SK's Two Dozen Poppies
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SK on Elderberry
(IC: professional)
Musty, Ugly, But Sturdy. Two dirty upholstered slipper chairs.
Let's begin by stating a very clear fact. These were solid wood framed but the most disgusting old velvet fabric you can imagine. Soooo.....
Let's begin by stating a very clear fact. These were solid wood framed but the most disgusting old velvet fabric you can imagine. Soooo.....
Busting out of the box again to see if I can create beauty from a sow's ear.
So custom chalk paint it is...After cleaning thoroughly with Dawn and damp cloths. I cleaned them until my cloth no longer came away dirty. But I didn't soak them through. Just damp. I let them air dry for two days before starting the painting process.
With flat paint mixed with powdered chalk, I custom make my own chalk paint colors. Keeping the old fabric damp, I use a really old brush to scrub the colors into the fabric. Each coat needs to be lightly sanded between coats. Keeping the fabric damp as I paint each additional coat. This chair took four coats to cover the rusty colored old velvet.
The backs of each chair are painted with a black chalk paint. I use a painters tape to block off even stripes. I then painted the edges of the tape with black chalk paint this helps seal the tape.
With watered down paints, I start to make large splotches of color, knowing these will eventually be the foundations of my flowers and leaves.
As I finished each flower I added dimension with light and dark accents.
I created a larger stripe on the back of each chair.
With contrasting paints, the French love note starts on one chair and is completed on the second chair.
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Published January 17th, 2015 7:02 PM
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Sex4351684 on Feb 02, 2016OMG'zzzz my mouth is still open, so impressed and I can't wait to try it. Thank you for sharing
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Me_49622824 on Sep 24, 2020
How does this wear. I love it and am thinking of trying it.
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