Make your least favorite chore a bit more interesting, by giving your laundry hamper a mini makeover!
We have a new obsession – and it is called spray paint. Since we’ve moved to Kentucky Don and I have started going to auctions on the weekends looking for home decor pieces to rehab…and we will spray paint pretty much anything that isn’t nailed down. We don’t have kids, and we don’t have pink anywhere in our house – but as SOON as I saw this vintage hamper I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. And so I give you Little Miss Laundry Hamper! {FTC Disclaimer: I received some product used in this post for free. This post contains affiliate links which means I may receive compensation if you make a purchase!}
Before…this was super cute but had obviously been well loved and needed a makeover!
We hosed off the hamper then used Goof-Off to remove the decal.
We sprayed the whole hamper with Rust-Oleum Protective Enamel Spray in Semi Gloss White, then took the lid off and taped the feet before painting the base with Rust-Oleum Painters Touch Ultra Cover 2x Gloss in Gloss Berry Pink. We reassembled the hamper and then I used my Cricut Explore Air to design and cut the “little miss laundry” out of white vinyl and applied it to the hamper.
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Tune in over the next few weeks as I regale you with about 69 other projects we’ve spray painted. If you look closely in the “before” photo – you’ll see random in-process spray paint projects all over the yard. We’re classy like that. 😉 In the meantime, check out these other cool Rust-Oleum projects!
Little Miss Laundry Hamper
Materials
- Hamper
- Goof-Off
- Rust-Oleum Protective Enamel Spray in Semi Gloss White
- Rust-Oleum Painters Touch Ultra Cover 2x Gloss in Gloss Berry Pink
- Cricut Explore Air
- White vinyl
Instructions
- Hose off the hamper and use Goof-Off to remove any decals.
- Spray the whole hamper with Rust-Oleum Protective Enamel Spray in Semi Gloss White, then once it's dry, take the lid off and tape the feet.
- Spray the base of the hamper with Rust-Oleum Painters Touch Ultra Cover 2x Gloss in Gloss Berry Pink.
- Reassemble the hamper and use your Cricut Explore Air to design and cut the “little miss laundry” phrase out of white vinyl.
- Apply the vinyl phrase to the hamper.
Beth Kingston
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Liz Hodge says
So cute! Can you tell me what fonts were used?
Beth Kingston says
Hey Liz! I’m so sorry for the delay! I am on the road this week but as soon as I get home I will look through my computer and let you know!
Beth says
Hey Liz – found them! The "little miss" font is signature script font ginger (in Cricut Design Space) and the "laundry" font is trebuchet MS bold (system font). Hope that helps!
Betty Jane says
Cute, but I’m in mourning for the flamingo