Creating a Blue Patina With Paint!
My garden bench was a hot mess of rust and neglect. It had rusted, peeled, and was essentially the most dangerous thing in my garden space.
But I brought it back to life with Modern Masters' reactive metallic paints. Using just their patina solution, I transformed this sad scrap-heap of a bench into a gorgeous blue garden showpiece.
But I brought it back to life with Modern Masters' reactive metallic paints. Using just their patina solution, I transformed this sad scrap-heap of a bench into a gorgeous blue garden showpiece.
This patina not only looks natural, but it's also very easy to do.
Here's the before.
Ain't she beautiful in her rusted, gonna-give-you-tetanus way?
After a good sanding, there were two coats of tinted primer.
Then, the metallic copper paint. I liked it this way, too.
Head to the link below to see how I applied the patina solution to create this gorgeous blue look from the metallic copper paint.
And here she is! All fancied up and ready to resume her place in the garden.
It's a lovely blue, and one that has just the right weathered spots - as if this was truly copper that had aged naturally.
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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That is stunning
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Absolutely beautiful!
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