Search over on the Home Decorating forums, you may find the right one there. There was a discussion there a couple of weeks ago.

Here's one that is older.

Lots of instructions on Google and YouTube.

Looking for people here who have actually tried it and it worked for them.

Here's another thread, not the most recent one, but I'll look for that. This one has some great examples and links to more:

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5143523/beautiful-style-couch-but-ugly-floral-print#n=66

Over in Home Decorating, give a shout out to Pal. He is an experienced decorator and has talked and shown painted fabric that looks like leather.

Lucille - I painted a blue and yellow plaid chair white about 8 yrs ago and it has held up really well. People assume it is leather probably because I sealed it with paste wax. I will see if I can find before / after pics, if not, I 'll take a pic of the after if you are interested.

Summer I would love pics. Did you use regular Johnson paste wax or a specialty chalk paint wax?

I used Johnson's paste wax. I am very pleased with how well it has held up considering I have cats. The chair didn't match when I redecorated the room and I didn't want to reupholster. I will try to post pics tomorrow.

Lucille here is my chair. I do have better after pics somewhere. Oh, I also painted a small foot stool. Painted chair

https://themagicbrushinc.com/leatherpaint/

Awesome painted leather recliner.

Thank you what a difference! Those chairs look great! Did you sand between coats or just when you were finished?

That is gorgeous! It does not have to end up looking like fabric. How do you clean in, do cat hairs stick to it?

Surprisingly it doesn't seem to get dirty. I wipe it down with a microfiber cloth occasionally when I'm cleaning. No, cat hairs do not stick. I did this shortly after the chair, so it is as tough as nails.

I actually did something like this several years ago. I had acquired some used chairs with the idea of reupholstering the seats but determined that was way above my skill level. I ended up using a mix of acrylic paint and fabric medium from a craft store. I think I found the recipe online; it took 3 coats. The result reminds me somewhat of oilcloth. I was pleased with the results.