This is not a complicated tutorial.
Spray paint faux wood blinds.
I used two trestles and some leftover wood.
Painting blinds is a quick and easy way to give your windows a whole new look on a budget.
We were on a super tight budget when remodeling the house so spending close to 100 for new blinds in that room was out.
Allow the slats to dry for the recommended period of time stated on the primer canister.
Faux wood blinds add an element of elegance to any room in your house.
If you ever decide to change the color of your blinds you may choose to paint them saving you the cost of buying new blinds.
But not today.
Please look at my other video on how.
And then spray until the brown is gone.
The weather tends to be against me each time i try to spray paint.
You don t want paint on the strings or to spend hours trying to paint around them so the real trick in painting blinds is to take the slats off the strings.
Painting your blinds will also add personality to the room.
It was my first spray paint job and it went beautifully.
You just need to hang the blinds in a way to be able to open and close the blinds.
Here are some tips to make the job easier and more efficient.
We have a few more sets of blinds like these throughout the house and they ll all be getting a fresh coat of paint.
These vinyl blinds were yellowed from years of sun exposure but w.
The shellac spray primer will bind to bare wood or wood finished with both oil and water based coatings.
Mine look brand new and it only cost me a couple cans of spray paint.
Use a flathead screwdriver to carefully remove the pegs and set them aside.
The spray paint also made the strings stiff so that does affect the how easily the blinds raises and lowers.
They were already sturdy and in good condition anyway just ugly.
Enjoy your newly painted blinds.
The most dramatic change i ve ever made with spray paint is when i decided to spray paint our blinds in our living room.
Painting blinds is such a cheap and easy way to update your existing window coverings.
I d imagine it s the same level of difficulty as spray painting just about anything.
Thanks to you i got the courage to spray paint one side of the blinds white.
Another short video this time on how to spray wooden blinds and transform the look of your home at a very cheap price.
Use what you have on hand.