Start with an old black wicker chair. Add a really cute dog to keep you company.
Several years ago, this chair was discarded by one of my neighbors in Virginia when she was moving. It used to sit in my entry and it was a great place for putting on winter boots or to put books to return to the library and that sort of thing. Imagine the entry with custom painted stripes in a rich camel color and this chair really popped. Now that I'm in Florida I want bright, cheerful colors - aqua, coral, hot pink, lime green - tropical colors to match my new environment. Enter 2 cans of Rustoleum Painters Touch Ultra Cover 2X spray paint in a gorgeous aqua.
I also bought one of those gun shaped trigger attachments to ease the finger cramps, but these cans have a larger 'comfort fit' nozzle and the attachment didn't fit over the can. It is definitely a nicer nozzle than the traditional spray paint nozzle (at least the cheapo kinds) but after using 2 cans I did have that spray paint finger cramp going on. A small price to pay for a gorgeous new chair!
After one coat, I realized that I was not the only one in the garden with a DIY project. Someone decided to give the back of this flower bed a makeover.
"Mulch, pea gravel and dead leaves are so last year, you need freshly raked dirt!"
She's lucky she's cute! But, I digress. After letting the first coat dry a bit, I tipped up the chair on its back legs to get up underneath with a light coat, and then back over everything with a second coat. I went backwards from how I sprayed it the first time, figuring that as the first can started to run out I used a lighter touch. I just love the braided trim, and I gave that a triple coat along with the toplines of the chair. I presume the arms will get the most wear so I thought some extra attention there wouldn't hurt.
My advice for future projects is to keep a small amount of the paint for use on the feet. I have used up both cans completely, but I see some thinly painted spots on the very base of the back legs that needs better coverage. I can probably mix up a suitable color in craft paint to cover those, and I'll keep that in mind for next time.
This is much better isn't it?
very cute!
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