35 Ways To Transform Everything You Own With Paint
Wicker benches, linoleum floors, table lamps, KitchenAid mixers, you name it.
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1. Update a plain discount store table or chair with a cool paint job thanks to this DIY on painting wood furniture.
2. Make a stained concrete garage floor look brand new with specially formulated paint.
3. Turn a swath of plain felt into adorable coasters with this simple painting technique.
4. Welcome party guests with a cute old-timey painted sign.
5. Turn a curbside find into a showpiece with a laminate furniture paint makeover.
Read the full tutorial from The Merry Thought here.
6. Make over a KitchenAid mixer in an undesirable hue with a quick paint job.
7. Freshen up your summer go-to tote with this Prada-inspired straw bag makeover.
8. Cover up a tired linoleum-tile floor with a painted facelift.
9. Fake a wallpaper look with a chic AF wall stencil for a new accent wall worthy of a magazine page. (Yes, print!)
10. Get your Audrey from Twin Peaks on with this saddle shoe DIY.
See the full tutorial on Dream Green DIY here. / Also check out other shoe tutorials in ice-cream sprinkles, polka dots, popsicles, abstract paint, leopard print, and pineapples and bananas.
Get the project supplies from Amazon: Women's Keds for $7.43+ and a 2 oz. mint acrylic paint for $2.51.
11. Mask an eyesore tile shower surround with specially formulated tile paint.
12. Update a metal file cabinet into an adorable craft storage unit.
13. Flip a thrift store table lamp with good bones thanks to some paint and a new shade.
14. Make an old dryer match a new washer with these tips on painting appliances.
15. Leave your mark with a sprayed-on monogram doormat.
16. Pump up your curb appeal with a fresh coat of paint on your front door.
See the full tutorial from Golden Boys and Me here.
17. Pretty up some plain serving bowls with acrylic paint and (life-changing) adhesive stencils.
18. Turn a castoff wicker bench into something that looks like a pricey Anthropologie piece.
19. Design your own drop-cloth rug with some painter's tape.
20. Bring the focus to a plain wood stool with this graphic makeover.
Read the full tutorial from Hello Lidy here.
21. Give simple wicker storage baskets the dipped treatment.
22. Whip up the perfect striped curtains with the help of a paint sprayer.
23. Rehab some garage sale finds -- or unite an odd set of chairs -- with this dining table paint DIY.
24. Transform brick garage walls with a lot of help from the right primer.
Check out the garage transformation and a primer guide from Hawthorne and Main.
Get a quart of KILZ primer from Amazon for $6.98.
25. Upgrade a plain rug into a fun hopscotch game.
26. DIY a graphic throw pillow with a stencil and special paint.
27. Add some patterned pizzazz to mini terra cotta pots with metallic spray paint.
28. Go a little nautical with a quick striped wall in your foyer.
29. Jazz up some stemless wine glasses with puffy fabric paint.
30. Add some flair to plain wood storage boxes with graphic painted designs.
31. Freshen up a tired porch swing with a new coat of paint and an approp message.
32. Spruce up a ho-hum upholstered chair with a lively new pattern.
33. Channel your inner superhero by turning a kid's toy car into the Batmobile!
34. Turn an old bathroom vanity into a total stunner with a fresh coat of bright-white paint.
Read the full tutorial from Smart Schoolhouse here.
35. Give a fresh face to an out-of-date bathroom faucet.
