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How To Jazz Up a Plain White Plastic Ceiling Medallion
by
Courtney @ All Things New Again
(IC: blogger)
$44.98
1 Hour
Easy
This project is quick and easy ... and it adds a little special touch to your home. Here's how I transformed a plain white plastic ceiling medallion using American Paint Company paints and metallic micas.
I forgot to take a “before” shot so I pulled this photo from the Lowe’s website. This is the $14.98 ceiling medallion I bought for the dining room in our 1949 duplex in Alexandria, VA.
I painted it with American Paint Company’s "Crushed Tea", the same rich color I used for the built-in china cabinet transformation I shared with you last week. One of the nice properties of American Paint Company all-natural clay chalk and mineral paint is that it sticks to just about any type of surface with very little prep work. I was confident it would stick to this plastic ceiling medallion.
You can see the white plastic on three of the sections in this photo. The rest shows the first coat of APC Crushed Tea. It looks ugly. The paint did not appear to be sticking. For a split-second, I thought I would have to spend another $14.98 on another ceiling medallion because I ruined this one.
This photo shows the wet second coat on the right side against the dry first coat on the left side. You can see how nicely the paint filled in on the dry side compared to the first photo above. You can also see how the paint color changes as it dries. The second coat provided full coverage of all of that white plastic.
I really like how it is all shiny and metallic looking.
Here is the complete look with the chandelier:
The chandelier had frumpy glass goblets that detracted from the lamp’s hip industrial vibe. We removed the glass and replaced the ordinary light bulbs with vintage-looking Edison bulbs. At $10 apiece, they are pricey, but $30 was still much cheaper than buying a new chandelier.
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Published September 2nd, 2014 3:54 PM
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