Add a bit of industrial coolness to your decor without mixing up concrete or spending a fortune.  Check out how I turned this fake fruit into cement pears for my home decor using just a cement spray paint!

I’m working on an awesome workbench for my She-shop.  This beauty is 4′ by 8′ with both my mitre saw and table saw fit right into the build plans.  It has drawers and room for a shop vac and, and, and…  you’ll see – it’s coming soon to the blog.

The reason I bring this up is that I contacted Rust-Oleum to partner on another project and while I was ‘wheeling and dealing’. (kidding, I’m the worst wheeler and dealer) I asked if they had any extra spray paint lying around that I could fully stock my shelves with.  Don’t get me wrong, I have a ton of Rust-Oleum spray paint already – I really do love the company and their products – but I needed a few more to fill out the workbench shelves.

Long story, short – they sent me something I’ve never seen before.

Cement spray paint!

That’s brilliant right?

I’ve tried making cement planters and while it’s not impossible, it’s time-consuming and messy and the drying time tests my patience.  You can imagine how excited I was to test out a paint, that you can put on ANYTHING, and make it look like cement.  My fingers were twitching just holding the can. lol

*Note:  I was provided with Rust-Oleum Specialty Cement spray paint for another project, but couldn’t wait to share it – so this is an early preview.  As always, all opinions are sincere and my own.  This post contains affiliate links – for full affiliate disclosure, please see sidebar.

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As you can see in the background, I decided I wanted some cement pears in my decor, so I picked up a bag of plastic ones at HomeSense.

Plastic pears

I shot a few nails through a thin piece of wood with my nailer to create a stand for spraying on.

nails coming through a board

Then I just popped a pear on each little spike and got to work.

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I know, I should have primed them first, but I was too excited to see how my cement pears would turn out.

Three light coats of Rust-Oleum Canada’s cement spray paint and ta-da!!

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What do you think?

Cute right?

The cement spray paint was awesome and I love it, but the finish wasn’t exactly concrete-like; it was a bit matte for my taste.  I wanted the cement pears to have that ‘dusty’ or chalky look to them so I just went over each one with a piece of chalk and lightly rubbed it in.

Perfecto-mundo!

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Cement pears, concrete pears, cement spray paint, pears in decor

I wish I had a perfectly styled coffee table, but usually it’s got some homework and/or a few toys, a dirty glass, tv remote and now and then a sock.  All I can really do to decorate is keep a small centrepiece in the middle and let the clutter surround it.

Cement pears, concrete pears, cement spray paint, pears in decor

Cement pears, concrete pears, cement spray paint, pears in decor

I love the juxtaposition of the warm wood and the cold cement.  I’m not sure about the moss – I think a boxwood branch might be better?

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I made 6 cement pears and I still have a boat-load of the Cement spray paint left, so you know you’re going to be seeing a planter, a vase… ooooh!  Easter eggs!!

Yup, more to come – I love this stuff!

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Have a great one!

 

 

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