Chalk Paint On Vinyl Fabric

I am so excited to bring you this tutorial about how i painted my vinyl cushions and chair backs for my formal dining room table.

Chalk paint on vinyl fabric.

Add a little water to your chosen paint colour. Today s chair makeover is a perfect example of what i mean. You can do this in a bowl or paint tray if you like. This is very important especially.

1 place your furniture in the sun for a few hours. So what s the deal with vinyl spray paint. Generally the more water and or less coats plus the more thoroughly you sand in step 4 the more. Chalk paint for example is considered breathable because it will soak into the fabric.

I put three different paints to the test on three of the exact same chairs and was pretty surprised with the results. You want to dilute the paint until its quite transparent. There are some pretty impressive before afters floating around of old ugly vinyl furniture having been given new life with paint. Does it work or is it a waste of time.

And lastly 4 apply a coat of soft wax annie sloan and others sell it on amazon as do other companies. Annie sloan demonstrates just how easy it is to create a dye wash to paint fabric using chalk paint. Once it s painted you can seal the fabric several different ways. Learning how to chalk paint fabric is an amazing way to transform your decor for pennies chalk paint ideas and projects are some of my most favorite types of diys because they tend to be fast inexpensive and the metamorphosis is dramatic.

Recently my mom my daughter and i were going to a movie but. If the paint sits on top and does not penetrate the fabric when you sit on it or bend it it will probably crack. The beauty of chalk paint is that it can be used on virtually any material or surface with little to no prep and fabric is no exception. The purple painted lady has done this herself and has had so many customers do this also.

Sanding between coats while painting any upholstery is a must. 2 heat seal by ironing. Talk about a diy win win win. Here annie has used provence.

You can achieve many different types of finishes with chalk paint on fabric from a light translucent dye type wash to very heavy coverage producing a canvas or even faux vinyl leather effect all depending on the amount of dilution the number of coats and the type of fabric you begin with. I read several tutorials that recommended finishing painted. 3 heat seal by tumbling the not yet upholstered fabric in the dryer on low. To make sure you have got the amount of water right.