Gretchen's House: Milk Can Makeover

My mother-in-law recently celebrated her 65th birthday. No, I'm not in trouble for telling you all. She is proud of making it to retirement as she should be!

One thing I have in common with her is the fact that we both love shabby chic. We love to take old things and give them new life. So, for her birthday I decided to take an old milk can that was sitting around our house and give it a makeover. I think it turned out so cute and she loved it.

What do you think?

Here's what it originally looked like. Not too pretty!

It's had a rough life. As you can see it's pretty dented and the top had a little rust on it. I saw the potential though.

I started by giving it a good sanding, especially the top to remove the rust. I then painted the top and bottom with black spray paint.

I then taped off the top and bottom and sprayed the middle a pretty teal color.

When that was done I used an antiquing glaze over the teal. I just painted it on with a sponge brush and then wiped over it with a paper towel. Just play with it until you get the look you want.