Ottoman Facelift

Yesterday I went to an estate sale and found a few things for me. I was excited to find a couple of mini books.  I paid 5 dollars for both of them and later found that they are selling for $200 on Ebay.  But I was most excited about the $5 ottoman I found for my daughter.  I knew it would be the perfect accent to her new kitchen/dining decor.  I also knew it would look amazing by her "coffe chair". However, It was the ugliest green I had ever seen.  But I also knew my trusted ASCP would be the perfect fix.  I painted the top Pure White and the legs aqua.  Can you believe that you can paint vinyl with ASCP?  What a transformation! 

Before

After

How to print from computer directly on fabric.

Steps to print directly onto fabric:

First, find your image. I got my image from www.thegraphicsfairy.com.  She has tons of free graphics and awesome DIY tutorials.  I used a glue stick to adhere the fabric to a piece of card stock. Readjust as necessary to remove wrinkles from fabric.

 I then trimmed the fabric edges so it was exactly the same size as the card stock. The final step is to load the fabric into an ink jet printer.  I have to load mine fabric side down on the tray. ( I always do a test image on paper) .  

Here is my image after it has printed on the fabric.

The pink is the card stock.  I wait just a few seconds and then separate the fabric from the card stock..if you wait too long, the paper will stick to the fabric.

This is the pillow that I made with the image.

The completely painted chair...

Of course you know I paint furniture...the wooden kind right?  I bet you didn't know I paint, and you can too, paint the upholstered/fabric part of furniture. I started this little project after my daughter painted a Queen Anne Craigslist find.  She used acrylic craft paint and Delta Textile medium.  However, I decided to use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.  Coco is my new favorite color and I knew it would look great on my chair's upholstery.  Here is the chair before I began.

I had purchased her for $20.00 at a barn sale last summer and had planned an reupholstering this little lady.   But, I just never got around to it.  So when my daughter painted her chair, I knew I had to paint my treasure.  

I began by misting a small section with water and then applying the paint.  I spayed and painted only a small section at a time. I had to rub the paint in by using a circular motion.  This is how she looked after the first coat of paint.

I knew right then, I would love  her new look.  

After I painted the bottom portion of chair, I decided it would be a time-saver to go ahead and paint the wood while the fabric was drying.  I used Pure White with a small amount of Coco added.

Finally all of the wood was painted.  I let her dry overnight and then added a second layer of paint to the fabric.  I sat her out in the sun and she dried within 30 minutes.  I then lightly sanded the fabric and then distressed the wooden part by heavier sanding.  Isn't she a beauty?