Case in point #1: Everything in our home is brushed bronze......expect our door knobs and kitchen faucet. Seriously. It's like he ran out of money or something.
So, I wanted to replace all the door knobs (and I still may), but in the meantime I bought some rust-oleum and told H to start taking our door knobs off.
He was real hesitant at first.....but, he came around.....
And they started looking pretty good! And H came around and decided he wanted to get more involved and speed the process up......
So.....he removed all of the hardware and set it up this way:
Oh the joys of living with an engineer. The minute they are involved in a project.....you need to expect ALL CAPS, labels and organization at it's finest. After 6 years of marriage, I sit back and just watch. There's no need to get involed. And, I know when to walk away and let him do his thing.
This was one of those projects.
Here's the final product:
$4 well spent my friends. It's definitely cheaper than replacing!
Way to go! I'm sure you have a great feeling of satisfaction. Love that Rustoleum, too! When we moved into our current home, I used the black high heat version to paint the brass on both of our fireplaces. It's amazing what a difference it made and it was SO much cheaper than replacing the covers themselves.
ReplyDeleteOooo!!! I didn't know about the high-heat version!! I'll have to file that away! :)
DeleteI love the quick difference and cheap price!
I recently replaced my door knobs because they didn't match either. I guess I should have used your idea, which would have saved me a lot of money. I love your new door knobs. I know you are grateful that you are married to an engineer! Thank you for the pictures and instructions.
ReplyDeleteBrandi Bradley @ Rotax Metals