Repurposed Beer Bucket

This shabby pail was created from one of the saved beer buckets from our daughter’s DIY Vintage Rustic Wedding. The only item I purchased was the spray paint.  It was a quick project and was super easy.

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Breakdown:

Time: 45 minutes (add additional drying times)

Cost: $2.49 (spray paint)

Difficulty: Super Easy!

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Supplies:

bucket

Rust-o-Leum Hammered 7213 Silver spray paint

Behr Brushed Almond homemade chalk paint

foam brush

The Graphics Fairy typography

wax paper

tape

inkjet printer

dark brown Briwax

clean rag

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To achieve this shabby look, I covered the blue island-themed (not a favorite) pail . . . 

Corona, anyone? 😉

. . . with two coats of silver Rust-O-Leum Hammered spray paint, leaving the interior untouched.

Next, I roughly dry-brushed the pail with creamy chalk paint left over from another project (Chalk Paint Shelf::Easy Graphic Transfer  Method).

Once the paint dried, I transferred a graphic I found at The Graphics Fairy.

To give the pail an “aged” look, I lightly “wiped on, wiped off” a dark wax with a soft cloth and let it dry overnight. I didn’t worry about uniformity; just slapped it on. The wax appears darker in some areas and that’s okay. :).

I like how some blue from the original design peeks through here and there.

What do you think? I have 6 more beer buckets. Any suggestions?

Have a good week! – – Joanne