Wicker Makeover

Hello all!  I'm so excited to share with you about my wicker chair project!  It took me7 days start to finish on this project.  2 of those days I didnt even mess with the project. Patience.......... isnt something I have much of! But enough about all that!  Lets get to the good stuff.........

I took the 2 wicker chairs out onto the back lawn and had to figure out a way to get that little doo hicky that was missing from the arm of the chair back into it and glue it so it wont ever fall out again.  What to do, what to do...

You'll see the little doo hicky sitting on the chair.  I knew i needed to glue it down, but how was I gonna get it to stay put together?  Well, where there is a will, there is a way! I used Elmer's Wood Glue.  Its what was in my junk drawer, and it worked great! 

Hey! Dont knock it!  It worked. I know it looks a mess!! I only had two clamps and it was still not holding it shut.  Desperate times call for desperate measures. I got into my Dollar Tree bag of zip ties and went to town.  Once I felt is was secure and gonna hold the doo hicky in place I wiped all the Elmers Wood Glue that had dripped and began applying grey primer.  Once the primer was all applied I let it sit for 2 days to dry. Then I started applying Black spray paint..  

I used Walmart primer and Walmart black spray paint.  This was my first project and I didnt want to invest money into those old chairs if they werent gonna turn out.

I used one can of grey primer for each chair.  The chairs were very dry from all the outdoor exposure over the years.  I also used two cans of Black for each chair.  These cans of paint cost .97 cents a can.  By day 5 the chairs each had 3 coats of black on them. I  went to JoAnns Fabrics and bought 1 yard of bright yellow fabric for $7.99.

Total amount of money spent $ 14.92!!!  I already had the wood glue.

And here is the end result!!!  I'm very happy with how everything turned out.

I had two wicker Chairs.  One has a yellow cushion in the kids room.  One had more trendy cushion at my computer desk.  Cuz, I'm worth it!  it makes me feel special whenever I sit in it!!  :) hehehehe

  

O, I almost forgot... the wicker around the legs on 2 legs on each chair was missing... So... I had to come up with something... I dont know beans about wicker workings.  I decided on twisted twin.  Why did i choose it?  EASY!! It too was in the junk drawer! :)  So I ripped off all remaining wicker on all four legs of each chair and wrapped the legs with the twin!  Then I hauled the chairs back outside to the backyard and spray painted over the twine with the black spray paint... and this is the end result!!

Not too shabby if I do say so myself!!

This is the arm that was missing the doo hicky.  Turned out great!

Here are my two chairs.... now if only I had more decorating skills............  I'm open to suggestions!!

If it weren't for Pinterest I probably would have tossed this chairs out...
If any of you noticed.... there is beautiful wood under the pics of the cans of paint..... that is my very first pallet project!!!   And I LOVE IT!!   Stay tuned..... there's more to come from the Kopycat