Inside My Mid-life Crisis

One of my to-do list items while not working was to paint the hallway. We completed this task over the weekend and in the process wound up replacing the moulding and found our light fixtures to be icky and rusty. As I was unable to find replacements that I loved enough to fork over $40+ dollars each for, I had the brilliant thought to just paint the ones I had. I wish I would have thought to snap a pic of the shiny yellow "brass" finish with rust spots for a  "Before".

 You will have to settle for a "During" and an "After".
The paint is a Rust-oleum product that is a textured, multicolor called "Aged Iron". It matches my dining room fixture almost exactly!
If you were looking to do some budget redecorating, the paint came in several colors and finishes and would be much cheaper then buying the fancy finish fixtures; buy the less expensive fixture or pull down your old ones and paint!