A Chair, Burlap and Lace

  Tis’ the season for yard sales and I’m hitting the jack pot for lots of new treasures.  The chair below is just one of many thrifty purchases that I was lucky enough to find over the last few weeks.    

This chair was in excellent condition, other than a few stains on the upholstery.   There was not a wobbly part nor was there a scratch on it.  

First, before I tell you how I transformed this chair, I want to show you what it looks like now. 

My first thought was to paint the whole chair and reupholster it.  Because the wood frame was in excellent condition, I decided not to paint the frame nor reupholster it.  I did however, paint the fabric on the chair and made a burlap slip cover for it.   

I painted the upholstery with a satin white latex finish.  Before I painted it, I diluted the paint with a fabric medium.   When using latex paint for your upholstery, it is important to use a fabric or textile medium.  I diluted the paint using the fabric medium (1 part to 1 part).  I purchased my fabric medium at Amazon because I couldn’t find it in any retail store.

I can’t believe that I actually made the burlap slip covers!  Trust me when I say that I am no seamstress but I can honestly say that I think they turned out really nice.  It was trial and error making them.  I even got creative and made a pillow for the chair. 

I have taken this chair to my booth and I have to say that I really had a hard time letting it go.   But on the other hand I hope to make some money on it. 

Up next, I’ll share with you what I did with a pair of these chairs that I bought at the same yard sale!

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Gail

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