Painted Upholstered Chair

by Lisa

2 Materials

I have 2 of these chairs that were given to me. They are an excellent brand and extremely well-built! I got them for our family with 2 boys (and their friends) free from an old neighbor with 3 kids ( and their friends) who got them from his sister with 2 kids ...... You get the picture.

"Before" chair

This is 1 of the 2 chairs, this one is actually in better condition than the other one. You can see the wear spots on the arms and stains all over. I actually sewed up a rip as best I could.

1st coat

I wish I would have thinned the paint out on this 1st coat but I ended up spraying the chair with water instead and it took 2 days to dry!

2nd coat

The fabric is really stiff now and I'm beginning to worry. Loving the denim look tho!!!

Sanded chair

120 grit sandpaper block . It felt like "real" fabric! I was so happy.....but it "bled" ....

Placed in its new home!

Wax! Yup! Paste wax....

I started every step on the back of the chair for testing!!! This chair is beautiful! No bleed thru, feels soft, and no stains! I couldn't be happier!

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M. M.. on May 05, 2016
Wow- you are brave! Sometimes a piece gets me into the mindset of 'it can't get any worse, so let's try it', haha! When the chair has weight on it or it moves on your light carpet, does the color/wax transfer and stain? Would a waxed fabric be okay outside on a hot day?

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Bonnie482 on Jul 20, 2016
PLEEASE...............what kind of paint. Spray or brush????

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Linda Jenkins Ellia on Aug 21, 2016
How much paint would I need for an antique loveseat do you think ??? Verses reupholstering.. As its not in too bad of shape...

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Tammy M on Aug 21, 2016
If you use watered down annie sloan chalk paint, youare basically dying the fabric. Wet the fabric with a spray bottle, paint, sand, paint, sand, wax with annie sloan clear wax to seal. How many coats you need will depend on the color of the fabric and the color you are covering it with.

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Martha Sanchez on Apr 17, 2017

I want to fo this to my french provincial set. Any tips

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