Metal lever make-over.

I got my hands on a metal lever, to be used for a bathroom. The thing looked quite 'cheap' and ugly, to be honest, painted in a bright golden color which hurt my eyes. This made me wonder if, instead of the usual protective glasses, I should be using sunglasses while working on it!

First thing I drilled a hole in the lever's handle, then removed the 'knob' on it, because I thought it was 'too much', and sprayed everything with a coat of primer. The hole was meant to sustain a chain hanging from it. Drilling it was particularly challenging, as the metal was very hard, and the object very small and 'slippery'. But, in the end, I managed to do it without sustaining any wounds, resulting in the below image.

Then I applied several layers of paint, to make it look weathered and corroded, as you can see in the image below. I hope you like the little metamorphosis!

Below are some images of the lever and the chain hanging in place. The cistern and toilet bowl -which are made of metal and wood- I purchased 'pre-owned', and although they will need a tiny bit of additional weathering, they already look very cool (never thought I would ever say that sanitation looks 'cool', but ok), specially now that it's complete with a nice lever and chain (which look cool as well!). They will be used in a future project.

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