The numbers used to be polished brass, but a quick coat of black spray paint on each of them and the mailbox while the post dried, made everything look new. (domesticdeadline.com)
I painted our china cabinet with black spray paint over beautiful wood. (theletteredcottage.net)
Originally I had planned to replace the hardware, but instead I used my trick for updating hardware - which is a can of matte black spray paint. (mamasdance.com)