When it comes to finding the best TV shows to watch if you’re DIY-obsessed, you would be remiss not to try Martha Stewart’s two most famous shows, “Martha Stewart Living” and “The Martha Stewart Show.” The queen of fun decor and DIY hacks, Stewart has provided viewers countless great ideas throughout her many years as a presence in the world of home improvement, whether it be her clever indoor plant stand hack or her space-saving secret for storing kitchen towels. Back in 1993, on the first episode of “Martha Stewart Living,” Stewart introduced a classic “Good Things” segment in which she painted the handle of a garden tool – a great hack for gardeners even today.
As well as giving your old tools new life, painting their handles is a useful way of making sure you never lose them in the garden. In her first “Martha Stewart Living” episode, Stewart also suggested that these painted tools can make a good gift for your friends, as they’re both practical and personal at the same time. “I’ll pick out four or five of my favorites,” she said, “and just paint up the handles in a color that I know the owner would like, and give them to them in a garden basket.”
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How to properly paint your garden tools
To paint your gardening tools just like Martha Stewart, there are two different methods to choose from: painting or dipping. With each method, you will need just a few items. For paint, you should use acrylic paint and a polyurethane sealing spray. Choose any color you like the look of, but try to avoid natural shades such as dark green or brown — these will blend in with your garden, defeating the purpose of the hack. You will also need some brushes (if you’re painting rather than dipping), painter’s tape, and clamps.
Before you do anything to the tools, clean them thoroughly. Then, to create a clean border on your layer of color, wrap the painter’s tape around the handle, ensuring the wrap is perpendicular to the tool so as to not create an uneven border. If you’re painting the tools, evenly paint several coats up to the painter’s tape until the handle is well covered. To dry the tool in between coats, use the clamps to keep it elevated over a surface you don’t mind getting paint on. For dipping, dip several coats up to the painter’s tape until the handle is well covered, drying in the same way. Once completely dry, remove the painter’s tape, cover the metal parts of the tool, then spray a layer of polyurethane to protect the paint from chipping. Wait two hours, then apply another layer. Once dry, you’ll have a beautifully painted tool that won’t get lost in the garden.
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