Thrift Store Finds Upcycled with Modern Masters Metallic Paint

I love shopping for display items at thrift stores.  I bought all the pieces in this post at thrift stores during my travels the last few months.  When I was at the Snap Conference I actually won a quart of Modern Masters Shimmer Metallic Paint so I thought I’d try it out on these.

BTW, I had a painting day at my house a few weeks ago and this paint was the favorite of the day!  It goes on very smooth and covers well.  I think these all have two thin layers on them.

Here’s what the leaf dish looked like before it was painted.  Light wood with a little scratching on it.

And here it is after.  What do you think?

I painted the mug rack on a different day.  This is how I paint a lot of times when I’m by myself… just me, Good Mythical Morning, and a cup of coffee.  (I must have already finished the coffee when I took this!)

And here’s the mug rack after.  You can see a little of the shimmer in the light.

One more piece… I forgot to take a before photo but it’s in the thrift store haul video.  I’ll link to it when I get it up.  I called it a “men’s jewelry box” but it’s actually called a “valet”, probably from the 1970s.

I took all of these to Treasure Island Flea last month.  My daughter took these beautiful photos.  You can see the leaf dish in one of them.  I think it sets off our statement necklaces perfectly!

The bottom photos are fun… we tried food and drinks from a couple of new vendors.  The bottom left photo is a Hungarian chimney cake from Rill’s.  Delicious!  Kind of like a cinnamon roll baked around a wooden cylinder in a routisserie oven.  The Black Medicine coffee on the right is a pressure brewed coffee with added vitamin C.  I heard it’s sold in our local Safeway so I’ll be looking for it next time I’m there.

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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