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WOW to Painting Wicker

I’ve been excited all weekend to share an amazing WOW, Ah-Ha moment!

For the past few weeks, I’ve slowly been transitioning my decor to Fall by adding in seasonal favorites.  NO huge updates or changes, but a few touches here and there around the home to welcome the season.  One main focus has been the front porchI even shared a peek at it last week on Instagram when my prop assistant ran away with my gourds.  I feel like the entry of the home is a good place to put the most effort since it’s the first area you & your guests see as they enter the home AND a little effort can make a big impact.

I bought mums (some of which died – my black thumb has returned) and I have a few new trash-to-treasure items that I’ve slowly been introducing.  You got a peek of them a few weeks back – remember?

One new-to-me item was a wicker chair.  I was looking for a sister, and I found “her”.   They needed a bit of sprucin’ up, but I wasn’t in the mood to paint them.  Who wants to paint wicker?  NOT ME!  So they sat.

BUT THEN, I decided to finally use my hand paint sprayer that has been sitting in the garage for months and voila, no joke, 20 minutes total THEY. WERE. DONE.

THE RESULT.

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.com

And guess what I didn’t do most of the work. WHAT? Why?

Yup, my 9 year old took over the job.  Literally we had so much fun spraying these 2 wicker chairs that we were battling who got the sprayer.  #hewon

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.comSeriously though, this hand spray painter by HomeRight is amazing.  It is incredible.  I am just mad at myself that I have not used it sooner.

REWIND.

Before I get ahead of myself with excitement, let’s rewind…  A few weeks back I had major success at a garage sale and snagged a bunch of new-to-me ‘trash treasures’.

I had shared this picture on InstagramGarage sale finds

I transformed the planter with the most gorgeous green hue…

Before and After planter - $1 garage sale find transformed with Green Citrus spray paint

…And now it was time to finally paint the wicker chair (plus another one I found) a fun coral color.

It took a few days to choose a color, but I decided on Sherwin Williams HGTV Home (available @ Lowe’s) Lei Flower – SW6613.

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.com

I was ready to GO!

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.com

I didn’t want the paint to spray everything in sight, so the Spray Shelter by HomeRight really came in handy.  It too was my first time using it, but set-up took about 5 minutes and I had my son helping me a bit.  Assembly was just like putting a tent or beach shelter together.

The instructions are attached directly to the bag that the shelter comes in, which is genius!

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.com

Right when I was done erecting the shelter, it started to rain.  Just my luck, ha.  So I moved it to the garage…

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.com

NOW, I was ready!

Being totally honest, I was nervous to use this ‘machine’, but there really was no learning curve and there was little set-up / clean-up.  I hate reading directions, but HomeRight has made it so easy with a one-page Fast Start Quick Reference Guide.  Within 3 minutes of opening the box, I was ready!

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.com

With the paint in the canister (read my helpful tips below before starting), I was ready to start.  I pushed the trigger and the paint started to flow.

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.com

Details on the HomeRight Finish Max Fine Sprayer

VIDEO

I never take videos, but I couldn’t resist.  I had to show you how quick + easy the paint covered the chair.

On to the next chair…

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.comIn about 10 minutes, both chairs were covered with coat #1.   A bit later I sprayed them again with a second coat and they were done.

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.com

TIPS + TRICKS

Here are some tips + tricks I learned along the way (plus my friends Jaime & Ashley shared a few tips with me on Instagram) so you too can ditch the nervousness of using this sprayer…

> Get full coverage of all nooks & crannies by moving the piece of furniture to spray at different angles – I especially had to do this with wicker!

> Paints & Stains need to be watered down so they flow through the sprayer properly.  With the sprayer comes a handy gadget to determine the appropriate water needed + there is a helpful chart in the instruction booklet.

> The Finish Max can spray horizontal, vertical, or in a cone pattern.  You can easily choose the direction by turning the dial on the front of the sprayer.

> There is no need to clean the sprayer between coats. Leave the paint or stain in the container (of course if time between coats is days long, then clean it).

My new coral chairs looks Ah-Mazing on my front porch and it’s almost complete for Fall.

Want a peek?

Enjoy.

DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.com

More to come later this week…

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DIY tutorial for painting wicker using the HomeRight finish max hand sprayer. I painted 2 wicker chairs in less than 10 minutes. That would be impossible with a paint brush. A hand sprayer is a MUST TOOL for paint projects. Check out a step-by-step tutorial + video of how fast it covers > www.jennaburger.com

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