Anyways, back to this past winter, she was working on creating a family wall (you know the large grouping of family portraits). We went through the large collection of photos, old and new, and started taking pictures out of frames and picking and choosing the keepers. My mom had a large collection of frames in all sizes and finishes, metal, wood, and black. We wanted to create a more cohesive look, so we decided on silver and black. So many of the old frames were natural oak and dated looking, but we hated just wasting them. It finally dawned on me, why buy new ones, just paint the old ones, "duh".
The summer before, I had spent the better part of my month home spray painting branches and other things for my wedding; so I was a pro.
We went to HD and bought a can of good quality, glossy finish, black spray paint.
I removed the glass from the frames.
Sanded the wood.
Placed them on plastic garbage bags in the driveway.
Painted backs first and let dry.
Turned over and painted fronts. (you may need to sand paint drips like in photo) Did a second coat on front as needed.
Wash glass and put back in. Frame pictures.
Easy. Cheap. Less than $5 got us 6 new-looking frames.
I highly suggest the investment (like $2) in a nozzle gun thingy. Saves your fingers alot of pain.
It was dark when I finally got the fronts done so no pictures, sorry. I'm sure you get the idea.
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