Making Do with Ugly

A few years ago, Mr. Dude & I built a deck off the house to replace some of the yard and have a fun party spot. My dad helped draw out the fairly basic plans but we really needed his engineering help for the slight slope to our yard. After the supports were in place, Mr Dude and I completed the deck together. I'm really happy with our deck and we spend lots of time out there watching the boys play.
But we added another boy after that deck and we all want lots of things like food and heat, so we don't have much left to buy fancy outdoor sofas and coffee tables. We also built this lovely thing in the background of the before picture. The boys love it and I get to sit on my large deck and watch them play.
Since I can't afford something like this:

I decided to make do with what we have. And what we have is old ugly hand--me-down wicker chairs:
I spent an hour getting busy with a can of Rustoleum 2 coat spray-paint in Satin "Espresso"

and look at this lovely chair now:


Tomorrow I'll seal the chairs with a clear coat of sealant.

I'm linking up to Trendy Tree House