We've had this wicker laundry basket for 7 years now and it has served us well. The cracks are starting to show but we're not ready to give up on it yet. I painted it recently so that I can still get a little more milage out of it.
Because of the cracks in the wood, the spray paint couldn't give me a smooth finish. Also, the paint tends to drip over the rounded wooden segments so I had to make sure that the inside and outside colours match up.
I first cleaned it and let it dry for a full day. Then I first spray painted the inside in grey. I gave it an hour between each coat.
For the outside, I tried using masking tape to separate the colours, but because of the gap between the segments, colours tended to flow. So I just stuck to spraying from 4 inches away which gave me good enough control to not go (too much) over the line.
I've used white, metallic grey (on the inside and edges), and gold (which looks much like the original colour), and it is back in service.
Because of the cracks in the wood, the spray paint couldn't give me a smooth finish. Also, the paint tends to drip over the rounded wooden segments so I had to make sure that the inside and outside colours match up.
I first cleaned it and let it dry for a full day. Then I first spray painted the inside in grey. I gave it an hour between each coat.
For the outside, I tried using masking tape to separate the colours, but because of the gap between the segments, colours tended to flow. So I just stuck to spraying from 4 inches away which gave me good enough control to not go (too much) over the line.
I've used white, metallic grey (on the inside and edges), and gold (which looks much like the original colour), and it is back in service.
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