Charming Painted Upholstered Chair

I have jumped on


                                the band wagon of



painted upholstered chairs


                      that are out there on other blogs.



Doesn't that just sound crazy?

But I had to give it a try and I'll admit,
                it came out lovely!


Shall we begin? Here is what the chair looked like when I purchased it at a garage sale.

I asked my daughter if she wanted it and she said if I take the 'old lady' look out of it!

What put me over the top, to go ahead and paint this chair, was a video. I am sorry to say, I don't remember what blog this was on, but she painted a chair, seat and all, then did a video of her 5 year old son jumping up and down on it. It did not crack. It feels like leather if you take the time to sand in between each coat. And I don't know what time and use will do with this chair now that it is painted, but it is very comfortable to sit on.

It was sturdy and the upholstery was in good shape. I thought of re-upholstering the whole thing but talked myself out of it because of all the tufting required. Instead, I opted for just upholstering the seat cushion and making a lumbar pillow.

I researched other painted chairs out on blogland and here is what I did,

First, vacuum the upholstery
2nd, Apply a coat of primer latex paint all the while spritzing with a spray bottle of water. This will allow you to be able to easily spread the paint on the upholstery.
3rd, sand with 220 grit sandpaper, it will keep the painted upholstery smooth and it sands easily.
4th, mix equal parts textile medium (found in small bottles at the hobby stores and Walmart by the acrylic paint...it keeps the paint pliable), white latex paint (I used semi gloss trim paint to get this sheen) and water. This has a very runny consistency and paints in minutes.
5th, sand after it dries.
6th, repeat step 4
7th, sand after it dries.
8th, mix equal parts textile medium and the same white latex paint but no water this time.
9th, sand after dries.
NOTE: After each step of the painting process, wait till the paint is dry before moving on to the next step. Any paint can be used but you may have to seal some way if using other types of paint.

It's as easy as that. It looks and feels like leather.

I got some dirty fingerprints on the painted upholstery as I was screwing the base of the chair back on but it wipes right off with a damp rag just like leather does.

Daughter approves and says that she will now take it home!
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