My fabric painted chairs before and after....you asked daisy chain :)
I bought these nice sturdy Ethan Allen chairs on CL years ago, 2 for $75. And although I intended on re-upholstering them, I got major sticker shock for reupholstery! I was quoted over $200 per chair and that was for low end unattractive fabric. Here's a before pic:
I recently came across a website that sells AS chalk paint and on the site were many projects customers sent in. The site is called the Purple Painted Lady- I have no affiliation with this business, I'm just mentioning it because I had a fabulous interaction with the owner. Anyhow I came across this inspiration pic of a thrift shop chair that was chalk painted.
So feeling inspired, I figured I can do this! And I did! I read the directions from her website, she recommended spraying the fabric down with water in a spray bottle to dampen. Then with every dip of the paintbrush in paint, then dip it in water to thin the paint since the Annie Sloan paint is so thick. Here's the chair after one coat:
The first coat was the most difficult to get coverage. I ended up doing 2 more coats with 24hrs between coats for the paint to cure. The color is AS French Linen. It came out much darker on my chair than the inspiration chair, but I was still happy. Now for the lines. I used green frog tape as was recommended on the website to get the cleanest line. I followed the original plaid lines on my chairs b/c they were a different texture and still visible and I wanted to conceal them. Because I was following that pattern the lines are not centered perfectly, but I think it's only noticeable if I point it out, although it drives DH crazy, lol.
The finished product:
The lines are painted in AS graphite. After the paint job was dried, I waxed them with AS clear wax, and they have the feel of a soft buttery leather. I love how they turned out! And it cost me less than $100 for paint, wax and I invested in a good paint brush. Much more affordable than reupholstering :)
Comments (36)
User
8 years agoRelated Discussions
My Summer Decorating Projects: Before & Afters
Comments (32)Thank you all for your kind words. It's always fun to show our Before & After project pics here. You get inspired and work so hard creating something new. It's nice to be able to share it . . . even if the end results don't end up in your home (LOL)! Oakley: Haha!! I don't think DD is going to want to give up all of her new (old) furniture and decs to move back into a shared, already-furnished bedroom at her sorority house next year when it's finally redone. She'll be a senior then and is already loving her home only a couple of blocks from campus. Although she definitely IS missing having someone else plan, shop for and cook all the meals (LOL)! The wall's of DD's room were already painted that color by the previous tenant and I don't have a clue what the brand name or color of it is. Sorry. Is your son going to OU? I agree, decorating a son's place is (usually) a lot less fun than decorating a daughter's. My own son's place made me cringe during his six years at OU! Arcy: I LOVE your DD's headboard. How beautiful!!! The fabric is wonderful and looks beautiful with that dark wood. This is a fun age for our daughters, isn't it? Jake: that sounds a lot like my son's rooms when he was in college. Yaya: yes, it drove me to distraction not to be able to do much of anything while my hands were healing. Although I've developed significant arthritis in both hands as a result of the surgery, the fracture and the subsequent long immobilization periods, I love being able to work with them again! Patty: DD was seven? My goodness, it HAS been a long time, hasn't it? Her desk color? Yes, It wouldn't have been my choice, but she does love it and, yes, she can paint it again someday if the mood strikes her. (Shudder) That desk (and all of it's drawers and cubbies) was very tedious and hard to paint. I wouldn't want to do that one again ever! What fun to be able to do your GD's bedroom! You'll have to share that with us when you finish it. Well, thank you all again for allowing me to share my Summer's decorating projects. DH & I have just started redoing his study yesterday. More grunt work and a lot less fun than DD's but the results will be good . . . once we ever finish! Lynn This post was edited by lynninnewmexico on Mon, Aug 4, 14 at 23:27...See MoreMy sideboard, Before & After
Comments (100)lol.. keeping me busy! I just looked at my house, and I'm not sure if I'm putting it together or taking it all apart! Pictures pulled from all sorts of places! I have darken the gold frame - and will dry it again tomorrow. As I keep looking at it - I do begin to see what I like and what I don't like! Plates - I have some I plan on putting in that room, where - I'm not sure! The plate rack idea might be more perfect in my adjoining breakfast room... I'll need to think on this - and you'll be sure to hear my thoughts! hahaha (I'll post of course!) rafor, I do see that this picture plus the colors, and I like that! I'm just not sure the picture itself fits "this" house.. or at least what envision!...See Moreit took a year... lots of before & after pics of lr
Comments (46)Daisy, Aunt Barbara was a WAC. She is very proud of that. I do love her dearly. I've been playing around with The Gimp (it's similar to Photoshop) and fixed that photo of my aunt and the one in the back of my mother. I threw them in the bookcase Thursday night when I was rushing around. I also have one of my father who was an Sargent in the Army in the China Burma India Theater. I miss him terribly. I am sorry about the loss of your stepmom. You can hyjack my thread any time you want. :) Parma the legs in #1 are kinda weird. I just wanted to see what the two looked like posted together. :)...See MorePainted My Upholstered Chairs
Comments (42)Related to this, I have an ill-placed window behind our TV that I wanted to block out. The wall there is painted a dark, smokey blue. I tried a shade on the window and just could never find a fabric that I liked. I just wanted the window to disappear. I had a couple of yards of upholstery fabric in a textured, horizontal stripe (mostly gray with some blue and red). I didn't want the color of the fabric to show, but liked the texture, so I painted it with the wall paint, undiluted. From that, I made a simple shade to cover the window and trim; it doesn't rise up by design. It matches exactly the wall, but has a subtle texture that I just love!...See More
daisychain Zn3b
8 years agoUser
8 years agobossyvossy
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agopolly929
8 years agobossyvossy
8 years ago
Annie Deighnaugh
8 years ago
nutsaboutplants
8 years ago
maddielee
8 years ago
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
8 years agopolly929
8 years agoblfenton
8 years ago
olychick
8 years ago
Fun2BHere
8 years agoprepmom
8 years agoschoolhouse_gw
8 years agoGood job! You have also inspired me, but not sure I have your patience. Do you think I could do the same with this antique sofa bed? The old leather (or was it actually painted???) is flaking off.
DYH
8 years ago
Holly- Kay
8 years ago
party_music50
8 years ago
happy2b…gw
8 years agojuddgirl2
8 years agobossyvossy
8 years agoUser
8 years ago
cat_mom
8 years ago
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
8 years agonosoccermom
8 years agoDYH
8 years agolascatx
8 years agopolly929
8 years ago
mama goose_gw zn6OH
8 years ago
tinam61
8 years agoTmnca
8 years agojpmom
8 years ago
nhb22
8 years agomustangs81
8 years ago
Bethpen