When I refreshed my home last year from a sage, gold and cranberry color palette to neutrals, I needed to update a few pieces so they compliment my new decor. A few years ago, I bought this vintage chair on Facebook Marketplace for a steal. I didn't love the chair fabric, but it worked with my decor at the time.
Since lightening my decor to neutrals, the chair's upholstery fabric is too dark for my home. While I could recover it, I don't want to do that much work with it or spend a lot of money on it. I'm going to paint the fabric instead!
I painted the upholstery fabric on a family heirloom bench last year and the results are incredible! I decided to do the same thing with this vintage chair and love how it turned out.
It's a good thing I had all of my supplies on hand. With the stay-at-home orders, it's been challenging to obtain supplies. But thankfully I had everything on hand, so I was ready to get started.
Have a question about this project?
Beautiful but what is fabric medium is this paint for fabric and where can you find it?
You can pick up fabric medium from any craft store or even Amazon. It helps the fabric absorb the paint.
Won’t the paint be scratchy when dry?
Is this just for show or can the chair be used for sitting without destroying the paint job?