I’ve seen the below image on Pinterest quite a few times over the past year. Basically they took random thriftstore items, put a coat or two of spray paint on them, and transformed below average pieces into fun and intriguing home decor focal points. I thought I’d give it a shot.

Here’s my pinspiration shot straight from Pinterest. Not sure if I’d be brave enough to spray paint a vintage camera, but it sure looks great!

Here’s my hunk ‘a junk I grabbed at Thrift Town. I literally devoted ten minutes to go in and grab random items that I believed would look great with just a little paint help. I know, pretty random pile!

Here’s the transformations:

I like this little bird. In fact my aunt bought me one very similar for Easter, and I guarantee it cost a lot more than $1.99. On this one I used the base color, and followed it up with a clear gloss coat. This looks great in the garden.

The frames I found were really ugly originally. With this bright coat of green paint it would look cute in a room where you cluster the frames on a wall for a pop of color decor!

I really liked this piece as well. It went from a 70s inspired orange to a shabby chic blue. I did a light blue spray paint, and rubbed it back with some sandpaper after it dried. This too makes for a fun piece in the garden. Cost $1.99.

All of the above were easily transformed using a quick coat of paint. Any of these objects you see above took less than five minutes to transform (not including dry time). I love the idea of doing this and adding some whimsy to a garden for dirt cheap (pun intended). Here’s the segment as seen on Good Day Sacramento’s Thrifty Thursday:

http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/video/10092690-thrifty-thursday-the-benefits-of-spray-paint/

Happy thrifting!

Gina Doglione-Nielsen is featured every week on Good Day Sacramento’s Thrifty Thursdays, and owns GNJ Consulting which handles Public, Social, and Media Relations for Thrift Town Stores. Gina lives in Northern California with her amazing husband Josh, and is constantly on the go with three “very active” and “strong personality” bambinos; aka Team Nielsen, and loves every minute of it.