Why Wicker

The family told me not to do it. "Just spray it," they said. I hopped in the car and headed to the Lowe's to scope out spray paint. I thought, surely, that manufacturers in 2010 were coming up with all kinds of spray colors for all of us hip people obsessed with HGTV. I was sadly underwhelmed, until I ran into something amazing... in a paint chip.

I started dreaming immediately. Visions of Atomic Ranch dancing in my head.

I just saw an amazing picture of 1950's glory in a paint color, and I totally wanted this retro style, no matter how many hours it took.

This color can only be described as bronze-tan-yellow-poop-gold. It is awesome. But try painting wicker that's already been stained mocha brown (college Georgia, I really hate you right now), wicker that consequentially looks dirty if every nook and cranny is not lovingly drenched in the aforementioned paint color. I'm about to get into a very close and personal relationship with my quadriceps, knee and shoulder joints, and a toothbrush, because it's going to take straight elbow grease to accomplish this one!