You can paint bamboo blinds to customize them into the existing theme of your home.
Can you paint bamboo blinds.
We just painted these mini blinds.
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So quick and easy.
Cut a 19 x 14 section out of your bamboo blinds to make an easy diy placemat.
It looks great at night but you can see that the sunlight breaks up the black stripes during the day because it is a bamboo shade after all.
Bamboo isn t as porous as wood but penetrating oils still soak in and if you have a newish piece of bamboo furniture it may have a coat of tung or linseed oil.
Via style at home.
You just need to hang the blinds in a way to be able to open and close the blinds.
Step 1 prepare the bamboo.
And then spray until the brown is gone.
I used two trestles and some leftover wood.
That s not an obstacle to painting the piece but you want to clean it thoroughly first because penetrating oils tend to pick up dirt.
We just replaced the hardwood floors.
Painting bamboo blinds painting is a task i love.
In the next picture the left side has 2 coats and the right side only one.
There are several different options for painting and not all of them need a paintbrush.
This is our breakfast room.
It s not a difficult job even for those without any genuine artistic talent.
This type of paint will hold up well over time and is easy to clean.
All these years i have stayed away from painting for these reasons and many more such as lack of knowledge space constraints difficulties of painting with a toddler at home and even the impatience of having to let dry between coats.
We painted the trim all in sw alabaster one of my 50 favorite colors.
Yes our bamboo mini blinds.
Use the existing weave of the shade to keep the placemat together.
I want to show you how.
Bamboo blinds always look great.
Secure your woven section with this technique.
Apply paint on the edges and then set each.
Use what you have on hand.
I did attach a white liner to the back with spray adhesive which helps a little.