I did ~ and at the blessing of my husband even!! From the time my little guy {now 8} was 18 months he has been carrying around a baseball bat trying to be just like his bigger brother!! And that bat put a couple of big dents in my stainless fridge!! I’ve been living with those sweet dents for 5-6 years. I don’t want to get rid of my beloved stainless refrigerator, so I decided to embrace the dents and well… make it less noticeable…

Two wooden owls redone in Silver Mink, Magnolia, and Franciscan Grey

I always wanted the front to be magnetic and the artwork to stick to the front without putting so much scotch tape all over and having to pick it off… So, I got a wild hair the last week of summer and painted it!!

First I rolled on 3, 4, 5 coats of the magnetic primer.  It took a lot to get those magnets to stick really good.  This is black so it’s perfect under chalkboards.  But I wanted a color. I have completely started to redo my kitchen {yes again, for those who know me and still love me!!} in soft cream and grey tones and I wanted just a pop of color and decided this was where I would get it!!

After rolling on the magnetic primer I brushed on La Craie’s Robin’s Egg… and oh I was nervous I am not going to lie.  But really the deed was done with the 5 coats of primer!!

 I did two coats of the Robin’s Egg- and here’s the lovely side note I debated on sharing with you… if you look closely you will note a beautiful crackle.  I put on a very thick first and second coat.  That refrigerator door is cold- Ummm, that means it will crackle almost instantly for you!! Neat??!! Normally not a crackle girl but I actually really liked it here!! And it’s not all over.  I actually enhanced it with dark wax.

I lived it with it for 4 days just blue.  My little girl got sick and I spent 2 days in bed with her and then I wasn’t feeling well… And then the weekend came and went.  I knew I wanted to stencil but would it be too much?? I am an embellishing queen so never ask me if it’s too much!! I’ll never tell you it is.

 
I took the end of my Silver Mink can that just had a tad bit left in it and poured a smidge of Cobblestone in it and water… shook up really well and had the perfect wash for color!! I stenciled very impatiently the wonderful pattern I have used on clients pieces but wanted to use somewhere for me!! And then sanded it down and used the Light Brown wax over it to age it!! I finished it off with 2 coats of wipe on poly!! And I love it!! And even the hubbz loves it too!! {At least he said so very enthusiastically!!}

So, what are you waiting for?? Go paint your fridge!!

My little helper… she’s using a dry pad to make sure it’s perfect… yes we washed our hand right after!!