Painted Poppy Chair With SK
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SK on Elderberry
(IC: professional)
Exacting every ounce of creativity from a woeful old chair. Give her new clothes and updated makeup.
Thanks to The Graphics Fairy for featuring this fun little poppy chair:
http://thegraphicsfairy.com/painted-fabric-chair-reader-featured-project/
Thanks to The Graphics Fairy for featuring this fun little poppy chair:
http://thegraphicsfairy.com/painted-fabric-chair-reader-featured-project/
Photo credits to my good friend and artist Carole. http://carolemarie.com/
This chair was actually on it's way to the dump. Some nasty stuff in her innards. Stripping the worn fabric first. Replacing springs and foam.
I bought five yards of cream canvas duck and painted a couple of yards with a large damask in black. Don't make the same mistake I did and not size or iron your duck. Oh dear that sounded funny...
I am sorry to the true professionals out there that see this reupholstery job. Oh Dear...
After the chair was completely recovered I started to randomly hand draw my poppies.
Butterflies, birds and French script fill in the odd spot.
The fun begins. I start to fill in the bright, hot colors.
Design and balance are critical on the design.
As I get more and more detail, I add small flourishes. I have to step back once in a while because I have a habit of overdoing.
Update: The Graphics Fairy just posted and reviewed my poppy chair: http://thegraphicsfairy.com/painted-fabric-chair-reader-featured-project/
In the midst of re-upholstering and painting, I had 120 lbs. tomatoes to can. I couldn't tell which was prettier to my eye the tomatoes or the chair. What? You didn't think I wouldn't color coordinate my canning?
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Published July 31st, 2014 4:01 AM
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Bar2069190 on Aug 11, 2015Absolutely love your chair - beautiful color combination - just love it!!
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Andrea Brown on Jul 28, 2019
Hi. It’s absolutely beautiful. What kind of paints did you use? And did you use a medium with them?
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SK on Elderberry on Aug 08, 2019
Hi Andrea,
Thanks so much. This was a taxing but fun challenge.
I use water based acrylics on my chairs. They wear like iron.
Thanks for visiting.
sk
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