Paint, Cherry Blossoms & Metal

What? You don't think those 3 things go together?
Well, that what I've got goin' on around here.

Paint
Finally, the weather has been good enough here to haul a bunch of stuff outside to paint. And I am officially hooked! Now you have to forgive me, but my camera died and I didn't get before pics. I just couldn't put off painting to wait on the battery to charge. This is the only before pic I got...it's what my driveway has looked like the past two evenings. The table is for the guestroom that I have been redoing...consider this a sneak peek. The black square is a piece of glass from a frame that I spraypainted with chalkboard paint, also for the guestroom. I will show you the outcome in another post soon.

This little bunny was green glass before it got a coat of white spray paint.

I used oil rubbed bronze (ORB) to transform a few things that are in my kitchen so that they would match the ORB hardware and wrought iron accessories I have in there. The canisters are from Ikea and originally had silver lids.

The utensil holder was also originally silver, and the little olive jar's lid was a horrible orange wood. The ORB spraypaint made them all much better!

Cherry Blossoms
I love cherry blossoms. I love them even before they bloom. I added real ones to the vingette on top of the new piece we recently added to the living room.

And I added some faux ones to the shelves in the staircase leading to our basement.

Metal
And lastly, I added numbers to metal galvanized tubs that I keep on the shelves outside the door in our garage leading into our mudroom. (This is another redo in progress...more to come soonhopefully!) I made the numbers with left over peel-and-stick chalkboard paper. I printed out the numbers in a font I liked, taped them to the chalkboard paper, and then cut them out.

Ok, now I need your help. I found these metal containers at Goodwill and grabbed them for $6 for both. I have no idea what to use them for, but I liked the heavy, industrial feel to them. A friend who is a retired soldier told me today that they are actually military cases for bullets. I am considering spraypainting them in chalkboard paint and adding them to the shelves along with the galvanized tubs. Or should I spraypaint them ORB and find a place for them in the kitchen or living room? Thoughts? Suggestions?

And thank you all for the feedback on my Easter tablescape. I appreciate all of the suggestions! I have taken note of all y'all said and am putting together a plan. So thank you!

This post is part of "Transformation Thursday" at Shabby Chic Cottage, "Feature Yourself Friday" at Fingerprints on the Fridge and "Frugalicious Friday" at Finding Fabulous.