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Army Locker turned Toy Box

My in-laws have totally been holding out on me.

A few weeks ago, my mother-in-law and I were wondering through the garage gathering items for a yard sale and what did we stumble across?

My father-in-law’s old army locker.

Just sitting there.

Waiting to be made into something awesome.

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Here’s how this baby started out.

Well, maybe I shouldn’t say that’s how it started out. Of course, at one time it was the standard army color for lockers. Then my father-in-law said he plastered paisley fabric on it during his hippie days. And at some point it was yellow? So, the photo above is how it looked when I got it.

I sanded it down and scraped off some remaining glue left behind from the paisley days, then gave it a coat of primer.

What did you use to prime the piece with, you ask?

I used Kilz primer on this one and………

The new kid in town.

You guys.

You guys.

I’m seriously having trouble with this.

I thought that nothing could top my HomeRight Finish Max paint sprayer. As you well know, I had been through other paint sprayers before and they were terrible. I had given up hope on ever finding a good paint sprayer. Then fate stepped in, and I fell in love with my Finish Max the first time I used it on this project.

Yes, I just referred to fate having a hand in my love for my Finish Max.

The Finish Max wasn’t just good, it was great. No runs, no drips, no messes.

And then fate stepped in again.

In the form of the new HomeRight Finish Max Pro.

Just when I thought that HomeRight products couldn’t get more amazeballs, they proved me wrong.

This new paint sprayer is essentially the same as the regular Finish Max, it just has even more of a fine finish than the regular one.

I know – that’s hard to imagine.

If you have a HomeRight Finish Max, you know what I’m talking about. The finer finish comes from this hose that continually blows air through the sprayer.

All you do is attach the hose to the gun and turn it to lock it in as shown in the photo above. The other end goes into the main housing of the paint sprayer.

You still mix your paint as you normally would with the regular Finish Max and you can still adjust the spray pattern and volume of paint coming out.

And it still works by simply plugging it in, flipping the “on” switch and pulling the trigger.

No air tank needed.

So, back to the army locker. After priming it, I gave it a coat of mint green and then a polycrylic top coat.

I gave the top a few coats of chalkboard paint to grow the budding artist’s talent.

I added a cute little “L” to the bottom corner of the chest.

Everything needs a monogram or initial on it.

Just sayin’.

Don’t worry about the clean-up of the new kid. The Finish Max Pro is still just as easy to clean as the regular Finish Max which you can read about here. I know what you’re thinking – paint doesn’t go through that long tube, just air. You don’t have to wash it out every time.

And no, you can’t have my regular Finish Max. Its still amazing.

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April 17, 2014
Toy Chest Makeover

I’m not gonna lie. When HomeRight first contacted me and asked if I was interested in reviewing a paint sprayer, I was a bit skeptical.

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You see, I have purchased two paint sprayers in the last year and both have failed me. One would never spray quite right, it always spit out globs of paint despite me following the exact directions on thinning the paint. The other did fine the first time I used it and the next day, it would not work at all.

See why I was skeptical?

I can’t tell you how happy I am though, that I told HomeRight yes to reviewing their paint sprayer.

Because this paint sprayer is a whole different ballgame.

As soon as I took it out of the box, I realized it was different. There were not near as many parts that go with this paint sprayer as opposed to others. I decided this old chest was the perfect thing to get started with using my new HomeRight Finish Max.

It was also the perfect thing to start with because baby girl needs a toy chest. Like needed a toy chest six months ago. Enter toy chest makeover.

This chest was given to me years ago by my great aunt who took it to college with her. And she is about to turn 100. So, yea, there’s some history here. Including lots of scuffs, scraped paint, dents and dings.

But I love those dents and dings.

Before painting the chest, I gave it a good sanding to remove loose paint and wiped it down with a tack cloth to pick up all the dust.

One of the great things about the Finish Max is that it comes with this awesome tool, technical term is a viscosity cup) that helps you determine whether or not your paint needs to be thinned.

You fill up the funnel (viscosity cup) with paint and then count how many seconds it takes for the paint to empty out of the funnel. The instruction manual gives you the amount of time it should take for primer, enamel, etc. to run out of the funnel. If your paint doesn’t run out of the funnel in the given amount of time, it needs to be thinned. You just add more water until it reaches the stated time.

After getting my paint consistency just right, I plugged this bad boy in and went to town.

I started off by giving the chest a couple thin coats of primer. Since this is the Finish Max paint sprayer, it focuses on quality, rather than quantity. The paint comes out very fine to create a beautiful finish, so it may take an extra coat to get full coverage. But, trust me, the final product is so worth it.

After the chest got primed, it got another couple coats of white paint.

To add some character, I stenciled on some cute little birds in pink and blue with a stencil from Royal Designs Studio.

And that wire the birds are standing on….not paint. I just drew it on with a black sharpie.

I can’t tell you guys how much easier this paint sprayer has made my furniture painting.

It saves me so much time and creates a beautiful finish.

I am in love.

With a paint sprayer.

Really, maybe one of you should go on and call that asylum.

Want more toy box inspiration? See how I turned an old army locker into a toy box here.

Worried about the clean-up? Don’t be! It takes less than 10 minutes to clean the sprayer and is easy! Get the lowdown on cleaning the Finish Max here.

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August 13, 2013

Tag: toy chest

Army Locker turned Toy Box

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Toy Chest Makeover