Sunday, January 9, 2011

DIY pink chevron trashcan

I am so excited about this!!
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this was my inspiration:
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it used to look like this:
creepy trash can
Continue reading to see how I did it!




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First, I brought my favorite pink towel into Sherwin Williams. I matched it up with the color "Cheery"

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Setting up shop.....

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2 coats of primer

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then painted the whole thing Benjamin Moore's "Marry Me" (same color as our bathroom - I had leftovers..) and made a template out of paper to start taping.

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taped 3 rows, then took out the middle row to reuse on the 4th row. continued that until I got to the bottom. There's got to be an easier way to do this...

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all done!

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Finally painting with the "Cheery" color.

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peeling off the tape was sooo satisfying. Not perfect, but I love how it turned out!

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horray





3 comments:

  1. It's beautiful! What a transformation!

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  2. That is one creepy-looking trash can. I could never pee with that cow staring at me. The Pink Chevron trash can is magnificent!!!

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  3. I LOVE this! Not sure I have the patience to tape off all those stripes or I would try it myself :)

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