I have a spring horse we bought for my son (he's now 44) and I have it cut in half lengthwise, with the intention of having the two halves face each other, mounted on my board fence. I intend to fill the cavity with spray foam insulation, so there's no place for hornets to nest. What kind of paint should I use? Is there a primer that I should use? This horse is hard plastic and has been through a raft of children and still looks pretty good, so I'd say it's sturdy. My house is federal blue with yellow trim, so I want to have one horse blue with yellow and the other yellow with blue. Does that sound dumb? So far, this is just in the planning stages, and I don't find anything else in the Garden Junk forum exactly like what I've got in mind. I'd love suggestions....

this is a picture. we have since redone the floors. the previous owners had a high table which they left for us and we LOVE it...you can see the ceiling is slightly pitched because it is open to the family room which has a vaulted ceiling.

Thank you everyone! Thanks Flo, I'll have to entertain a rug. Although my husband like to see wood and we have a german shepherd, therefore the hair doesn't come off of rugs as well as they do the animal hides in my experience. I also want either shelves or something next to fireplace. Maybe 2 pieces on either side that match? But my current chest works. I might just change out my shelves and stick with my chest I've had for years. I took a few pictures of some things at the furniture store that struck me the other day, but not sure. Don't want everything too rustic, but do want something that has that primative feel similar to chair. Could replace my current chest that's on other side of fireplace with this, and it would fit better, or do 2 of these or something similar, these are not as deep as my current piece.

anna, couldn't find a source for that one. but similar ones: Uttermost Marlow-Bellacor Lucide integrated LED-AMazon ET Hoopla, Lampsplus this one is different. Alluria you could do two of these large pendants at each end of the table https://www.lampsplus.com/products/chandeliers/style_contemporary/color_black/usage_dining-@-living-room/page_3/ the mini blinds don't really fit w/the modern vibe. try something like these smart motorized blinds (cellulars maybe) and Luxaflex-pirouette blinds. these are Hunter-Douglas and come in a slew of colors. or some black woven woods https://www.blinds.com/pla/blindscom-woven-wood-shade/501858 BTW,,blinds.com is having a big sale right now. I've order 10 items from them. they have excellent customer service.