WIN: a £50 Ikea gift voucher with PlastiKote spray paint

7th January 20207th January 2020 SPIadmin

Start the year as you mean to go on – recycle, revamp and reuse! PlastiKote spray paint is the perfect paint to makeover unloved furniture and accessories quickly and easily. In this month’s blog, you’ll find step by step instructions on how to recycle tables, chairs and a chest of drawers but the possibilities are endless.

We had a plain wooden step stool that is now on its third incarnation! From bare wood, we masked off the bottom two thirds and sprayed the top White Satin from our Twist & Spray paint range to use as a bedside table in a guest room. A year or so down the line, it was re-purposed as a useful surface in the bathroom adding a pop of colour with Orange Gloss. When the décor changed in the bathroom, the step stool was sprayed with Mediterranean Blue Gloss to be used as, well, steps!

To win a £50 gift voucher to spend in Ikea, enter our competition. Tell us which of our step stool projects you like best – Bathroom, Guest Room or Steps. Email your answer together with your name, address and phone number to competition@spraypaintideas.co.uk and put JAN COMP as the subject. We’ll pick one lucky winner at random after the closing date of 29th February. Good luck!

Entrants’ email addresses are added to our database to receive our monthly newsletter. If you wish to enter our competition but do not want to receive the monthly newsletter, please state NO MARKETING in your email.

Thank you to everyone who entered our November competition. Congratulations to Jo from Peterborough Blackpool whose chose Chrome as her favourite metallic finish. An Etsy gift card worth £50 is on its way.

For terms and conditions for the January competition, click here.

Want to know more about PlastiKote spray paint? Visit our website here for more information about the product or pop over to our Pinterest page for lots of inspirational projects.

Top tip: PlastiKote spray paint plus Ikea hack equals easy spray painting!

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If you use PlastiKote spray paint for painting small home accessories – vases, ornaments, jars and bottles, for example – this is a useful little hack.

Invest in an Ikea Snudda. At around £6, it’s a bargain and can make spray painting even easier and quicker to do. The Snudda is Ikea’s lazy susan, a wooden turntable that is so useful when spray painting small items. It means you don’t have to try and pick up your sprayed item to get to another side, possibly getting paint on your hands or spoiling your paint job – simply turn the table and the unpainted side comes to you!

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Keep it clean! Rather than build up layers of paint on your turntable, cover the top with newspaper and using masking tape to secure it underneath. This will make it easy to remove when you’ve finished your project, ready to be recovered for the next.

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2. Place the item to be sprayed in the middle of the turntable.

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3. Start spraying using even strokes and building the colour by slowly rotating the turntable with your free hand.

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4. Leave your project to dry and then apply a second fine layer if needed. Allow to thoroughly dry.

5. Finally, remove the newspaper and you’re ready for your next project!

Follow us on Instagram @plastikoteuk for more ideas and projects. And don’t forget to tag us if you make something using PlastiKote spray paint – we love seeing them #plastikoteuk.

For product information, visit the website www.plastikote.co.uk.

Competition: win a £50 Ikea gift card with PlastiKote spray paint

6th March 201912th March 2019 SPIadmin 34 Comments

As this is written, the sky is blue, the sun is out and the birds are twittering – Spring is on its way! And with Spring comes the thoughts of decluttering and cleaning the home. The words ‘spring clean’ may conjure up visions of cleaning cloths, mops and a lot of elbow grease but for us, it’s a time to give tired favourites a refresh with PlastiKote spray paint. Here are three easy projects to illustrate what a couple of coats of PlastiKote spray paint can achieve. Which is your favourite?

chalk cabinet before and after

A – Cabinet sprayed with Chalk in Pale Rose

table before and after

B – Table sprayed with Twist & Spray Colour in Black Gloss and Metallic Gold

baskets before and after

C – Baskets sprayed with Twist & Spray Colour in Pink Burst Gloss and Orange Gloss (vases also given a makeover to include Bright Red Gloss). Actually, had a proper spring clean with these shelves – decluttered and cleaned!

To enter this month’s competition, just tell us which is your favourite ‘spring clean’ – A, B or C – and you could win a £50 Ikea gift card. Email us your answer together with your name, address and phone number to competition@spraypaintideas.co.uk and put MAR COMP as the subject. We’ll pick one lucky winner at random after the closing date of 30th April. Good luck!

We run a competition every month and entrants’ email addresses are added to our database to receive our monthly newsletter. If you wish to enter our competition but do not want to receive the monthly newsletter, please state NO MARKETING in your email.

Thank you to everyone who entered our January competition. Our congratulations to Jackie from Hayling Island, who has won a £50 Hobbycrafat gift card. She chose French Grey as her favourite new colour from the Twist & Spray Colour range – a great neutral that goes with just about anything!

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For terms and conditions for the March competition, click here.

Want to know more about PlastiKote spray paint? Visit our website here for more information and lots of inspirational ideas

Reader project: inspiring recycling with PlastiKote spray paint

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We have been inspired by these projects from Ida of lemonbeedesigns – so nice to see her experimenting with different finishes from the PlastiKote spray paint range.

“I’m a stay at home mama to a two year old and a big time arts and crafts enthusiast. I love creating all sorts of things with my hands from hats to upcycled pieces of furniture. It’s my way of relaxing. I’m always on the look out for new materials and techniques to try. I’m relatively new to spray paints but have found them wonderfully easy to use. I like using a paintbrush with furniture, but when it comes to finer details, spray paints are definitely the thing to use.

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I used Plastikote Twist & Spray Satin in Pistachio for upcycling the backrest of a broken Ikea daybed.

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I used Plastikote Metallic in Graphite to give my birdcage a sleek new look.

