This post was sponsored by HomeRight. All opinions are my own.
A few weeks ago, I scored a new-to-me set of porch furniture from my favorite thrift shop; at $75 for all three pieces, I thought it was a great deal. As many of you know from {this} post, we’re planning on relocating locally in a few months when my husband returns from overseas, and our new house (which I haven’t shared yet but will soon) has more outdoor living spaces to enjoy–and furnish!
While the wicker pieces were a little worse for the wear, I knew that I could get them looking beautiful with just a little TLC and my HomeRight Super FinishMax paint sprayer. As you know, when we share a HomeRight post, there’s always a giveaway included, so be sure to scroll to the end of this post to enter to win your very own Super FinishMax!
First I cleaned off the dust, cobwebs, and pollen by spraying the set down with the hose and letting it dry thoroughly in the sun.
Painting was easy; I pulled the set out of the garage and assembled my HomeRight spray shelter (buy here | more info here) to protect the furniture from breezes and the surrounding area from overspray.
I used the green nozzle on my HomeRight Super FinishMax HVLP (high volume low pressure) paint sprayer, which is my favorite for painting furniture, and black semi-gloss latex paint straight off the shelf (I thinned it just a little bit with water).
I would NEVER recommend painting wicker with a brush; trust me when I tell you that spray painting is the ONLY way to go!
After two quick coats, the chairs were looking brand-new!
I ordered new black and white cabana stripe cushions because it was time–my old outdoor cushions were about eight years old, if you can believe it. I found an amazing deal on them and I’ve listed all of my sources at the end of the post in case you’re in the market for new ones, too. I also bought a striped umbrella to use at the new house because we’ll probably have an outdoor dining table and chairs there.
By the way, if you’re a detail person then you probably noticed that the loveseat is not the same one as in the first picture. We had SO much rain over the weekend that I opted just to finish the chairs so I could get this post written and finish the loveseat later. The cane loveseat on the front porch is another thrift store find from a few months ago (and it was only $10!), and I also painted it with the Super FinishMax, so it’s all good.
I really prefer the look of black wicker to white, but of course taste is personal. You could easily transform a similar set using white paint instead.
I’m sure it doesn’t surprise anyone to know that we’ve really enjoyed the porch on the MCC House while we’ve lived here. Front porch living is especially interesting when you live downtown and there’s lots of people watching!
The chairs are super-comfortable and have new life now that they’ve been painted and given new cushions. I fully expect to get many years of porch-sitting out of them.
As promised, here are my sources for the pillows and some of our other outdoor pieces.
And here’s this month’s giveaway. Good luck!
Thanks for stopping by~
Looks great, as always! I’ve thought about getting this sprayer, but I dread cleaning it… What is that like?
Sprayers aren’t that bad to clean, in my opinion. Cleaning a roller or a PaintStick is much more time consuming. And it’s worth it because you can do SO much with it. Good luck!
Better than a roller? I’m sold!!
Thank you for the awesome opportunity 😉
This looking stunning! I would love to paint my wrought iron set! I also need to paint my dining room chairs!! You make this look so easy!
A beautiful transformation, it got me thinking that I could freshen up deck furniture for both my mom and me. Thank you for another good idea.
I would love to win this as my favorite thing to do is redo furniture.i have 3 pieces going in my workshop now and it is all done by hand. 😩
I could work wonders with this tool. I love DIY, love to repurpose and breathe new life into pieces I already own. Thanks!
Simply Pretty. I have a wicker storage chest that could use a face lift and this would be ideal. Thank you for the inspiration.
Oh, spray paint. . .how I love thee! But I’ve never had a sprayer before. HomeRight is such an awesome company; thank you for the chance to win a sprayer!
Your New-to-you furniture looks great in black! And I am so glad you’ll be around for at least awhile longer. We need to do another NC bloggers get-together!
Love it! I’m helping my 88 year old dad get his house ready for sale. He has louvered doors throughout the house which are so difficult to paint by brush. They come off for easy spraying outside so that’s a plus! After his project is done I have grandchildren’s train / storage table to paint as well! Would love to win this Home right sprayer!
Thank you for the inspiration! I have a white wicker loveseat that I have been wanting to re-do, this is perfect!!
Cute.
The wicker looks great, can’t wait to see new house!
I love black wicker too! It all looks lovely!
Thank you for this awesome opportunity. Gotta have me a spray tent to go with my new sprayer. Pick me, pick me !
I love the details you have added with the blue and white dish and plants! Beautiful
Looks so sharp in black and white!
Love your Thrift shop finds! I have some outdoor tables I need to repaint…now i’m inspired!
Oh my, what a difference! Would love to own one of these.
We have he paint and are waiting to get a paint sprayer to paint our kitchen island from white to a lovely medium blue
Your porch furniture looks beautiful! Would love the opportunity to own this sprayer!
So glad to see wicker can be sprayed and turn out beautifully! I’ll be in the market for new (used) outdoor furniture soon as well.
I have a set that could use some love too! You gave me great inspiration to tackle this DIY!
love the black wicker and black and white cushions!
Love the set and the cushions! Glad you will be in NC for another year or 2.
This looks amazing!
Very nice! I have a friend who paints furniture all the time, but it’s very intimidating to me!
Need to stain some outdoor furniture.
I’ve got lots of things in mind to paint and this sprayer sounds great!
I would love to spray paint our outdoor furniture also! we’ve had it for at least 8 years and i’m ready for a change in color!
I would love this for outdoor furniture and a bench.
How is it holding up? I’ve always heard to use oil-based paint on wicker or at least exterior paint. About to paint ours so I’m curious. This is gorgeous!
No issues yet but of course it’s only been a month and this set is on a porch. I have painted wicker before with plain old Rustoleum spray paint and found that I needed to recover it every 2 years or so, and that set is still going strong almost ten years later (I bought them at a yard sale so no idea how old they were before that).
If you’re concerned, just run exterior paint through the sprayer. Good luck with yours!
Thank you! I may just finish with spar urethane as the top coat. I know real wicker has a habit of soaking up moisture.
Good idea! That will definitely give it a longer life.