Painting fabric upholstery with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
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Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes
(IC: blogger)
We painted the outdated upholstery on these antique chairs with a mixture of 50% Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey and 50% water. We misted the fabric with a spray bottle of water with each coat of paint so that the fabric would absorb the paint and not be stiff. It took three coats of paint, with about 24 hours of drying time between each coat. We stenciled a french design on each chair using Annie Sloan Graphite. The blue stripe was stenciled with Aubusson Blue. We then distressed and glazed the arms and legs. You can see the full tutorial here: http://bella-tucker.com/2013/04/painting-fabric-with-annie-sloan-chalk-paint/ fabric upholstery Sloan Chalk Paint
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Published April 13th, 2013 10:06 AM
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Andrea Schnapp on Apr 17, 2016I'd like to know how you distressed the wood on the arm chair above as I would like to do that my familiar chair. Thanks you!
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Maion Jiji on Jun 12, 2016@Andrea Schnapp you would use a fine grit sanding paper. Lightly distress to desired look.
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Carolyn Washell on May 03, 2018
I have a dark wood glider and want to lighten the wood.
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