tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post2320046469147477039..comments2023-09-16T05:56:01.927-07:00Comments on Create / Enjoy: Easy retro chair makeoverAdventures in Dressmakinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-45420934564698450012010-10-04T11:04:59.090-07:002010-10-04T11:04:59.090-07:00Thanks for sharing the inspiring pics! I recently ...Thanks for sharing the inspiring pics! I recently moved and am looking for some extra seating in my living room. I'll definitely have to keep an eye out for some chairs like this :) Way to be brave with the spray paint - I've seen others post about spray painting upholstery, like Jenny at Little Green Notebook. Methinks you're onto something!Anastasiahttp://theurbanexperiment.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-18489931445430803492010-09-14T13:54:44.638-07:002010-09-14T13:54:44.638-07:00I've seen the designers on Trading Spaces (Hil...I've seen the designers on Trading Spaces (Hilde)spray cloth furniture. And you can buy fabric spray paint too. PLUS you can even buy special Leather Dye spray paint. I doubt regular spray paint would rub off, unless heavily applied. But I would definately be very careful about washing it unless the paint was 100% acrylic. Water and latex are not friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-69386074767054766762010-09-07T08:47:12.189-07:002010-09-07T08:47:12.189-07:00Well, @Lot and @The Dreamstress, no, they don'...Well, @Lot and @The Dreamstress, no, they don't get yellow!!<br />I used regular spray paint, from the cheap brand at Lowe's. Just plain ol' permanent spray paint. It is on there for good as soon as it dries!! I imagine I could have used fabric spray paint but I might be worried with that about it fading. I've never used it before.Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-87458015351663301772010-09-07T03:03:57.454-07:002010-09-07T03:03:57.454-07:00I'm wondering about Lot's question too.
B...I'm wondering about Lot's question too.<br /><br />But I think that the chair is adorable, and your fix up job is great. There is a fabric dye spraypaint, we used it to 'distress' fabric and costumes for operas and theatre. I don't know where you can buy it these days though.<br /><br />And upholstery isn't that hard - especially if you are a decent seamstress, and I think we know the answer to that question where you are concerned!The Dreamstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897608732348842792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-1519641728186721282010-09-06T03:36:28.466-07:002010-09-06T03:36:28.466-07:00This looks great! But are your clothes yellow afte...This looks great! But are your clothes yellow after sitting on it? :)Lotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-74000924388287482552010-09-05T14:19:49.520-07:002010-09-05T14:19:49.520-07:00I once used fabric paint on a couch. It had teeny-...I once used fabric paint on a couch. It had teeny-tiny pink flowers, which I painted gold. It took a while, but it looked much better. And it didn't look or feel strange. I think if you only paid $5 for it, it doesn't hurt to give it a try! Yours turned out great.Sara at Keeth Inkhttp://www.keethink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-29477109435247033152010-09-04T09:23:43.659-07:002010-09-04T09:23:43.659-07:00Very cute! I love the plates that are hanging on ...Very cute! I love the plates that are hanging on the wall, especially the one that has been turned into a clock.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988540184046261587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-59923735550604692952010-09-03T21:44:47.192-07:002010-09-03T21:44:47.192-07:00Great makeover! If you DO descide to re-upholster ...Great makeover! If you DO descide to re-upholster it, I just love the white and pink florals...very cute!Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679844664166206387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-49291258099432320502010-09-03T19:17:40.798-07:002010-09-03T19:17:40.798-07:00Great transformation. I've seen the spray pain...Great transformation. I've seen the spray paint for fabric but have never tried it.Tonia Lee Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178304170018792424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-26105092965120580362010-09-03T17:49:27.937-07:002010-09-03T17:49:27.937-07:00That looks great! Nobody will probably know that y...That looks great! Nobody will probably know that you revived it with spray paint.Crafty Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928148683741852082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-72574428419786231702010-09-03T16:12:18.291-07:002010-09-03T16:12:18.291-07:00I would never have thought to paint the fabric. F...I would never have thought to paint the fabric. Fabulous outcome!katherine hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314030133556269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-8763807442169174252010-09-03T14:43:28.454-07:002010-09-03T14:43:28.454-07:00fabriquefantastique, I think it's just called ...fabriquefantastique, I think it's just called a club chair, with the low style and clearly not meant as a dining or desk chair. The caning is the criss-cross stuff on the sides. I see similar ones at thrift stores fairly often, good luck!Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-41288824353102511502010-09-03T14:40:55.063-07:002010-09-03T14:40:55.063-07:00love that sort of chair...is there a name for it? ...love that sort of chair...is there a name for it? I'm trying to find some reasonably priced ones for our living room to replace the all wicker chairs I want to take to the cabinfabriquefantastiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455177942688723902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-32686972976625001552010-09-03T11:39:19.599-07:002010-09-03T11:39:19.599-07:00Fun! Great find!
BTW, I think that source unknown...Fun! Great find!<br /><br />BTW, I think that source unknown photo is from the BHG website.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617844410279287777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-13780075817796372282010-09-03T11:36:40.102-07:002010-09-03T11:36:40.102-07:00Wow! I would have never thought to spray paint fab...Wow! I would have never thought to spray paint fabric. It looks great! I just refinished a set of chairs, but the seats were removable, so the reupholstering part was easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-27072899451565993202010-09-03T10:13:54.190-07:002010-09-03T10:13:54.190-07:00Cool! Reupholstering isn't always a lot of wor...Cool! Reupholstering isn't always a lot of work, but actual upholstery, with all the edges hidden neatly under the piping, can be hard.<br />No, it's not too scratchy to touch.Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-14871776974951192912010-09-03T10:11:22.591-07:002010-09-03T10:11:22.591-07:00I am in the process of reupholstering a chair now,...I am in the process of reupholstering a chair now, and you are so correct when you say it is alot of work. This looks great, though. As long as it functions as well as it looks, it seems like a good option. Does it feel rough to touch?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614182938006546397noreply@blogger.com