0One way to protect or refurbish your wicker furniture is by painting it. This is a guide about painting wicker furniture.3 Articles All Articles RelevanceAll ArticlesQuestionsArchivesNewestOldestMost HelpfulLeast HelpfulMost AnswersFewest AnswersBest AnswersRelevanceQuestionsHere are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community or ask a new question.Question: By Jan0 FlagHow do I paint wicker furniture? I have a huge set that my boyfriend bought me for Mother's Day. It is vintage wicker. I'm not even sure if I should paint it. Jan from Atlanta, GA Answer By Kim Flag0Best AnswerI have sprayed 3 different sets of wicker I have found curbside. I use a wire brush to scrape the chippy paint if need be and then I spray paint white. I always use Rustoleum or Krylon spray. It always works well! Reply By Judy Flag0Best AnswerIf it's vintage and in really good shape I think I'd be tempted just to clean it well and then clearcoat it.
I'm into the shabby chic style, tho, and something that looks shiny and new just doesn't really appeal to me. If you do decide to paint it, go with several thin sprayed on coats. Judy in VA Reply By falldowngobump Flag0You will have to spray it, no way to brush it on and make it look good. Clean and scrape anything loose off first and then spray away! Reply By Allison Flag0Always use spray paint -- much easier than brushes! Reply guest (Guest Post) Flag0Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. Going to try and get it done by the weekend.Jan in Atlanta Reply Question: By Kathie0 FlagI have just changed the colors in my bathroom and want to paint my wicker over the toilet shelf and wicker wastebasket to match. I am not certain what color to use either. The shower curtain is leopard and I just bought a nice tan rug and two chocolate brown reversible bath mats. I was thinking tan or beige? I would like to make the wicker look old and wanted to know if any one can tell me how to do this.Portland, MaineRelated Content Answer By Coreen Hart Flag0Best AnswerUse the antiquing method.
Buy a light, warm shade of tan and then a darker shade, about like black coffee. Paint the piece with the light shade and let it stand as long as the directions on the can say. It should be thoroughly dry. Then put on the darker shade, covering well, and wipe the wicker with old tee shirts or about a zillion paper towels while the paint is wet. You might want to do just part of the piece at a time so the brown paint won't have a chance to dry. The dark paint will stay in the nooks and crannies, just like dirt does on old wicker pieces. You can take off as much as you like. When it is thoroughly dry, cover with one or two coats of polyurethane -- the clear stuff -- and let it cure for a day or two. You will have a long lasting finish. Reply By SL Edens Flag0This is from a Decorating with Style episode on HGTV: http://www.hgtv _1382055,00.html Reply ArchivesThriftyFun is one of the longest running frugal living communities on the Internet. These are archives of older discussions.Archive: 0 FlagI have some dark green, weather-resistant "wicker" chairs that I would like to spray paint another color.
Because of their protective coating I am wondering whether or not they can be painted, and with what type of paint? Thank you in advance for your input!/product.asp?frm_product_id=391&SBL=1It is also available in hammered metallics & textured finishes, very cool, and it's durable enough for outdoor use. By maryjane72Painting Wicker FurnitureI'd recommend Krylov Fusion spray paint for plastic. It can be used on "plastics, PVC, hard vinyl, ceramic, glass, tile, wood, metal, and wicker", according to what it says on the can. I've used it on wood, plastic, and ceramic tile, and I am pleased with the results. By tismomPainting Wicker FurnitureI recommend Krylon Fusion as well. Last summer my husband spray painted our resin patio set and a smaller table from white to a pretty sand color. It cost us $25 in paint to have what looks like new patio furniture! By Debbie52Painting Wicker FurnitureYou could also try "adhesion promoter" in the automotive spray paint section at WalMart. From the September/October 2015 issue
Design historians usually give credit for the evolution of wicker furniture in America to a grocer named Cyrus Wakefield, who discovered a use for the strips of rattan he’d seen on the wharves in Boston. Robert J. Pushcar • October 20, 2015 • Nonchalant, lightweight, and airy, wicker furniture charmed all of America from the end of the Civil War until the 1930s. In Victorian times it was everywhere—in parlors, on porches, in railroad buffet cars. It graced the mansions and summer houses of the wealthy as well as humbler dwellings. Design historians usually give credit for wicker’s evolution in America to a grocer named Cyrus Wakefield, who discovered an innovative use for the strips of rattan he’d seen going to waste on the wharves in Boston. Ships bringing goods from the Far East used rattan to keep cargoes from shifting and to cushion crates of porcelain. All of it—and there was a lot—was discarded as soon as the cargo was unloaded. Starting in the 1840s, Wakefield began experimenting, wrapping a Provincial-style rocking chair in rattan strips to give it an Oriental appearance.
At the same time, he was selling the rattan itself to Boston-area chairmakers, who needed it to meet the demand for cane-seated chairs. In time, Wakefield built an empire from wicker furniture and led the world in its manufacture, with factories in three states and warehouses as far as London. He built his biggest factory in his hometown of South Reading, Massachusetts. After he donated land plus $30,000 to build a new town hall, the town voted to rename the place in his honor. Flattered, Wakefield ended up paying more than $100,000 for the stately mansard building. There’s still quite a bit of early wicker around, but since the 1960s, the market has been flooded with reproductions from Asia, some of which have now acquired the patina of age. How to tell them apart? Reproductions tend to be lighter than old wicker pieces because the framework is made of bamboo or rattan rather than oak or other hardwoods. Collector and dealer Marla Bryer-Segal of Marblehead, Massachusetts, puts it most breezily: “If it blows over in a strong wind, it’s a reproduction.”