…and here is what it looked like after cleaning it up. It was already looking better, but we knew that we wanted to add come kind of a finish to not only clean it up, but to also protect it against more rust.
After much debate about what type of finish it should be, we finally agreed on Rustoleum’s Hammered Black Spray Paint. I liked that it is paint and primer all in one and we thought that the finish would help highlight some of the main details on the horseshoe.
I’m so happy with how the finish turned out. Such an improvement from the original rusty version, but with all the character. The nails turned out great and I’m glad that we didn’t cut them off in the end.
To prevent any scratches on the wall when it is hung up, I decided to put matching felt on the back to protect it.
Traced the horseshoe shape, cutting about 1/4″ in from the sides so that the felt isn’t visible when it is glued on.
I cut the felt horseshoe shape into sections that fit in between the bent nails on the back. A little hot glue kept them in place.
I made sure to poke the holes through the felt as well, and to add some extra felt batting on any of the bent nails.
To put it up, I held it up to the wall and poked a pencil through the holes that I wanted to hang it from. I hammered in two similar coloured nails into the marked holes on the wall and then hung it up.
Just because you don’t have much of a front hall, doesn’t mean you can add some little touches to make it look nice and welcoming!
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What a fun and personal home decoration! Turned out great.
Looks really cute I have 2 old horseshoes that were my grandfathers I think ill copy what u did and get them hung up so I can enjoy them thanks for a great idea!