A couple times over the holidays, I used spray paint on a few household items… but truth be told..I wasn’t happy with the finish and the runny texture of the paint. Needless to say I was a little apprehensive to take on another project using spray paint.
While spray paint has a lot of advantages; easy to use, covers well, and goes on quickly, not all home projects are suited for this style of paint. I feel its best application is for smaller items with intricate detail. For large pieces of furniture, I would choose latex paint, a more cost effective option.
Here are gold candlesticks of mine that need to be freshened up.
I have owned them for years and want to modernize them with a different color and texture.
We use them mostly at Christmas time with burgundy candles. While they are pretty, I’d like a more contemporary look to use year round.
There is a lot of detail on these candlesticks, so using spray paint is the perfect option. For this project, I am using Krylon Chalky Finish Spray Paint in Classic White. I found it at Michaels and Hobby Lobby HERE, but had a hard time finding it in the color Classic White, must be a very popular color, it is also available HERE.
I did not sand the candlesticks, but I did use a primer HERE, spraying one coat on lightly. This picture shows what they look like after 1 coat of primer. Make sure you are in a well ventilated area, I was in the garage with a door open, the paint does smell quite a bit.
The primer dries quickly, but it is recommended to let your piece dry at least an hour before spraying with paint.
I applied 2 coats of spray paint, and followed the recommendation to let them dry at least 6 hours between coats. I applied the coats quickly, moving the can left and right evenly down the candlesticks. The paint did not run or drip at all! I found this paint much easier to use than other spray paints I have tried in the past.
The can also has a nifty spray tip nozzle that doesn’t tire your finger out like other spray tips, a definite bonus!
The finish is very nice, a chalky flat finish. However, I did not find the finish to be ultra chalky. On a chalk finish scale of 1-10, I would give the finish a rating of 6 in terms of chalkiness. If you are looking for a high chalk finish, I would recommend using milk paint HERE. I found milk paint to have a much chalkier finish than this spray paint. Both are nice finishes, just depends on your preference. A chalkier finish will give your piece more of an aged appearance.
All in all, I give this spray paint a thumbs up for ease, application, and finish. I will definitely use it again for future home projects.
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The candlesticks look beautiful. I have trouble getting an even coating when I use spray paint. You truly have a gift!
Thanks Lynn, I wish I had a gift, this particular spray paint was just really easy to use 🙂
They really did turn out goreous. It makes me want to give it a try!! Very nicely done.
You definitely should! Was very easy to use, I was surprised.
Beautiful😊
Thank you
You are welcome😊
Those candlesticks turned out beautiful!
Thank you, I was very happy with the result and so easy to do.