Who's sick and tired of the same old rubbish bin? This one's for you.
Hi guys, welcome to Hampton Your House. My name is Belle and if you're looking to
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very honoured. I'll leave a link to Caroline's lovely article in the
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The Hamptons through the same link at the 27 East website - it's definitely
worth a look. Well today I have a simple DIY for you. I'm going to do a coastal
Hamptons makeover of my kitchen rubbish bin, which has definitely seen better
days. We've had this bin for years and we'd actually got a nice new white
powder coated metal bin, but they just don't make him like they used to and the
lid had broken off within a few months. I found it so hard to find a rubbish bin
that I like and that looks strong enough to last, so we've been using our old bin
again, and I finally decided it was time to give it a facelift. I got the design
inspiration for this makeover from coastal designer brand Serena and Lily
and they're gorgeous 'Sebastopol' stool. I hope I said that right! I just love the
look of the fresh white with the solid navy on the bottom, and I thought this
style would be worth a try for my project. I'll link to the Serena and Lily
stool below so you can check it out. Leave a comment below and let me know;
what do you call your kitchen bin? Rubbish Bin? Trash Can? Garbage Can? Waste
Basket? Or something else?
This bin is very old and it has permanent stains and discolouration from
a sticker on it, but of course it's also just dirty from everyday use, so I'm
going to give it a really good scrub with some sugar soap. Dishwashing liquid
or another disinfectant cleaner would be fine too. Some of the marks just wouldn't
come off no matter what, so it's a good candidate for painting.
Once it was dry, I decided the pedal didn't need painting, so I wrapped it in
a plastic bag and painter's tape.
Now it's time for some plastic spray primer, to give the paint the very best
possible chance of adhering to the surface. You might want to also sand your
bin with a very fine sandpaper before you do this to help the paint adhere and
then make sure you wipe off all the dust before you start spraying.
Once it's all sprayed, pop something under the lid to hold it up while it
dries. Now it's time for the white spray paint. Make sure you follow the
directions on each individual can - sometimes they have different drying
times and different lengths of time you need to wait before recoating. You can do
as many coats as you need to to cover it, just make sure you only do thin coats. I
made the mistake of a spraying too much in one area all at once, and if you do
that, the paint might either run, or look a bit crackly. I did three coats of white
paint.
Once your white paint is all dry, grab a ruler and a pencil, measure up about 15
centimetres and make little marks all the way around the bin. Place your ruler
along the marks as a guide, and then put your painter's tape down and press it
down very well once you're sure it's in a very straight line. Next, grab a big
rubbish bag and put it over the top half of the bin and secure it just above the
straight taping line, making sure there are no spots left where the paint could
get through. Now it's time for our first coat of navy spray paint. To do around
the pedal area, grab an extra spray can to prop up the lid, which will hold the
pedal down, then you should be able to cover that area well. I did two coats of
navy, but possibly could have gone a third.
Once it's all dry you can remove the bags and the tape. Remove your straight
line of painter's tape slowly and carefully.
Last of all grab a gloss topcoat and give it a couple of good coats for
durability, and once it's dry, we're all done!
Here's the before-and-after.
I know this was kind of an unusual project, but I'm so happy with my rubbish
bin now - it looks 100% better than it did before and it now actually looks fresh,
stylish and coastal. I would definitely recommend giving this project to try if
you want to give your bin a new look, or even if you just can't find a bin
that suits your style or colour scheme, this is a great way to customise it to
fit your space. I'd love to hear what you think - leave a comment below and let me
know if you're gonna give it a try. Well guys, that's it for today, I'll be back
again soon with some more coastal Hamptons inspiration, but until then
don't forget to like this video and subscribe, stick around and check out
some of my other DIYs, and as always thank you for watching. Bye guys!