Black Rustoleum Is Key

I really hate throwing things away. I'm by no means a hoarder, in fact I'm pretty cutthroat in my closet twice a year. The issue is more that I'd rather fix something that is useful than try to find a replacement. This trait reared it's lovely head a month ago. I have these wonderful urns that I've had for about 6 years. I've used them year round to dress up the entry to three homes and I've even used them in flower arrangements for one wedding and several church events. They are made of some sort of fiberglass and unfortunately they were starting to show their age. A before picture of one is below. You can clearly see the cracks.

 

I like the look of sharp black pots in front of an entry so I decided to go to Lowe's to buy some outdoor rust-oleum spray paint. Below are the two urns drying.

 

 

I added a lovely lavender plant to each and decided to line the walkway instead of the door. For less about $6 I got brand new looking urns and I get to keep my old friends a few years longer.

 

In other fun black-rust-oleum-is-awesome and I-hate-to-add-to-the-land-fill news...two weekends ago I was looking at my beloved shower caddy and noticing the corners were looking decidedly rusted. I love this shower caddy. I got it from Walmart over 10 years ago (that's not a typo). It's the only one that fits my bottles perfectly. I don't know if I have odd sized shampoo, face wash, etc. or if there is a decided dearth of research in the shower caddy market. Anyway, I love this caddy. It just needed a little perking up with rust-oleum. It looks brand new and I'm a fan of the black in the white shower.

 

 

Just further proof that everyone needs a can of black rust-oleum in the old tool chest.