It all really started when I found this teensy blush pink coffee creamer and I painted my front door PINK!! Then the idea snowballed to bring the color in to another part of my house, and my coffee station was on my mind for change and it was a perfect fit!! I used the next color darker down on the paint chip from my front door, called Priceless Coral, from Behr. It needed to pop just a bit more for me and it worked!
I wanted to keep this project as budget friendly as possible and I am proud to say the total was under $30.00 for the can of paint. That's it! Here is a look at the before picture. I LOVE my coffee station, but it was time to zhuzz it a bit and make it brighter!
I also needed a template for the hexagons so I had an idea to use the marker from Shift Shop, a fitness program I have done a few times in the past. This was PERFECT!! They were also flexible, making it perfect to trace the pattern on around the shelves! I tried a few colors out, then I actually tested my idea out on a piece of foam board to make sure my brain and the final product matched up!
I did buy a few different color testers out because I wanted to play, but ended up going with my first choice. Isn't that always the way?
After taping things off, I started in with painting one coat of white and coral then I needed to get pattern placement done. I just estimated where I figured the coral would be ending and then started. I did a second coat of white, then mocked up the pattern on the coral, then the white. I taped it off and the painted on the rest of coral. Then I gave the coral a second coat.
The next morning, I started in the center bottom and traced on the hexagon grid. I used a white colored pencil, so the lines were just visible enough to see. Of course, I was using white paint for the lines, so this was perfect. I just used some of the white wall paint, and made sure to add drops of water to it to keep it flowing as needed. Latex paint thickens as it is exposed to air so this is important.
After the grid was made, I then traced on the other lines inside the hexagons by using a ruler and the white colored pencil again.
Then it was time to get to work! It took most of the afternoon to paint all the lines because the angles were awkward and it was hard on the arms. But with copious amount of coffee and sheer determination, it got finished! I just used a small round brush I got at Michaels. It was a LOT of linework, but to me it is therapeutic and I loved it actually. :-)
I shopped my house for all the decor because that kinda thing makes my budgeting soul VERY happy!
SIDE NOTE: I do have to pick up a teensy piece of moulding for the back of the station (there was caulking residue I just didn't remove properly) but that will only be a few dollars. Overall, I am proud of how it turned out and LOVE the insane new vibe this side of my kitchen has now. And most of all, I proved to myself that I could do this on such a small budget! WOOP WOOP!!
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