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Have A White Spray Paint And Distressing Party

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My idea of a DIY good time is getting out the white spray paint and going to town. Throw in a little sandpaper and it’s a party.

Petticoat Junktion White Spray Paint And Distressing Party For Furniture and Home Decor accessories

White Spray Paint Projects

White décor is so clean and fresh looking. I love it even though my home is the total opposite,  where I surround myself with color.

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White Spray Paint And Distressing Party

In the midst of my workshop junk stash purge I gathered a bunch of items to paint, prepped them (if needed), laid them all on tables or pegboard outdoors, and grabbed the can of white spray paint.

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I try to work smarter, not harder, and this is one of my time savers. Spray paint projects en masse ( fancy French term for group).  I used RustOleum spray paint in Heirloom White. update: I received several questions about how much spray paint I used for the projects. What you see in the photos above took about a can and a half of spray paint. The chair just has a base coat of spray paint then I finished it with brush on paint. It’s hard to get into all the nooks and crannies and the spray paint is great for those.

Well I got all those projects spray painted and a table or two brush painted with Reclaim paint. I made a short video (75 seconds) showing how to distress the white paint….

How To Distress Paint

I distressed all of these projects by hand using 3M Flexible Sandpaper ( my new fav). The process is super easy and really fast. There is no need to try and distress all parts and edges equally. The finished project is much prettier and realistic when distressed in a random fashion.

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I always fold sandpaper two or three times to get a better grip on it. The regular sandpaper usually tears after just a bit of use but not the flexible kind.

Have A White Spray Paint And Distressing Party

I counted over 15 pieces I painted in one afternoon. You guys don’t have to do everything at one time. Maybe you want to change the décor in one room. Gather a few items and either spray paint them or brush paint them at the same time. You don’t have to use white paint….go with a favorite color.

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You can also distress just a few pieces at a time. I do go overboard sometimes.

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Pretty little details like those on the mirror really pop after a little distressing.

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This is just a small part of the projects I painted that day. I ‘ll share the others in another post or two….in a week or two. (update. See the other projects here….Tips For Distressing Painted Furniture) .Let me know if you watched the video and if you have tried distressing paint. Some of my friends don’t like distressed paint finishes at all. That’s okay, it’s not for everyone.

Products used in this project:
RustOleum Spray Paint – Heirloom White
3M 150 Grit Flexible Sandpaper
Reclaim Paint- Off White
(Amazon affiliate links for your convenience)

I’m done for now. Have a great day!

Kathy Owen
Creative (or crazy, take your pick) mind behind the blog Petticoat Junktion. Always looking for something old, rusty, blingy, or crusty. Everyday is a new adventure. Come along for the ride!
https://petticoatjunktion.com

Comments

  1. I do love spray paint, but, brush on paint really costs a lot less to use on anything but the smallest projects. I acquired 2 rusty green metal plant racks – 40 inches wide, three shelves each, and ended up using 3 cans each of rust reformer and hammered silver Rustoleum spray. They look fabulous, but I should have used the brush on since I ended up spending about 40$ on the paint anyhow! OTOH, since the racks were free, I now have room for all my plants in the rec room, freeing up a guest room for actual guests!

    • Just a casual comment, Rustoleum does go right over the rust so you really didn’t need the rust reformer…that’s the reason it is called Rust-oleum! Not sure cost of rust reformer but maybe you would have only spent half? I know the metalics, which I love by the way are more expensive then their other paints!!

  3. I love spray paint. I recently got my granddaughter to spray paint for me because my lungs can’t take the fumes anymore.

  5. Great pieces, Kathy. I did watch the video. It was fun to see you moving at such a speed! Now I know how you get so much done all the time!

    Just out of curiosity how many cans of spray paint did you use to do all those pieces? I, too, think that spray paint would be a lot more expensive than brush-on from a regular paint can. Plus, environmentally, spray cans are very bad, which is always a major concern to me.

  8. This looks like how I work! I love painting everything white too! I like distressing some pieces, then others I love in a perfect gloss with no imperfections. I guess it really goes down to what the piece is and where I plan on putting it. I like a combination of old and new.

  9. I do exactly the same thing Kathy. Of course I do! The name of my blog is White Spray Paint:)
    Thank you for sharing this at TOHOT!

    Laura
    WSP