Painted Bird Cage

by Julie Nichols, April 09, 2014
Hello Friends 

Today I'm sharing a very simple project on how to change the style of a yard sale find.



How often have you walked away from an item at a yard sale because you thought it was
outdated or you didn't like the color?


An easy fix for outdated items is painting.  



I used a free sample of gray paint from Lowes.  You can see by the condition of the can it has been used on several projects.  I really stretched this freebie out.

I also used raw umber craft paint.
I used this paint on the metal bars to get rid of the pink and to make the bars look rusty.  You could use spray paint for a project like this, but I wanted to preserve and enhance the rust that was already there.

I used a foam paintbrush on the outside.
On the inside, I used the paint brushes shown in the previous picture.  I used the one with the shortest handle so it would fit inside and made it easier to manipulate my hand around.
   To get the rusty look I put a small amount of raw umber paint on a brush and brushed it on haphazardly.



An unexpected surprise!

While previewing this post I noticed I used the same colors that are in my blog design.
Did anyone catch that?

How funny is that?


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  1. It looks great! It's SO much better than the original paint job. I would have passed that one up at a yard sale. But, now I'll be looking at them differently, thanks to your post. Great idea! Thanks for sharing it! :-)

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  2. You did a great job on transforming this bird cage - it's beautiful!

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  3. Way too cute, and ready for display. I would love for you to share on my Chic By You Link Party @ http://chicbytab.blogspot.ca/2014/04/chic-by-you-wednesday-link-party-7.html. Hope to see you there!

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  4. It turned out just beautiful - I've been on the look out for a birdcage ( or 2 or 3 or 4 LOL )
    Thanks for sharing - visiting from Be Different Act Normal
    Happy Tuesday :)

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  5. you're right, most of us would have walked passed that, your colors are wonderful, and love the idea of painting the metal wires. beautiful!!

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  6. Thanks so much for sharing your project at the Say G'day Saturday linky party. I have pinned the post and will be featuring your project at this weekend's party.

    Best wishes,
    Natasha in Oz

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  7. Very nice! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams on Fridays :D Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party

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  8. Hi Julie, I'm visiting from the City of Creative Dreams Party. What a difference from before - your bird cage is lovely. I think it's no coincidence that your bird cage is painted the same colors as your pretty blog - we are drawn to certain colors. Happy Easter!
    Marie @ The Interior Frugalista

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