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The Mallory Chair: Painting Upholstery


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I'm in spring cleaning mode in the month of October at our house. Cleaning up my hard drive just got checked off the list. I really hate taking the time to go through those computer related items. But, when your desktop icons start to overlap..... that's a sign, right? ;) While I was purging 42 children selfie pictures (I kept a few good ones for future black mail) and a bunch of old files, I came across this quick chair makeover that I had forgotten to share.

I have gotten lots of nice upholstery compliments over the years. And then I have to take my queen hat off and let them know that I don't have any upholstery skills what so ever.  And that my friends is why I paint upholstery. Paying someone to re-upholster can be really expensive. Painting a chair gives you the opportunity to up-cycle a piece on a budget. If you find a chair that has great bones but the fabric is lacking- paint it. It will save you a lot of money and it wears really nicely.

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There are quite a few products out there that you can use to paint fabric. I like using Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan. The trick to painting upholstery when using her products is to thin out your paint a little bit. Not too much, but just a little. By thinning it out, the paint will spread easier over the surface rather then just sit on top of it. You can choose to wax it afterwards or not. This chair was not waxed and it holds up just fine.


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If you're wondering should I or shouldn't I- you really should. It's easy. You can do it. And if you are hating the way your chair is looking currently, you only have to go up from there!


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Do you have any painting upholstery questions? You can also get more information on how to paint fabric on our painted settee makeover.

Take Care,

Carrie || Thirty Eighth Street


If you liked this post, you might also enjoy some of our other upholstery furniture makeovers
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Simple Chalkboard Lettering PLUS A Free Fall Printable!


We love creating budget friendly Fall and Halloween decor and think that we nailed it with this FREE Fall printable and simple chalkboard lettering technique! Would you like to create and incorporate a chalkboard sign into your holiday decorating? Grab this FREE fall printable, make yourself a sign or learn how to enlarge it and create something bigger!




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We are ready for Fall this year! This weekend we are putting the finishing touches on our Halloween decor. Normally, we purchase our Halloween costumes every year. But this year will be different...



My kiddos want to be things that don't come packaged at Party City so I am looking forward to the challenge!

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