Spray Painted Ceiling Fan

I've been trying to do small DIY projects around the house lately, just to bring some of our older pieces up-to-date. Not only do I want to save a buck, but I also want to keep useful stuff out of the trash. This ceiling fan, for example:

It's a beautiful fan, really. Yes, the gold and wood are a bit out-dated now, but the overall design is still lovely. Plus, it's in great shape. With a can of spray paint from Lowes, I was able to transform this fan from the one above, to this awesome one below.

Ok, here's how I did it:

1) Turn off the power so you don't get electrocuted
2) Take the fan down, remove the blades (pretty easy, just a few tiny screws to remove)
3) Clean the entire fan to remove dust, then lightly sand the entire fan, and clean off the dust again. This is probably the most important step.
4) Spray paint whatever color you want and let it dry thoroughly for several hours. I used Rust-Oleum Any Surface/Any Angle Satin White and Rust-Oleum Any Surface/Any Angle Metallic Satin Nickel.

Tips:

1) The white blades took a couple of coats of white, so you MIGHT need two cans of paint.
2) The metal paint sprays on very thin, but once it dries for a few minutes, it will darken. So be careful not to spray it like crazy and cause drips. Spray, let it dry for half an hour, spray again and so on until it's the color you want. Then let it dry for several hours. I did get a drip, so I let it dry thoroughly, then I sanded the drip off, cleaned it, and sprayed it again.

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Play Room - Part 2

Remember this? It's the playroom. Progress report = Zero

Ok, I did add a pink bean bag chair and the room has carpet now. I wanted to start on the curtains but I cannot find yellow chevron fabric anywhere. I searched every store I could, even in different towns but came up with nothing. I did find some online but it's way more money than I'm willing to pay. Hopefully I will find some though. I'm not giving up.

Here are my ideas:

The blue above is the wall color, which is already done. (Benjamin Moore's Bahaman Sea Blue #2055-44)

Yellow Chevron fabric for curtains:

Decor Pad

Pink Bean Bag Chair for accent color (no, I did not buy this from Amazon but this is the same color):

Amazon

World Map to either hang on the wall, or maybe find a rug:

Amazon

I want to build this table:

Fabulous Finishes

Build this cute little chair/reading area and the puffs hanging from the ceiling, but in pink:

I love my apartment

Some type of chalkboard:

Amazon

Just head on over to my pinterest for more ideas. Click here.

I'm also going to make a toy box and add some shelves. Oh, and I plan to use their hand/footprints as art. :)

All of the pictures are cited, of course. Just click on the link below each picture and you will go to the website.

Play Room - A work in progress

As many of you already know, my husband and I have been working on a playroom for our son and daughter (mostly for our daughter since our son isn't born yet).

Here is the wall color we selected....

Wall Color - Benjamin Moore's Bahaman Sea Blue #2055-44 (click here for a better picture of the color than the one above)

It is absolutely gorgeous. Love it! My accent colors will be yellow, white and a bright pink (to make it a bit feminine). We're also going to be making a toy box some time soon, which I plan to paint and stencil. I will post photos and how-to instructions. AND we ordered carpet today. Nothing fancy though, just a soft tan/neutral carpet. I wanted something inexpensive since it's a play room, with specs in it to hide dirt (hey, kids are dirty), and neutral because I plan to use a lot of bright colors and I didn't want to go overboard. I will post photos as soon as it's been delivered and installed.

We've also ordered cloth diapers. I will be trying: Rumparooz, BumGenius 4.0, BumGenius Elemental (free), Best Bottom (free) and Fuzzibunz. I'm considering Blueberry as well, but we'll see how the others work out first. I will post more details after I receive them.

Progress is being made and I'm excited! I'm also stressed because I'm running out of time. We'll welcome the baby around October 24th. Yikes!

Also, baby name selected!! Our newest member to the family will be baby Emmett! I wanted to wait until he arrived before I named him, but I just couldn't wait any longer. :)