Spray-Painting Wicker
By cathigsI need help! I have these cool Madras baskets around my home for storage and would love the free dresser I picked up to look the same. I don't have a picture of the dresser, but it's all white. The pictures below are pretty close.
It's going to have a glass counter put on top and be used in a room for storage/etc (I'm a makeup artist and don't always want my kit and products laying around). I want to change the nob handles too.
Any ideas on how to get the varied brown colors on the wicker? I am pretty good with a spray paint can. I was thinking of putting a straw nozzle on the end of a spray paint can and trying to make long, skinny strokes of color with all three browns.
Open to ideas all you creative brains out there!
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I am enamored by anything vintage. My husband and I bought a home three years ago...
cathigs
Great plan! I think that is what I will do over the 3 day weekend. Thanks guys- I will take pictures too!
ModHomeEcTeacher
That makes me think you could spray or brush one coat lighter brown, let dry and then paint a darker color over and wipe that off. You'll need a brownish base color when you wipe off your paint. Otherwise, you'll just see white underneath.
cathigs
Good points- I will look at some of my painting books at home. I don't really want to paint the baskets to match, but I wonder if spraying and then wiping off some color with a rag might do the trick?
DIY Maven
I agree with MHET; that's hard to duplicate. Have you considered spray-painting both in the same color?
ModHomeEcTeacher
It may be hard since the baskets look like they are more a raffia material and the dresser looks like ard surfaced wicker. Get some faux painting books and see if there is any method you could try. It's hard to fake a look like that. I'll do some research and get back to you if I find something.
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