Spicy

Man, that magnetic paint is a beast. From a sticky lump of black metal ick in the can, to the bubbly six-coat finish atop our finely spray-painted cabinets (it KILLED me to brush on the first coat. Pure death.) But sure enough, it’s holdin’ em up there.

And p.s., I originally thought I’d DIY these suckers from some Lee Valley craft tins, a few magnet chips and some hot glue. No go. Somehow, there’s nothing more problematic than thin aluminum and hot adhesive. Was yucky, the paint pulled the magnets off the tins, we ran out of magnets. A crappy magnet project all around. Then, on a whirlwind IKEA run the other day, I found these giants, magnets already built in.

(Now they’re starting to peel the real paint off the cabinets, but relax. Just don’t peek under when you come over.)

Advertisement