My dad trash picked this chair about 4 years ago. I used this tutorial for painted upholstery chair on Pinterest. It seems worth a shot to try it out since the fabric was still in good shape and I wouldn't be too upset if it turned out terribly. Using a 1:1 ratio of fabric medium and acrylic paint, dampen the fabric and paint on thin watered down layers.
A couple process pictures:
And here are the before and after pics:
The tutorial says to dampen the fabric... very important! Mine wasn't as damp as it should have been and has a little crackling texture to it that I kind of enjoy.
p.s. Happy New Year!
UPDATE: I've taken the plunge into reupholstering this chair. You can check out Part 1 of the reupholstering job here and stay tuned for more posts on this project.
Wow! Who would've guessed you could paint fabric like that?! Cool, Haley!
ReplyDeleteWow! That looks really good!
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