Just Paint - Unicorn Spit Light Switch Covers
3 Materials
$1
10 Minutes
Easy
After giving the walls a fresh coat of paint, I decided that the walls deserve pretty "new" light switch covers. Here's what I did!
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I started out planning to shampoo the carpet. But hey since it's all empty I decided a fresh coat of paint for the walls was in order. I went with a nice soft beachy blue . First get all materials in order, you'll need (Amazon)
I cleaned my plain dark brown switch covers well and got out my (Amazon) Navajo jewel and zia teal diluted 7 to 1 in dollar store/Amazon spray bottles. Good thing they are only a dollar because two of the triggers broke on me.
Navajo jewel and zia teal diluted 7 to 1 in dollar store spray bottles. Good thing they are only a dollar because two of the triggers broke on me.
First I sprayed the Navajo jewel. I used a mist setting.
Then zia teal over the Navajo. Again in a mist .
Dry with a (Amazon) if you're impatient like I am. 🙃
Dry with a heat gun if you're impatient like I am. 🙃
Seal with (Amazon) and let dry. Since these were a light plastic and I only did one light coat of sealer they dried very quickly
Done!
Done!
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Love this.
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The reason the triggers broke was because they were cheaply made. Next time save your money in the long run and buy better bottles made in America.
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I certainly will - some places where you try to save money just aren't worth it in the long run....
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