a wicker rescue

we hit the jackpot at estate sales this weekend! here is another one of our finds, a wicker set for $15. it was struggling, but still had a lot of potential. we came to the rescue.
jed scraped off a lot of the old paint with a wire brush, and then we hosed them off and scrubbed them clean.

here is the cleaned up version.

jackson wanted to help, but then needed rest. he has a hard life.

we wanted to brighten up our front porch, so we used bright yellow krylon for outdoor furniture.

here is the finished product, on our porch. it took forever, and my wrists still hurt. i learned a lot about spray paint, and it was way more difficult than i thought it would be.

in the end, i think it was worth it. now we have a bright and lovely place to sit and watch the world go by.

have you taken on any projects lately that were way work than you thought they would be?

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