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DIY Flower Market Bucket

02/03/2016 by Kelly Rowe 6 Comments

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Try your hand at this awesome DIY Flower Market Bucket.  Take a bucket from blah to fabulous!  Affiliate links are included for your convenience (wink).

DIY Flower Market BucketHey y’all! I am so honored to be here as my sweet friend Kelly takes some time off.

I’m Lauren and I have a little blog called Bless’er House where I share my DIY and decorating adventures with my hubby and spunky three year-old girl.

I’ll be real with y’all. I have never ever ever decorated for Valentine’s…that is until this year. Now that my daughter is getting older and more aware of different holidays, I’m finding it more exciting to celebrate all of them. And it’s always sweet to celebrate the people you love, right? (That and have an excuse to devour chocolate like it’s your job).

So then with Valentine’s coming up, I had a plan for this plain 5 gallon bucket:

DIY Flower Market BucketI had been eyeing some cute galvanized metal buckets, but I wasn’t really so keen on the $80 price tag.

And since I already had some paint that Fusion Mineral Paint was so kind to give me and the itch to get crafty, I had nothing to lose in trying out a DIY version.

Supplies for DIY Flower Market Bucket:

  • 5 gallon bucket (a metal popcorn tin could work great too)
  • Matthew Mead Studio Metallics Paint in Brushed Steel
  • Fusion Mineral Paint in Sterling
  • Fusion Mineral Paint in Soapstone
  • 3 sponge brushes
  • Spray bottle with water
  • Roll of paper towels
  • Letter and number stencils
  • Red craft paint

I got the idea for the galvanized finish from Danielle at Finding Silver Pennies who made a table over with it. So I figured a bucket was a good trial run before I attempted any furniture projects.

I painted the entire bucket with a couple of coats of the brushed steel paint using a sponge brush. I later painted the white bucket handle the same way.

DIY Flower Market BucketOnce the Brushed Steel color was dry, I mixed the Sterling and Soapstone colors in two separate cups with a little water- about 3 parts paint to 1 part water.

DIY Flower Market BucketThen, I worked in sections by alternating applying the different shades of gray paint with sponge brushes, spritzing with a little water from the spray bottle, and using dry paper towels to blot. It took a little trial and error to get the hang of it, but I eventually ended up with this look:

DIY Flower Market BucketTo make it extra Valentine-y, I added the lettering with stencils.

DIY Flower Market BucketWhen it was all dry, I filled it up with roses beside our entryway bench. (The fake kind because that’s how I roll).  I love how it brightens up our hallway in the middle of gloomy winter. And you better believe those white roses will be getting lots more action when spring comes along.

DIY Flower Market BucketI ended up repurposing my DIY clothespin advent calendar left up from Christmas by adding a few paper hearts too. I might even make it a Valentine’s calendar by writing little love notes to my husband on the hearts for him to see as he leaves for work each day.

DIY Flower Market BucketI really missed having the pretty red all over our house during Christmas, so I’m glad to have it back again.

DIY Flower Market BucketDIY Flower Market BucketDo you decorate for Valentine’s at your house? Or do any fun activities with your kids for the holiday? My kiddo is already loving it.

Thanks so much to Kelly for having me over today!

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A DIY fanatic, Kelly shares her journey through her blog, Live Laugh Rowe, where she showcases her recipes, tutorials, crafts, home projects, and all things DIY. This East Coast Girl at heart believes family is number one as she finds the perfect balance of being a daughter, wife, sister, entrepreneur, writer and woman of God. Be sure to follow along as she shares her passion for life, love and family! Google+

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Comments

  1. Lauren says

    02/03/2016 at 3:03 pm

    Thanks so much for having me, Kelly! Hope you’re on the mend!

    Reply
  2. Dani says

    02/03/2016 at 3:51 pm

    Where did you get your beautiful artificial roses??? They look real!!

    Reply
  3. Sharon Kuert says

    02/03/2016 at 7:36 pm

    Love this idea and will definitely do this for my house in Springfield. Would have definitely ne era thought of a 5 gallon plastic bucket. WOW!!!

    Reply
  4. Mary - The Boondocks Blog says

    02/04/2016 at 8:42 am

    Well you fooled me, I thought it was a real bucket! You are so crazy talented Lauren!!

    Reply
  5. Kim says

    04/28/2017 at 6:19 pm

    Can you tell me where you found the bench… I LOVE it!

    Reply

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