DIY: spray paint brass light fixture

We have done quite a bit of updating on our "new" house...because basically it may be new to us but it was built in the 60's and was in need of some lovin!  We have been living here for over a year now.  One thing I did when I first moved in was spray paint the light fixture in our dining room area....

Here is a pic of the dining area BEFORE....as you can see the lovely brass fixture hanging there.  Also, look at the lovely wall in our dining room...we definitely painted that thing! 

Here is another pic...that's my sis-in-law being goofy. These pictures were taken the first day we saw the house. 



The first thing I did was clean it...As you can see it really needed it! 

Then I took it outside and gave it a good coat....let it dry and went over it one more time.  I was nervous about using white, thinking mistakes would be more noticable, but i think it turned out great!

Here it is hanging after I painted it (noticed the wall....looks much better after we painted that too!).

My next big project is to repaint our dining room table and chairs :)