My Ugly Green Concrete Pineapple Find

Pineapple's in architecture or decoration symbolize friendship and hospitality. You will find the pineapple the centerpiece of Christmas greenery in Colonial Williamsburg.

Colonial Williamsburg Christmas Decoration

Or this over-the-top bit of architecture in Scotland.

 IV Earl of Dunmore just had to have one. In 1761, he built this home addition as a garden retreat and hothouse and today it is one of the most famous buildings in Scotland.

Photographer: John Watson

I recently scored a large concrete pineapple at an antique shop,

it was priced at $25.00 and I got it down to $20.00. It wasn't very pretty,

but all it needed was a makeover.

A trip to the Habitat for Humanity Restore for some paint was in order. I picked up some Valspar paint samples for $1.00 each. One in a pale creamy yellow and another in tan. 

For the top of the pineapple I used some green we had on hand, I then painted the body

of the pineapple with the light yellow, painted the pedestal with Annie Sloan's graphite

and finally cross-hatched the body and painted the base with the tan paint. Some of the

original green paint is still showing...that's okay. 

Hmm, not too bad, but not a very good match for the real deal on the left.

My final step will bring me closer, by "antiquing" the piece with Annie Sloan's Dark Wax  

Here is the final result, the dark wax works magic and the bits of the original green that

show add additional depth to the piece. If you look real close you will that my address

sign has a pineapple as does my garden flag. I like this set of three

The total cost for this project $22.00 dollars, I purchased the pineapple for $20.00 and 

2 Valspar samples for $1.00 each. The Annie Sloan Dark Wax, green paint and

paint brushes I already had and didn't use that much. 

I love the end result, what do you think?

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