The first thing that I did was sand off the peeling paint. {I thought this would take a few minutes, but really it took about an hour or so}.
After I had it sanded, I used Ivory Krylon’s new Dual Paint + Primer Spray Paint. I liked the idea of a spray paint that is both a primer AND paint in one.
Once the bench was painted and dry, I taped off the bench, exposing the strips that were going to be YELLOW.
Then I got to the pretty yellow paint. One thing I noticed was that the yellow paint seemed to cover more than the Ivory did. But that might have been because I had already painted underneath the yellow with the ivory.
So overall I am really happy with Krylon’s new Dual Paint + Primer. The paint stayed on my bench even underneath all of that tape. I liked that you don’t have to use separate paint and primer with this product, although the Ivory did take quite a few coats to cover.
And you can win an iPad by linking up YOUR spray painting project!! You can find out more at Krylon’s Dual Duel site.
Krylon sent me the new Dual Paint to try out. Check out their latest promotion, The Dual Duel, where Krylon is looking to find The Ultimate Restorer. To win this title, enter your spray paint restoration project and encourage friends and family to vote for your project as their favorite for their chance to win too.
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I absolutely love this!!! It looks so great! Love the white and yellow combo!
xoxo,
Ashley J @ mommybydaycrafterbynight.blogspot.com
Great project. Very well done.
Candy
candyscraftcorner.blogspot.com
This is awesome! And with a great color combination to boot! Now I wish I had a bench to spray paint… 😉
Relatable Style
love those yellow stripes! just stumbled upon your blog. now a follower…
oh! it is so cute & HAPPY! i love it.
you are so dedicated. i can't wait to see all that you're doing to your house, jen! it will be like living in a whole new home.
are those metal industrial bar stools i see in that sneak peek?
stinker! good for you!
xoxo
kellie
Cute bench, what a great transformation.
Love the brigtht bench. I am always afraid of stripes and never would have tried it, but I love it.
Good evening!
I featured your bench makeover in my blog series, Get Your Color On: Yellows. My series highlights DIY projects from other bloggers, decorating tips, and decor picks.
I love the colorful punch it packs! Perfect for outdoors. The pillow is a nice little touch as well.
Thanks for sharing your creativity and feel free to post a Get Your Color On! button!
Angela Conley
Creative Blossoming
http://creativeblossoming.com/2013/05/19/get-your-color-on-yellows/
Thanks Angela!!!
xoxox
You inspire me to paint something! The bench is so cute, looks great! Yellow is one of my favorite colors.
Love the colors!! But…no chevrons Jen?! haha!
Jen,
Love. This bench may be one of my favorite Tatertot projects. It looks wonderful!
xoxo
Tauni
This looks adorable…love the stripes!!
That is the happiest, poppiest bench EVER and I absolutely love it!! The bright colors against the green garden is just perfect!
Kristen
http://www.decoratingdiy.blogspot.com
I love it! It definitely looks cheerful sitting out there! You've given me some ideas for a few old pieces that I have sitting around.
If you were extra ambitious (which, um, you are) you could tape it off again at Christmas time and change the stripes for the season…
Really cute!
Girl. Sanding always takes about 3 times longer than you think it should.
Or, if you're me, it takes about 30 times longer. 🙂
this looks sooooo good! you did a great job! i had a spray painting adventure today as well, but definitely could have used one of those nifty tools!
xo dana
thewonderforest.com
What a difference paint makes! It looks so cheerful in your garden!
Jen this is SO pretty!! The yellow stripes are awesome. Beautiful girl!
Love the bench makeover and that pillow is too cute! Perfect for the garden!
Cant wait to see how the kitchen is coming along.
Jen, you are amazing! What a GORGEOUS bench!
WOW what a difference! LOVE that pop of yellow!
This is beautiful! I have an old bench sitting outside that I've thought about trying to do and this seems like a great idea. How did you sand in between the slats? Is there an easy way to do it?
love the bench, and love that you look so cute sanding it. i would be in my ugly pajama's, with no makeup and hair a mess. love the yellow too:)
What a fun & cheerful bench!! You did a fabulous job on this makeover!! Love the idea to give it stripes! Beautiful!!
How fun! Love the bright yellow! The bench looks terrific now. Thanks for sharing.
It looks wonderful! I love the bright yellow and white that you chose. It must really pop in your yard against the green of the plants.
Gorgeous! I wish I had some old crappy furniture to refinish! You did a great job.
I LOVE the yellow! That's the color I wanted to spray a little table on my front porch, but it was veto'd by my husband lol…
~Kristin
Love the stripes and the yellow! It is so fun and cheery and your pillow look so cute on it!
That bench is gorgeous! I love how it turned out!
Question completely unrelated to the bench (almost); how did you add the word "hello" onto that adorable pillow. Was it a stencil?? It looks fantastic!
The stripes look great! You don't even notice the weeds. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this campaign!
Looks FANTASTIC! Great bight and cheery colors – the stripes are a fun touch as well! 🙂
I love the strips Jen! The yellow and white are so cheery. I have a bench in front that needs some help but it belongs to the landlords. Wonder if they'd notice if I gave it a makeover?? 🙂
Hope you're having a great summer!
I love that bench!!! Its beautiful!
LOOOOVE THE BENCH LOVE IT! THE pillow is so sweet and the perfect add to the perfect bench. WELL DONE.
bummed I couldn't link but I did on their dual challenge. winks-jen
GREAT idea!! You did a good job!! I love redeeming things and I know you do, too!!!
GREAT idea!! You did a good job!! I love redeeming things and I know you do, too!!!
GREAT idea!! You did a good job!! I love redeeming things and I know you do, too!!!
Love this! I'd have never thought of doing the vertical stripes. So lovely!
gertie @ http://www.theoldblockhouse.blogspot.com
Love this bench project! There's something so sun-dappled and cute about it!
The bench is awesome, but what I really want to know is how hot is it there? I live in West Texas and it is so hot right now, you couldn't do an outdoor project at 3 o'clock in the morning.
Absolutely love this bench with its sunny yellow and white colors. It looks great in its garden spot. Thanks for sharing the project idea!
So cute! It really brightens up the garden!
ciao from Newport Beach
Jen, your bench looks awesome! How clever of you to do the stripes. 🙂 The pillow is a cute addition! Thanks for hosting my link!
So pretty!! I love the bright yellow!
Love the happy stripes. You don't notice any weeds because the bench is so cute. I need one!
Stripes! This is like watching an HGTV episode through a blog post. Sweetness on my feetness.
This looks awesome. I love the yellow!