Aloha Sprinklerinos,
Why oh why did nobody tell me sooner about the wonders of spray paint?!
I bought this wicker chair for Darcy from a vintage emporium (see blog post and pictures of it HERE) for about £15 and whilst the colour is inoffensive, it didn't look very special in my living room.
Add a can of spray paint and some elbow grease and wowee, wowee, brand new chair.
Before you spray, it's best to lightly sand (or get your little sister to do it for you, heh heh), wipe off any dust and debris and take it into a well ventilated space.
The spray paint I used was from a craft store and under £10. Be sure to check the label to see if it is suitable for the surface you are using it on, ie. wood, metal etc.
I decided to leave it at one coat but if you wanted a completely covered look, with no natural wood colour showing through, I would go for two. I prefer the shabby chic, slightly aged effect.
The chair now fits perfectly into our lounge which is where we spend the majority of our time. Darcy feels very special to have her own little place and if we decide it doesn't work for the space anymore, it's small enough to fit in lots of other nooks.
This was such a fast, affordable project that I am now continually on the hunt for new things to paint. I have been doing more and more projects around the house lately and can't wait to share a full tour with you soon.
This last tour I did was Darcy's room whilst I was pregnant (link), so I am well overdue!
What do you like to do to spruce your rooms up? Have you done any projects lately?
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Feel very inspired by this post! We are currently in the process of redecorating our sitting room and I would much rather keep and recycle our previous picture frames then get rid of them. I'm going to look for a colour to spray paint them so that they fit in perfectly with the new decor.
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Might fix up my old chair in the loft, thanks for the tip :) x
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You did a lovely job! And I just want to take that bunny and hug it! It's so cute!
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This is exactly what I want for my spare room, I love the shabby chic look
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This is the kind of thing I'm looking to do when I move in a months time - I don't have enough money to completely revamp but I can definitely stretch to things like this!
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I like this idea. I need to buy myself some spray paint!
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I love buying old fufniture to put new life into! I bought an old desk for £45 and painted it white, left the top wood and added little pink rose nobbs. It looks at least twice the price now! I'll have ro do a blogpost about it, make sure to watch out for one!
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This is such a lovely idea! And it's such a pretty colour too! xxx
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I love doing little DIY projects like this and actually have a chair almost identical to this in my room! Haha :) you should try making your own bunting, would look lovely :)
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That looks really nice and so easy to do, even for people like me who aren't good with creative/DIY stuff! Thanks for the idea.
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The chair looks so lovely! I'm looking for an old dressing table to do up at the minuet it quite exiting haha
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I saw one of your other posts about spray painting and I found a cheap laundry basket and did the same thing! It worked really well so thanks for your tips! xx
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The chair turned out so nice! I actually have a chair like that and I might just give that a go!
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This looks great. I've spruced up two chairs lately, one similar wicker one with paint & upcycling and another wooden one with a bit of decoupage and upcycling. So satisfying! x
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Such a great post Louise. The chair looks really nice.
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It looks so cute! My mum wants e to spray some old furniture a different colour to get some new wardrobes without having to spend a fortune. I just haven't got round to it yet lol xx
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I am currently painting a side table I got from the charity shop last year. I had originally planned to use it for an exhibition but changed my mind at the last minute. It has been used to hold my dads ironing on it since then and after changing my room about the other month, I now have a use for it as a bed side table. A lick (or two) of cotton white paint and its looking cute!
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Such a cute idea <3 I think my room is already up to max with all the things in it XD But I think if I had an empty room to work with, I would like to keep it simplistic and filled with plants! I think plants make a living space so beautiful <3 DIY wise, I found some really beautiful ways to store makeup that would really add to a room, so I would do those!
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That is a really lovely idea. This Summer holidays I'm decoupaging an old wooden chair for my bedroom.
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I love this idea it makes me want to revamp my chest of draws and paint it white!! x
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This is such a good idea! It could completely change the look of almost anything so it fits in with your room. Shows things don't always have to be expensive either!
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Me and my Mom have recently gotten sooo interested in painting old furniture. You can even paint things like couches!! :D And any old dresser that be dark and boring, if you paint it a bright color, like aqua or red, you could even distress it a little bit and they look amaaaazing.
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Aw that's lovely! I want to paint some of my stuff, perfect time to do it while i'm off from studying for the summer but it seems like so much effort haha!
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I'm currently in the process of redecorating my bedroom. Rather than spend a lot of money, I've been going to thrift stores in search of my nightstand and desk, then I'll sand and repaint them white.
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This is so cute! Would love to get one for my room! I'm hoping to start a memory wall in my room. Hopefully going tomorrow to print out some photo's and start it soon!
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This is so adorable, I can imagine how happy Darcy is for that cute chair!
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I would really love to see a living room and bedroom tour those are the videos I love watching most. Aside from all the other videos I also love watching most. lol Please do one soon.
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I had never of thought of spray painting old, boring, bland, wicker furnishings!! Great idea!! And the chair turned out lovely!!
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I've been trying to put a shelf up in my room for a week! Glad your crafty projects are going better haha!
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Little things like this can spruce up a room so much. I like putting throw pillows on couches, or moving furniture around, or changing a few small patterns. It can make such a difference. I like the change in pace from all beauty/makeup to more family and home posts, thank you Louise!
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Hey Louise! Lovely job with this project! I really love the DIY and very affordable solution here. For full disclosure, I work for a manufacturer of patio furniture (we're called Harmonia Living, if you wish to look us up - based in the U.S.), and recently I actually had a client ask about our color options. If you see our furniture, you'll notice that they all tend to come with earth tones and neutral hues - often striking, but sometimes, admittedly a little boring. Well this client wanted a sea-green color for her sectional sofa, which she'd picked up from our store not long before. She decided she wanted to re-do it, but wasn't sure how to go about it.
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In the future, I think I will just direct similar questions to this blog post of yours! It's quite well put together!
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LOVE a good arts and crafts sesh!! This looks so simple but really effective *off i trot to find old furniture to spray and reinvent!*
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I love this! I was just talking to a colleague at work this morning and said it would be great it there were some good furniture make-overs available to the average (me: no-idea) person! Thanks!
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