Hi Everyone!
I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Man I missed you guys. I’m so happy to be back. My vacay was……….exhausting. Ever had one of those vacations where you need a vacation from your vacation? Yeah, that’s pretty much how I felt. Aside from the less than desirable weather and plans that didn’t quite happen the way we anticipated, my sweet nephew is absolutely gorgeous and he completely stole my heart.
So, before I left I revealed that I had finally gotten my hands on some neon spray paint. For those of you who are new to the blog, I’m kinda crushing on it. I absolutely couldn’t wait to add a splash of it somewhere in the house. I decided to make our outdated bar stools the victims of my neon experiment.
Here’s a look at what the bar stools looked like before
Not much to write home about. These have been with us through many many moves and served the purpose of mere function. They are way off style-wise and are actually about 3-5″ too tall for our 36 1/2″ high counter tops. They come in at 29″ tall and the ideal height is about 24-26″.
We’ve been shopping around for new bar stools for a while now and haven’t quite found “the ones” yet, so I figured if I have to live with them for now, they may as well be pretty! Enter Rustoleum
When I initially started this project I used the Krylon brand neon spray paint. I switched to Rustoleum after the first couple coats on the first bar stool. The reason why is because I found the Krylon spray paint was not reaching opacity. It was neon, but more of a sheer neon, not opaque neon. It’s very similar to the difference between sheer and opaque nail polish. Now I’m not saying anything negative against the Krylon product, I’m just saying for this specific project it wasn’t the best choice.
Here’s another thing of note: when using neon spray paint in order to reach optimum color pay off YOU MUST START OFF WITH A COMPLETELY WHITE BASE. For me, this meant a couple coats of Zinsser Cover Stain primer (i used the spray primer for this project). Make sure you prime really well. I actually had to go back and re prime because I didn’t do it well enough the first time. But all my work paid off because the end result is just what I was hoping for.
These babies are electric!! The camera didnt quite capture the true color, but believe you me, they are N-E-O-N! They are definitely an unexpected punch of color in the kitchen and I love them! I’m really going to enjoy them while they last. Now to find my next victim(s)…..
So what do you think? Any others in the same boat as Naomi and think I’ve gone off the deep end? Until next time…..
XoXo-Shavonda
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Gypsy Heart says
LOVE! Color is perfect for your kitchen and really looks “happy” !
Pat
Shavonda says
Hi Pat! It really feels like a happy space, too!
Sammy ~ Renew Redo says
I know I’ve already said this… but… I’m going to say it again. I LOVE this! Your kitchen is beautiful. Such a great job.
Shavonda says
Hi Sammy! Thank you so much! You’ve really made my day!
Jayne says
I totally LOVE the neon in that gorgeous kitchen, it works and is stunning!
Shavonda says
Thank you!! I’m so happy I took a chance and went with it!
Epic Thread says
Cute!! Nice pop of color.
Jillian – http://epic-thread.blogspot.com
Shavonda says
Hi Jilian! Welcome to AHFOC:) Thanks so much for stopping by and for leaving a comment. The color gets better everyday, its just so fun. I hope you’ll come back again, soon.
Belinda says
Love it! I think every home needs some NEON! LOVE LOVE!
Shavonda says
Thank you my friend! I couldnt agree more!!
Kristin Cadwallader says
How fun! Love it,and I love your kitchen! I want to see more of that room 🙂 xo Kristin
Shavonda says
Hi Kristin! Thank you. I actually need to so a before and after progress post on the kitchen. March made a year since we started working on it and a lot has change since then. Hmmmm I’m thinking that’s coming this week….
Mrs. Chic says
They are so much fun! It’s crazy they have the perfect lines for neon so it works!! I really like then, and they look good with your bottom cabinets and island color! Yay for going bold and having fun! 🙂
Brandi@ Flights of Whimsy says
They’re perfect! I love your whole kitchen actually but these really pop of the dark island.
Shavonda says
Hi Brandi! Thank you. I know you’re busy making plans for a kitchen update of your own and I can’t wait to see what you do. I just love your sense of style and I know it’s going to be good:)
Julia Konya says
I don’t know any other vacations. I always need a vacation after I went on vacation!
I love the bar stools in neon. Are you sure you need to buy other ones 😉
I just bought cheapo ones too for my kitchen and have to paint them. I couldn’t afford the lucite stools that I wanted. Well, maybe Santa (hubby) can bring them for me 🙂
Shavonda says
Oooh hopefully Santa will surprise you;) I’d love to see what you do with your interim bar stools.
Brandi says
Oh wow, they are definitely bright, but I really like them!! I love that you tried something different.
Shavonda says
Thanks Brandi! That’s what it’s all about, right?