How to Paint a Couch
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My kids are at the age where they fight over furniture. One small love seat and two chairs just doesn't cut it for this family of 5 anymore. 2 weeks ago I spied a beautiful French provincial couch on Craig's list. It was clean and structurally sound but man, it was yellow!
I knew as soon as I saw it that I needed it... and I needed to paint it.
Yes. Paint the couch.
I knew as soon as I saw it that I needed it... and I needed to paint it.
Yes. Paint the couch.
After talking to some great ASCP stockists, I grew a bit more confident that this idea might just work. Everybody else in the world gave me the weird eye when I told them what I was doing. Some just thought I was painting the wood.
It was really pretty easy.
Get the fabric damp so the fibers will accept the paint more readily.
Halfway through the first coat...
Make sure you wax the couch once the paint is dry ... yes- WAX the couch! :)
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is the fabric stiff, I had read about it in the past I was looking to dye rugs and researched furniture painting and a lot of comments indicated that the fabric became uncomfortable.... Oh I did find a way to dye the rug. lol Thanks the furniture looks lovely
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I have the same question. Does the wax rub off on your clothes?
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Your project was awe-inspiring. Do you have advice for leather? We have 2 off-white loveseats, w/ wear and tear from kids and cats. They weren’t cheap, hate to toss them if I can improve their look w/ a technique you advise. Thx!!!!
How do you wax it and what product did you use?
I have a chair with a velvet fabric. Is it possible to use this same method to paint it as well??