Gettin' crafty on a Sunday - DIY Painted Trunk: Part 2

One of the trunks that Bridg and I found is finished!!

I spent the the afternoon spray painting El Trunkster in the backyard and covering the interior with contact paper in the living room. It definitely was a fixer upper; the exterior, which was a deep, olive green, was scratched up, the metal fixtures were rusted, and the interior was water damaged and peeling. Here is reminder of what the one I was working with today looked like originally.

Here's the run-down on how El Trunkster from geek to chic:

I took the trunk into the backyard where I could get plenty of ventilation and set it up on a flattened moving box. Before I went spray paint happy, I sanded the interior and exterior. Then I wiped it down with a damp paper towel to remove all the dust and dirt that had accumulated.

To spray paint, I used one can of the Rust-oleum Universal Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint that I picked up earlier today. I gave it one thin coat, spraying from about a foot away from the trunk, and let it dry in the sunshine before doing touch-ups a few hours later.

At that point, I knew I had to walk away from the Trunkster for a bit, so I did the adult thing and raked the leaves in the front and backyard before getting back to my project. (Woo homeowner!!)  I brought the trunk inside and with the help of my trusty x-acto knife, cutting mat, and measuring tape, I covered the interior with contact paper, which was a huge pain in the butt because I kept getting air bubbles. The good news about the contact paper was that I used every square inch of it. The bad news is that every square inch of the two rolls I picked up were not enough to cover the entire interior. Thankfully, the Dollar Store had a ton of rolls in the same print, so I'll grab a few more tomorrow to finish this project up completely.

Cost Rundown:
Trunk - Free! I picked it up off the side of the road
1 can of Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint - $7.48 @ Home Depot
3 rolls of contact paper - $3 @ The Dollar Store (Technically, I only bought two today, but I know I need another)
Project time - 2 hrs of actual work; 2 hrs of drying time - Total - 4 hrs

*So take a look at the trunk in this bottom picture. Do you see that? It's locked. 'sdkhg'IOFgh. Sam had to go at it with a hammer, which I am glad to say worked like a charm. He knew it would work because he bashed the lock of the other locked trunk and get that one open, too! Skillz!