I used this same painting method on some fixtures in my bathroom over a year ago.
Spray painted wall light.
Spray painting light fixtures.
She says i could not be happier with my diy results plus i got to paint the light exactly the color i envisioned oh the wonders of spray paint.
Diane was inspired by the wheeler esso wall sconce from barn light electric.
If you want to paint the fixture without removing it from its location you must mask around the fixture to protect adjacent surfaces from paint spray.
Dip a terry cloth or brush into the faux glaze paint mixture and begin to paint over the wall.
You don t want to get spray paint on your wall it s oil based and that wont work if you need to paint over it with latex.
The trick is to color wash the wall rather than actually paint it.
First i headed to walmart for my light bulbs and spray paint.
If your fixture is attached to the siding or brick wall of your house cover the area with enough masking paper to protect the surface.
Diane got just the look she wanted with an inexpensive metal fixture from lowes and a can of spray paint.
The coat should be even and light unlike painting in which you apply one or two heavy coats.
Then on with my makeover.
That s where the old mirror cabinet was before see above.
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Use short quick light strokes so you don t blunt one area of the wall.
Then i taped on scrap paper and brown paper bags around the lights.