Moving? Changing décor? Nothing matching? Take one can of Twist & Spray and get spraying! It works on most surfaces and is a quick and easy way of updating, revamping or recycling.
How to: make a kitchen chalkboard with PlastiKote spray paint
Add a stylish chalkboard to your kitchen using PlastiKote spray paint.
You will need:
MDF cut to size
Dust sheets/newspaper
PlastiKote Twist & Spray Primer in Black
PlastiKote Chalkboard
Rope
How to:
- Measure the wall area you want to cover in the kitchen, and ask your DIY store to cut a piece of three quarter inch thick MDF to size. Sand the edges smooth.
- Drill two holes, slightly larger than the width of your rope, in the top corners of the board.
- Apply a single coat of Twist & Spray Black Primer, followed by several thin coats of Chalkboard until you have total coverage.
- When the paint is dry, thread your rope through the holes, forming a loop at the back. Tie in large knots at the front to secure.
- Always follow instructions on the can.
Top tip: For best results, allow the Chalkboard to thoroughly dry for 7 days before using chalk on it.
You could also try putting the chalkboard into a frame and spraying the frame to match your kitchen decor. Or how about taking some old plant pots or yoghurt pots and turning them into stylish herb containers?
Competition: Win a £50 gift card for B&Q with Valspar spray paint
Win a £50 gift card for B&Q in our August competition with Valspar spray paint!
Now that it’s officially summer, we’re all spending lots of time in the garden. Hopefully you’re surrounded by beautiful flowers and ornaments to admire as you sip your summer cocktail! We’ve worked hard on our garden and upcycling has been a big part of our theme. This month, we’d like to know how you think we upcycled this old rain hopper:
It’s so easy to enter this month’s competition. Just email us your answer, choosing from A: Flower holder in Outdoor Warm Grey, B: Outside Light in Grey Satin or C: Planter in Outdoor Bronze. And don’t forget to send your contact details to competition@spraypaintideas.co.uk, with AUG COMP as the subject. We’ll pick one lucky winner at random after the closing date of 31st August. Good luck!
We run a competition every month, so do sign up to our newsletter to make sure you are in with a chance to win.
Thank you to everyone for entering our July competition and our congratulations to Jude Tompkins from Wimborne in Dorset who won. Jude choose the garden set sprayed in a range of Outdoor Pastel colours – we think they look pretty special too! June wins a £50 gift card from The Range.
Click here for Terms & Conditions for our August competition.
Reader project: clever kitchen storage with PlastiKote spray paint
Beckie Batchelor who owns The Making Bee is one of those truly creative people who can turn her hand to anything, whether it’s running children’s art and crafts workshops, upholstering chairs or making some beautiful Christmas decorations for the local hospice fayre. It’s almost unfair that one person should have all that talent! We’ve chosen to feature one of her practical but stylish kitchen makeovers using PlastiKote spray paint as recycling is part of our theme this month. But do scroll down the page for some of the other fabulous things she has created for her home.
Beckie turned an old cupboard into clever storage by making shelves out of old brown formica worktops and spray painting them. She also used spray paint on the pine louvred doors. The finishing touch was a set of battery operated lights from IKEA that come on when you open the doors…
From this… to this!
We’ve sent some cans of spray paint to Beckie to say thank you for submitting her kitchen cupboard project. And here are some more of her projects. If you want to see more of Beckie’s work or get in touch with her then click here
How to: make tin can bugs for the garden with spray paint
These colourful creatures are easy to make using old tin cans and spray paint and will cheer up a dull corner or maybe scare the birds off your vegetable patch!
You will need:
Tin cans
Masking tape
Circular stickers
3mm wire
Googly eyes
Bradawl
Garden canes or sticks
Spray paint in the colours of your choice
How to:
- Make sure the can you are spraying is clean and dry.
- Make holes for the wings to be inserted into on top of the can and one bigger hole for the garden cane or stick that it is going to sit on.
- Apply the spray paint in fine layers, following instructions on the tin.
- Our top tip for this project is to put the tin can upside down on an old garden cane or stick to allow you to get to all sides and the bottom of the can
- To get the stripes and spots, use masking tape and circular stickers.
- Whilst the can is drying, shape the wire to make the wings and spray.
- When all bits are thoroughly dry, put the wings in place, fixing inside the can by twisting the wires together out of sight. Stick on two googly eyes.
- For the bird feeder, hot glue a stick perch inside the can and use ribbon to fasten to a branch.
TOP TIP: Catering-size baked bean cans make great planters!
Reader project: instagrammer Becci Powell using PlastiKote spray paint
We’re loving the inspirational projects Becci Powell has been showcasing on Instragram. You can find Becci (aka becp87) here on Instagram if you want to see more of the great work she has been doing. We spoke to Becci to find out more about her and also about the inspiration behind this particular project:
As a mother taking time out from work, I decided I needed to find a new challenge, that didn’t cost the earth (babies are super expensive, even more so when they turn into toddlers and want EVERYTHING!). That’s when I found my love of crafting and upcycling!
My main mission was to create a bedroom for my son, made from only repurposed furniture and trying my hand at my own accessories for his room. Then, my mother almost created the BIGGEST sin..she was going to throw out her canisters, which were in perfect condition (though pretty drab to look at).
Already familiar with Plastikote spray paints, I HAD to give them an updated look (I used their Metallics Copper Spray with their Clear Spray Sealer). Now all our friends and family want them too!
Before
During
After
We think they are fabulous and we’ll be sending Becci some spray paints to thank her for sharing her project with us.
If you have a spray paint project, do please get in touch. Just email info@spraypaintideas.co.uk including a before and after picture as well as a few sentences about yourself and your project. If we feature your project, we’ll send you some spray paints to say thank you.
Top tips & mini makes: find your tent pegs with PlastiKote Spray Paint
Are you camping or off to a festival this summer? Avoid tripping over tent pegs or losing them in the long grass by spraying with PlastiKote Fluorescent spray paint – so much easier to see!
And don’t take your boring old wellies to the festival. Glam them up with some glossy spray paint and vinyl stickers! They’ll last the festival season.
Competition: win a Range gift card with PlastiKote Spray Paint
Win a £50 gift card from The Range in our July competition with PlastiKote spray paint!
Now that it’s officially summer, we’re hoping to spend lots of time in the garden – preferably sitting around enjoying the sunshine! We’ve updated our garden furniture quite a few times over the years and wondering which of the makeovers we prefer. Please help us to decide! Here’s what they looked like when we found them:
It’s so easy to enter this month’s competition. Just email us your answer of which colour you prefer. Choose from A: Satin White, B: Royal Blue or C: Outdoor Pastels and also send us your contact details to competition@spraypaintideas.co.uk, with JULY COMP as the subject. We’ll pick one lucky winner at random after the closing date of 31st July. Good luck!
We run a competition every month, so do sign up to our newsletter to make sure you are in with a chance to win.
Thank you to everyone for entering our June competition and our congratulations to Simon Sims from Stourbridge who won our June competition. Simon decided we had sprayed the gnomes in three different colours and he was right. Don’t they look gorgeous! Simon wins a £50 Hobbycraft gift card.
Click here for Terms & Conditions for our July competition.
