This post could also be called Even Cheap, Crappy Quality Spray Paint Can Be Beautiful. It technically isn’t faux bois since it’s real wood grain… but I don’t even know how I’d go about trying to create this on purpose.
With faux bois being so popular, I was delighted when this happened by total accident.
I didn’t prime the plywood, but I used a high quality silver spray paint (Krylon Metallic Silver spray paint
Even though it was nice and even coverage, you could still see the wood grain because I hadn’t sanded it first. It was rather rough, but that was OK for my purposes.
I used super-duper-cheap-as-can-be black spray paint over the top.
The cheap black paint seemed to be absorbed immediately into parts of the wood grain. I am convinced that is the cheap (and I’m assuming, watery) paint that is the cause of this, because I tried this with a high quality black spray paint and that one covered beautifully. Cheap paint must just soak into the wood.
I don’t know how it happened, and I kinda don’t care how it happened, I just hope it’ll happen again. (Like a good hair day…)
PJ @ Planned in Pencil says
October 1, 2012 at 1:22 PMNormally I would say “friends dont let friends buy cheap spraypaint” but this is so cool! Now Im wondering what awesomeness I have missed by snubbing the .99 spraypaint at Ollies Bargain Outlet all these years.
Lori E says
October 1, 2012 at 1:59 PMYou may be on to something here. I suspect a contract with the cheap spray paint company may be in order since you will be directly responsible for their skyrocketing sales.
I can’t wait to see the finished project. I think I know what is coming…..
Richella says
October 1, 2012 at 9:20 PMViv, this is so funny. YOU are so funny! You have a gift for storytelling. But on a serious note, I’m glad your faux bois adventures turned out well!
Shawn says
October 2, 2012 at 2:22 AMOnly you could make a mistake look so cool!
Laura@Elegant Nest says
October 2, 2012 at 3:38 PMThats one of the coolest “oops” I have ever seen! Cant wait to see what you do with it!