty much feels like a repeat of my Kitchen Cabinet Handles since the same steps apply.

Step 1) Remove and clean vents

Step 2) Spray light coats of primer. I used Krylon Metal Black  Primer Spray Paint. At least 2 coats.

Remember light even coats do avoid drips. (The first picture I got too ancy and you can see some drips : p)

I did the bottom first then the top.

Step 3) Spray paint light coats of finishing. I used Krylon Metal Black Oil Rubbed Bronze Spray Paint.

I just did the tops this time since no one can really see the bottoms anyway.

Step 4) Let dry and finished!

Linking to...

A Bowl Full of Lemons

Lil Luna
A Little Tipsy
Not Just A Housewife
Someday Crafts
At The Picket Fence

To Paint or Not to Paint My Kitchen Cabinets

For years I've been debating if I should

paint my kitchen cabinets.

I keep going back and forth.

I just don't LOVE my cabinets. I look at them and think, "HELLO 1985!"

My husband doesn't want me too. He says that they are in good shape and really doesn't look as awful as I think. And just because the wood color isn't in style means we should paint them to go with the current trend.

Sigh.

Then a little more about my upbringing...

For generations my family has been the furniture business. I remember growing up friends would ask if my house gets new furniture every other year or so.

Surprisingly no.

My parents knew what to look for in furniture. They would save and go for the high quality solid wood stuff. And then get it for a good deal since they sold it (and only if no interested buyers were wanting it too).

My siblings and I had the same bedroom sets all our lives growing up. The dining room table is over 30 years old and rock solid wood. (I'm actually inheriting it when my parents move to a smaller retirement home!)

Anyway I told my family some of my ideas with my cabinets and they just CRINGED!

"Never paint real wood!!!" they would say.

"Painting wood is just a trend. Trends don't last very long. Your cabinets are oak. Oak is a classic and will be back in style before you know it."

Sigh.

I know they're right. So I don't really think I could really bring myself to do it.

Unless you can convince me otherwise.

I do love looking at other bloggers that had the guts to just paint theirs.

Then I would just dream about what I could do with my kitchen.

So many ideas I have...

I thought this look may be doable for my kitchen.

Source

What do you think?

Are you for painting wood or against it?

Should I paint mine?

Have you, or would you, paint yours?

Linking to...

A Bowl Full of Lemons

Lil Luna
A Little Tipsy
Not Just A Housewife
Someday Crafts
At The Picket Fence