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This is a cheap plastic frame from Wilko (£5.50), cast into this shape to look like separate photo frames stuck together. It’s very light but sturdy and with proper glass panes. I used a primer, followed by PlastiKote Silver Glitter.

I love how easy the spray paint was to apply and how smooth and solid the finish was. I also like how these projects only used up one can of paint.”

We love these projects and enjoyed the diverse mix of ideas. If you’d like to see more, take a look at her Instagram and blog pages.

For more information and inspiration from PlastiKote, visit our website here.

Reader project: Naomi gets crafty with PlastiKote spray paint

4th September 20184th September 2018 SPIadmin

Naomi (@gnowme) got in touch to show us her crafty make for a back to school project. She is a teacher and wanted to organise her resources into the days that she needed them. The box files she had were a bit boring so here she explains how she came to use PlastiKote spray paint for the first time and what she thinks of it!

“I haven’t used Plastikote before but I noticed it in the shop when looking for a tin of paint. I would have also needed to buy brushes to go with the paint so I decided a couple of cans of Plastikote would be better value for money and more fun to use!

To test the paint, I sprayed an empty glass moisturiser pot to make a little paperclip pot for my desk – the finish was perfectly smooth and glossy after just one coat of the spray.

When starting the files, I found that the first 2 layers were absorbed into the wood very quickly but by the third layer, the surface started to look and feel nice and smooth (I’ve since learnt that it is best to prime bare wood to stop the colour soaking in!).

Next, I used a permanent marker pen to bubble write the days of the week and decorate. To finish, I glued little lino printed paper stars on to decorate and I sprayed the folders with a clear glossy Plastikote to fix the pen and paper stars and give the files an even smoother finish.

I was impressed with how easy it was to get a smooth finish and the coverage was super – nice and even with no gaps anywhere. They were not messy at all and dried very quickly without a lingering paint smell.”

It seems we have another fan and hope Naomi enjoys using her ‘thank you’ gift for sharing her project with us – some more PlastiKote spray paints!

For more information and inspiration, visit our website here.

How to: Create stylish storage with PlastiKote spray paint

4th September 20184th September 2018 SPIadmin

You can never have enough storage and baskets are a great way of keeping things tidy! These inexpensive Ikea baskets can be used for a whole host of storage solutions and, with the help of PlastiKote spray paint, look good too!

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Using pretty heritage colours from the PlastiKote Chalk range – Frost Blue, Pale Rose and Pastel Green – we sprayed three baskets, choosing to paint one half of each basket to keep a rustic feel.

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The Pastel Green basket found its way to the kitchen. It works well (and looks great!) as storage for fruit and veg on the counter top.

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A useful addition to the bathroom, the Frost Blue basket holds toiletries and cloths for overnight guests.

A handy container to take cutlery and napkins out on a sunny summer’s evening for dining al fresco, the Pale Rose basket has yet to find a permanent home (though thinking it may work well in the bedroom to hold hairbrushes and straighteners…).

Are you inspired? It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Make sure the basket is clean and dry.
Use Chalk spray paint in the colour of your choice, following instructions on the can.
Allow to thoroughly dry before putting into use.

If you do spray your own baskets, do tag us on Instagram #plastikoteuk or send in via email info@spraypaintideas.co.uk – we’d love to see them.

For more interior projects, check out our Pinterest page.

Vlog: desk revamp with PlastiKote spray paint

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Vlog: Ikea hack upcycling a Knagglig crate with PlastiKote spray paint

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Competition: win a £50 Ikea gift card with PlastiKote spray paint

29th May 20186th June 2018 SPIadmin 39 Comments

Win a £50 gift card from Ikea with PlastiKote spray paint in our June competition!

We love colour at PlastiKote. Our Twist & Spray paint comes in over 40 different colours and finishes (with a few new ones coming soon!) along with several other ranges that have their own colourful palettes. Below are three different shades of blue from three different PlastiKote ranges. Tell us which is your favourite and you could win a £50 Ikea gift card. The winner will be chosen at random from all entries.

T&S Royal Blue FDE Sky Blue copy

Chalk Frost Blue copy

To enter this month’s competition, just email us your favourite blue – A Royal Blue (Twist & Spray Colour), B Sky Blue (Fast Dry Enamel) or C Frost Blue (Chalk) together with your name, address and phone number to competition@spraypaintideas.co.uk and put JUNE COMP as the subject. We’ll pick one lucky winner at random after the closing date of 30th June. Good luck!

Thank you to everyone for entering our May competition. Our congratulations to Karen Walker from Oxfordshire who chose the bee as her favourite tin can bug and will receive a £50 Hobbycraft gift card.

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For the terms and conditions of our June competition, click here.

Want to know more about PlastiKote spray paint? Visit our website here for more information and lots of inspirational project ideas!

Competition: win a £50 Ikea gift card with PlastiKote spray paint

15th December 201718th December 2017 SPIadmin 6 Comments

Win a £50 gift card for Ikea with PlastiKote spray paint in our Christmas competition!

We’ve just put our Christmas wreath up – and very pretty it looks too! We’ve made lots of different ones over the years but which is your favourite out of our top choices?

To enter this month’s competition, just email us the name of your favourite wreath from A. Pine Cones, B. Silver, C. Fruity or D. Frosty, together with your name, address and phone number to competition@spraypaintideas.co.uk and put DEC COMP as the subject. We’ll pick one lucky winner at random after the closing date of 31st December. Good luck!

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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 November competition. Our congratulations to Linda Spencer from Manchester who chose the Antique Gold spray painted leaf as her favourite and who wins a £50 Etsy gift voucher. Great choice, Linda!

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For the terms and conditions of our December competition, click here.

Want to know more about PlastiKote spray paint? Visit our website here for more inspirational project ideas!