High-End Inspired White Horse Statue | Home Décor DIY
Welcome back guys. I always thought the White Horse Statues were so elegant in homes. You would find them in some of the more expensive decorated rooms. I even looked one up and found it for $250.00.
Immediately my mind went to how can I get this look for a fraction of the retail price and this is what I came up with. I hope you enjoy!
Here are the supplies I used for this project:
DURATION: 2days including dry time (1hr actual labor) | MY COST: apprx. $5 | DIFFICULTY: Easy
“MY COST” may or may not reflect the cost of items that I already own, but I will try to list each item as well as suggestions as to where to purchase them. Items that I had to purchase for the project will be bold with a price. If you have any questions about an item, please leave a comment below.
SUPPLIES:
- Horse | $19.99ea – Tuesday Morning
- 2pk Wooden Pedestal | $2.99ea($1.80w/40% coupon) – Hobby Lobby
- E6000 Glue – Hobby Lobby
- Wood Glue – Home Depot
- Wood Filler – Home Depot
- 80 and 120 Grit Sand Paper – Home Depot
- White Spray Paint w/ Primer – Hobby Lobby & Home Depot
- Clamps – Home Depot (I suggest purchase larger clamps to truly support the wood)
- Table Saw – Home Depot
- Pen
- Plastic to protect table – You can use garbage bags

First I glued the horse on it’s base and spray painted white. I later decided that I wanted a different base. You’ll see the one I use next. But, if you prefer this round base. Then you’re done! That simple.

Here is the horse after the first coat of spray paint. There are minor imperfections. Simply sand a little with a 120 or higher sand paper before you apply the 2nd coat of spray paint. I used a total of 2 coats of paint for the horse.

So, here’s the base I decided to go with. You can find these at Hobby Lobby for $2.99 for a pack of 2.

I removed the horse from the round base and placed it on the 2 pieces for measurement purposes. I will need to cut the ends off to make a flush connection.

Here you see me marking the ends that I will cut off. I didn’t use any specific measure. I just cut off enough on both pieces to make the base long enough for my liking.

So, I decided to pull out my power saw to cut the ends off the base. This is totally optional, but definitely easier. You could also use a hand saw.

I clamped the 2 pieces together to keep them in place while the glue dried. I also cleaned up any excess glue.

Now I’m filling the seam with wood filler to hide any gaps. The wood filler takes about 30min-1hr to dry.

I sand down the wood filler and the complete wood base with 120grit sand paper. This does a final smoothing and preps it for paint.

Now I spray paint the wood base, plus the 2nd and final coat on the horse. My spray paint was also a primer.
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2 Comments. Leave new
What a great DIY… Thanks for sharing!!!
It is so simple and beautiful! I love it…