How to paint burlap {dining room chairs!}
How to paint burlap / how to paint fabric!
So, I finished my dining room table and I knew it wasn’t exactly done…. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do but I knew I wanted to do something!
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LIGHT BULB!!!
I LOVE the french feed sack feel so I figured I could make a faux feed sack by painting the stripe on my chairs.
Turned out to be one of the quickest, easiest projects and it made a huge impact!
I went out and bought some black paint and some painter’s tape.
(come to find out, I already HAD black paint and I’m sure there’s painter’s tape around here somewhere but running into Wal-Mart and buying them both for $5 was much quicker than searching in my still not unpacked house!)
First, I came up with the style of stripes I wanted. I decided to do 3 stripes in 2 different widths to create the “french” look.
Then, all I did was tape it off with 3M’s Blue Painter’s Tape. I took my sponge brush and put a blob of black craft paint on a paper plate. I accidentally bought “outdoor” paint but realized it was probably a good mistake because things marked “outdoor” are usually able to withstand a lot of use and wear.
Probably good because these seats will see a lot of little boys climbing on them and lots of bootays sitting on them!
When I finished painting, I pulled the tape right off and it dried in about 5-10 minutes! Start to finish, this project took about 45 minutes! My kind of project!
I’m much happier with them now!
Don’t you think they look more finished?
Wow that must have had you holding your breath as you took off the tape. Great job. It really does make big difference.
Looks Fabulous, love it!
Beautiful! Did I miss a post on the window treatment its too cute.
Perfect finishing touch!
Great job.
I love this! I’m inspired to try it on my chairs. Found you on I heart Naptime- enjoying your links!
I’m a new follower!
Valerie- http://www.occasionallycrafty.blogspot.com
Mallory,
These look great!
How is the burlap holing up?
Thanks!
Kariann
I have a similar table that I totally ruind yesterday doing my nails ( the polish went right through the black paint ). Now I was wondering if sanding and re-painting would fix the problem, but what kind of paint should I use. Spray or house paint I was kind of thinking leaving the chairs the original color just adding a seat cushion maybe…. Any advise would be helpfull thank you