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Reupholster Furniture with Paint

Posted on Mar 13, 2013

Reupholster a bench with fabric paint

Give vintage decorations for your home a facelift with paint and felt balls

Reupholster a bench without sewing a stitch. Brett Bara shares how she did just that with a vintage piece of furniture and a fresh coat of paint on her blog Manhattan Craft Room! To get the look and paint your own fabric chair or bench, you can either use fabric paint or add a fabric medium to regular acrylic paint. This is a great option to give you a flexible rather than stiff painted fabric.

Cat on a painted fabric chair
Manhattan Craft Room
Brett's cat Fifi also enjoyed the chair makeover. If you're looking to give your home a vintage look without a lot of money, check out our favorite vintage decorations on a budget, and learn how a vintage lamp, table or tufted headboard can give the rooms in your home an old-meets-new look. Learning how to capture the look of vintage home decor that will transform your space can help you take your furniture and home decor from blah to ahhh. Have you tried painting furniture?
Get the painted bench how-to and see more pictures of Fifi at Manhattan Craft Room.