Paint Upholstered Furniture, is That Even a Thing?
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Suggested materials:
- Used sofa (Already had it.)
- 1 gallon interior Glidden paint (Home Depot $25 or Amazon)
- 7-8oz. bottles Delta paint medium (Ordered from Walmart $6 ea or Amazon)
- Paint brush, sand paper, spray bottle, plastic bucket with lid to mix paint (on hand)
- 1 yd fabric for pillow covers (Joann's $17 -- pillows on hand or Amazon)
- Plastic tablecloth (Dollar Tree or Amazon)
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Viv30706759 on Nov 30, 2017
Blue is better than white, but, I would've chosen one of the Burgundy colors.
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Karen Loske on Nov 30, 2017Funny, I was torn between the burgundy or gold. Made the mistake of asking my husband what he thought. The man never has an opinion but he thought the blue. The first two coats I was really hoping for a decent outcome. Still kind leaning toward the reddish tones but I'm not disappointed with the blue.
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Viv30706759 on Dec 12, 2017I like the color Gold also.
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And33309478 on Apr 29, 2018
Approximately 1950, I was 4 and our couch looked was very grungy.we were poor and my mom hated the couch. She went to the paint store and asked if any of their paints would work on fabric. I remember it being rather thick and shiny but it worked! Mom and Dad painted that couch at least twice. Dad had turned the couch upside down and reinforced the base before painting. The paint you used seems much nicer. I’m sure if they were still with us they would be having a great chuckle!
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Karen Loske on Apr 29, 2018
Love it! Always fun to hear other peoples stories. Hey, we're the same age. I would have been 4 in 1950 also.
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Juliebarham on Jan 07, 2019
In the 60s my mother painted 2 handed-down upholstered chairs. Very stiff after drying, but mainly they SMELLED. Forever!
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Frequently asked questions
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Just curious why you chose paint over a fabric dye?
Never really thought of painting my sofa, but it is a good brand of sofa, and don't have the money right now for a new one, but it is a little like microfiber , could this be painted?
do you recon it will work on canvas window Awnings ,I hate the colour of mine and like many do not have $$,
to replace. Worth a try I say , I'll keep ya posted 💕