Metal Mini Blind Makeover From White to Bamboo Blinds DIY

This little makeover came about when I bought my first house back in

the early 1990's. I needed a quick, inexpensive solution to cover all the windows and

ended up going with what was popular and easy at the time...white metal mini blinds.

Fast forward a few years down the road and I had replaced all the blinds

 except the one in the laundry room.  It was a special order size to begin with

and the window faced East, meaning it was very hot and bright in the 

mornings when the sun came up. I actually liked the light control

I could get with the mini blind but one day I got tired of looking at it

and decided to change it up.

I don't have a before pic but it was a basic metal white blind.

I took it outside, washed it and let it dry. 

I didn't have quite the color of spray paint on hand I wanted for the background so I ended

 layering about 3 different colors of spray paint to get a camel color...

(This was before I knew to take pics during the creation process)

 I brought them inside, hung them back up, and painted the details while they were hanging, 

much easier!

I have other bamboo blinds in my home so I studied them then headed back

 in the laundry room to paint.  I used several different acrylic paints in browns and 

tans to get the variation and just played with it as I went.

They ended up looking pretty close to bamboo and much better to look at 

than white mini blinds... especially while doing laundry

Thanks for checking out my mini blind makeover!

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