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Oh my gosh, we seriously cannot believe how great this Before and After turned out. One of our biggest New Years Resolutions is to spiffy up items we already have. This is a great way to personalize an out-of-date home fan without purchasing a new one.
It rocks our world that just $8 worth of product purchases can give an out-dated fan a whole new life. Read on, readers for the photo recap and some great pointers to tackle this easy DIY project.
So here she is, in all her hideousness, hangin' out on OUR tv ceiling everyday. Ugh, I loathe the sight of that horribly out of date white fan! But I'm not really up for dishing out $100 for a new one as Christmas present buying takes top priority, at the moment. The quick fix? Paint that sucka!
I enlisted the help of one ... hot ... hubby! He turned off the electricity (via our panel box) and took that fugalicious fan down and said it was mine, all mine!
I'm pretty sure he was scared of what 'color' I'd paint it, but once I told him I was opting for a brown/black combo, he was a happy gent!
Yep, that would be dust bunnies all over the place. Am I embarrassed? You betcha! But will I still share the pic anyway? Obviously we keep it real with our readers right here at Casa Cullen!
CAUTION: blade removal in progress!
120 grit will do the job nicely...
...when you're strippin' those blades of dust, grime and old paint.
Our favorite primer ever ... and we even had an almost full can laying around = cha-ching!
Prime the blades and fan...
And my choice of paint colors per a last minute trip to Home Depot.
Hubby, who said at first, "this is your project" was seriously all over this. He painted them like a champ and I can pretty much say, this ended up being "his" project.
I like it already!
