Coat Rack Redo

I am slowly checking items off my project list.  I can see several will be carried over into Fall, but that is OK.  Once we are settled with a routine with school I'll have extra time to play.

This is a coat rack I found last year at Goodwill for $6.  It is in great condition and the color was not too bad either. 

We actually had it hanging last Fall, but as usually I wanted a change.  Since we are painting all our walls a brighter color I thought the coat rack needed a change too.

So I got after it.  I started out by watering down white paint.  We already had the white paint so it costs me nothing.

It was not the look I was hoping for.  Check it out.

 Too cloudy looking.  I think I added too much water.  But hey that is OK, I had a dark stain!

Again we had this in the garage so I am still at $6 bucks! 

I used a paint brush to apply the stain and right after the whole rack was painted I used old rags to wipe it off.  And here is the $6 Goodwill coat rack(these pictures do not do it justice!) 


I LOVE the marble effect I somehow came up with.  And how you can see little bits of white and the dark green coming through.

This is the top that no one will see, but I wanted show it so you could see the way all these colors mixed. 

I am a nut for a cheap frugal redo.  $6 is all it cost me!!! 

Just FYI this took a good four days to dry.  I think maybe because it is SO hot here and no breeze whatsoever. 

When I redo a piece I just kinda go for it and with it.  If a color does not work like I was thinking.....I try something else.  And I try to use whatever we have on hand. 

I love the new look!  And it will pop on the new brighter color we are painting all the walls. 
Can't wait to hang it!!!