Update Outdoor Umbrellas and Accessories With Spray Paint!
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Our furniture is a little hodge podge (sale, clearance, end of season- yeah that's me). I really don't mind it because paint and fabric have a beauitful way of tying all the mix match together.
This year we purchased two umbrellas from Costco - love them. As gorgeous as they were we had a problem... all that newness REALLY made my old umbrellas look incredibly sad. Overall the old umbrellas still had a season or two left in them. So.... what is a girl to do? She grabs her trusty can of spray paint!
This year we purchased two umbrellas from Costco - love them. As gorgeous as they were we had a problem... all that newness REALLY made my old umbrellas look incredibly sad. Overall the old umbrellas still had a season or two left in them. So.... what is a girl to do? She grabs her trusty can of spray paint!
You would almost think this umbrella was just beige...would you believe it was once navy blue?
See...I kid you not. The Texas sun is harsh!
Needs one more coat but it's soo much better!
Here is a great mirror I found at Home Goods in the clearance aisle that I thought would be a great option for outdoors. This summer I wanted a brighter gold finish and thanks to metallic paint- I got it! * I learned that the gold metallic fades outside so be sure to spray a non yellowing poly.
These chairs received a facelift last year... thinking about adding a little gold accent to them.
The After
And finally.... our little sectional needed freshening up badly. I used a hammered finish on the frame and used fabric spray paint for the cushions. HUGE change for little coinage. I did this project last season in hopes of getting two more years out of the cushions ($60 plus dollars a pop for each cushion is a no-go right now). So far they are holding up pretty well.
And... here is the BEFORE
This little product saved me major bucks! Definitely will use it again. You can find it on Amazon.
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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You are so creative! What kind of spray paint did you use for the Patio Umbrella please?
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