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?
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