Painted Couch! YES, I said painted.
by
Heather
$20
3 Hours
Easy
So...someone gave me a couch. The couch was in perfect shape, it was comfy and well made but it was U.G.L.Y. I thought about slipcovers but honestly I have not had a great experience in the past with them, they seem to never look exactly right and never stay in place and I wasn't about to have such an old couch reupholstered. So where did that leave me? Paint! I googled and found that yes it was possible to paint a couch and the best part was that it looked fairly easy and cheap. So, on a Saturday I decided to give it a try, the couch certainly couldn't look any worse.
My Painted Couch!
It was actually very easy and only took around 3 hours total. I used normal Flat Latex Paint (Lowe's) mixed with Textile Medium (from Hobby Lobby - don't forget your coupon!). I used a mix of 1/3 Textile Medium to 2/3 Latex Paint. In the future I would use 1/2 & 1/2 mixture to give the material a little more flexibility. I used less than 1/2 gallon of paint for the whole couch. Make sure you spray the material down with water before starting to paint, the water will keep the paint from absorbing too quickly.
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Great job! I've been putting off just such a project but you've inspired me to get with it! I'm going to try your recommended recipe. Thanks so much!
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Thank you! I just bought a $20.00 sofa at a garage sale-good bones & solid craftsmanship, but faded, dated, & (to me) ugly 70s floral print. Thanks to Hometalk I knew I could paint this into a beauty, but upon looking deeper, a lot of the posts just list items used, but no amounts. Thank you for including not only the items, but also the ratio & about how much you needed! It's VERY helpful!
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I have a recliner light in color and would like to paint it to match my chocolate brown couch it is microfiber , will that matter? great shape but always cleaning it because of the color will this work on microfiber?
What did you do after you painted? How many coats? Did you sand it afterwards? I have a chair th at I can paint instead of donating it...so glad I saw this post!