https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/how-to-paint-upholstered-furniture • Posted by Charlotte S.
Believe it or not, basic latex paint can be used to transform old and dirty upholstery. Simply add some fabric medium and water and voila... a new and improved piece of furniture is moments away.
Believe it or not, basic latex paint can be used to transform old and dirty upholstery. Simply add some fabric medium and water and voila... a new and improved piece of furniture is moments away.
Choose an old, drab or outdate piece of furniture for updating. This chair was a dirty peach velvet.
Tape off any wood that's around the upholstery to protect it from the paint.
Mix 1/3 paint to 1/3 fabric medium (found at the craft store) to 1/3 water. First, spray your chair with water. Quite a bit. You want your fabric to be damp, not spritzed. Then go over with your paint mixture. Use your fingers and/ or a smaller brush to get into all the nooks and crannies of the upholstery.
This is how it looked after only 1 coat.
Don't be afraid to use your fingers and really work the paint into the fabric. Sand lightly between coats... I know it seems weird, but you don't want your paint to be rough. Repeat with as many coats as needed... my chair took 3.
Doesn't it look better? So rich. The fabric feels like a soft canvas... so not stiff or scratchy, but not a bit like the velvet that it was before painting.
And much easier than sewing all the piping to reupholster!