A couple summers ago, I saw the finial below in the garden section at Walmart.
This is not the actual finial, but it is the closest thing I could find. Mine was actually a foam-type composite and was a darker brown.
I eyed it the entire spring and summer, until it went on clearance. I figured it would. I’m not sure how many people use foam finials in their yards where I live.
It wasn’t bad brown, but I hadn’t used it much and thought it would work better for Spring if it were white.
So I used this Crackle paint, and white latex paint and before the white paint was dry, I scraped it off in places and sanded the edges a bit.
It turned out just how I wanted. It looks like a weathered finial.
So if you have a few items that you want to spruce up for spring, just think about giving them a coat of white,
or maybe some crackle medium and a coat of white.
It might make them one of your favorite pieces!
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I'm a wife, a sister, a daughter, a mother of 5, a Jesus lover, a coffee abuser, an obsesser of all things DIY, design and decor related.
Most of what you'll see here are ways to live inexpensively, and how I put those into practice with my constant need to renovate houses.
We are a military family of 7, so houses must come big and inexpensive, and made beautiful as we go, turning what most would see as trash, into treasure.
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I don’t know if it’s just the cracked paint or the sanding as well, but the rugged look is perfect!
The power of paint! I love how it turned out!
I really love that! I’m looking at everything in my house today, wondering what I can freshen up!
Just some paint can really make a difference. It looks great, Katie- xo Diana
Hi Katie! This turned out so great! You would never guess that it was foam! I have learned to look at things like this and immediately contemplate how they would look with a little TLC. It’s great when you can get something on clearance because it’s kind of ugly and snazz it up and make a real treasure out of it! SUch fun – love it! Hugs, Leena
I love it, Katie! I doesn’t look anything like foam. Your paint treatment really gave it some texture.
It looks great!
Gorgeous! I was eyeing up that finial last week in your other posts! So pretty Katie!
This looks GREAT! I have lots of little touches that are needed at my house…now if I can get to them!
Thanks for the inspiration sweet friend! XO, Aimee
Hey Aimee! I hope you and your family are doing well! It’s probably getting to be that baseball time of year again for you guys! I hope blogging and the kid’s school is going well. Have a fantastic weekend!
I love this! What a great eye … I have a hard time seeing beyond what is to what could be with things like this. But this totally inspires me to give a fresh look.
This is great! Thanks so much for sharing!