My new BFF

I have been spray painting plastic outside furniture.

This is the best invention EVER. It seems all the outdoor furniture you buy, is some horrible color of black, or dark green, or even worse, WHITE. I have the dark green color. It was Costco, circa 2001. It has seen better days but I can't afford anything new right now, so I have just sucked it up.

Until a few days ago.

I stopped at the local hardware store the other day to pick up primer. On the way out the aisle, I saw plastic spray paint. I stopped. There was the normal colors, white, black, dark green, BLACH. But right below it, lovely colors, blues, light yellows, purple, pink, mint green. Just lovely. I picked up the hydrangea blue color. It was a lovely light blue, so I bought a can.

I first tried it on the dark green chair, the color ended up being a little darker because I didn't prime the chair first. I'm sure if I had primed it white, the color would have been a lovely light shade of blue. The darker color is fabulous though. Today I am doing the white chair, and it is turning out just wonderful.

It has made the chairs seem so beachy and new! I just gave them a quick wash outside with soap and water, then went to town. In a beach environment, I am going for a casual, comfy look, so I wasn't too careful with the paint. After the chairs, I am doing the little table that goes between them pink with a hydrangea blue middle. Then the dining table is going to be yellow with blue hydrangea chairs. The cushions are green and white, so I will have to find something to cover them in, maybe a white chenille.

My deck will look festive, and new and the best part is that it didn't cost an arm and a leg.

My new BFF is spray paint for plastic.