How to Stencil a Wicker Flower Basket

Here's an easy farmhouse update for a tired old thrift store basket. 

Stenciled Flower Basket

The old basket began life looking like this... 



Thrift store basket with a stenciled flower sign


It had great moveable handles but didn't have much else that made it special. Today I'm going to make it a little more awesome by using a simple flower stencil from Old Sign Stencils. 


Flower stencil on a basket


I taped the stencil to the basket and using a foam pouncer, stenciled using black paint onto the basket. Because of the rough basket weave, I needed to grab a small stiff brush and get down inside the weave with the black paint. 


How to use a stencil to decorate a wicker basket


When I removed the stencil, my basket was already looking great! 

DIY stencil to decorate a wicker flower basket

My $2 thrift store basket was ready to fill with flowers and look so much better in just minutes. 



Thrift store basket full of flower with DIY stencil
DIY Thrift store basket full of flower with flower stencil

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Homeroad
Homeroad

I am Susan, the author and creator at Homeroad. I am a wife, mother of 4 daughters, and a grandmother of 5 and counting. I am a retired teacher, a DIY blogger and an artist at heart. .