How can I paint velvet dining room chair seats?

by NanaJoy

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How can I paint the velvet seats of dining room chairs. The seats can not be removed from the chairs. What kind of paint should I use?

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Lydia Hingle on Jan 21, 2019

Is there anyway to put new material over the velvet. There is no paint that I know of that can be used.

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Kelli L. Milligan on Jan 21, 2019

You can still reupholster. You really can't paint velvet. You only paint non plush fabric.

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- NanaJoy on Jan 21, 2019
  
  I have seen a posting where someone used a special type of paint to paint a velvet chair seat. She said it worked very well. Of course, now I can’t locate the posting.
  
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- Kelli L. Milligan on Jan 21, 2019
  
  I think she dyed it. Everyone who I know that tried that said it was like sitting on crunchy grass and looked bad.
  
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Molly - Just a Little Creativity on Jan 21, 2019

I’ve but seen a lot of folks on Hometalk, Pinterest, blogs, etc. discuss using Dixie Belle paint for painting upholstered furniture. I don’t know if it works on velvet nor have I personally tried it. But I believe that’s the brand you’re looking for. Good luck, let us know how it turns out!

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- NanaJoy on Jan 22, 2019
  
  Thank you. Yes, Dixie Belle paint is what someone else used. My problem is that I can not find it in any of the stores in my area ( Massachusetts) I did see it in the Midwest, but too far to travel there
  
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