Painting Upholstery w/ASCP- My Little Chair and Friends

Here she is...a sweet little chair soaked in ASCP from head to toe.

Painting the upholstery was easy- I used approximately 2/3 of a can since I did two of them.

I bought these chairs last summer for the sole purpose of experimenting.

Like I've told you before, I have ten projects going at once and none of them finished.

I'm trying to remedy that this summer!  Really.  Seriously.

This was finished enough to show you.

The trick to this is wetting down the fabric and thinning the paint with water.

Once you get a good first coat on, you can add less and less water.

You cannot make a mistake- it's seriously easy.

I used a brush and a Martha Stewart paint sponge, which I bought at Michael's.

I needed to brush in all directions to get into the nap of the fabric.

Ugh, this fabric.

After the AS Old White was applied.

She's a pretty little thing now.

I have plans to add embroidery to it as soon as my machine is repaired.

This chair got photographed because I was cleaning the floors and the furniture had to be moved out...

along with another work of artistic delight.

Bruce just can't seem to control his creative urges and distressed another rug.

Now don't give me any grief over those curtains that don't reach the floor.

A sofa hides that fact when the furniture is returned.

I heard you finger waggers and tongue cluckers.

In the photo above, I added HDR in editing to show you the different looks that can be achieved.

The entire chair, the small table and the urn are painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

I used Duck Egg Blue and Old White.

The pattern of the original fabric does show, but I only added two coats of paint.

I could have added another coat, but I like it and think that it adds character and age.

I posted about the Indian clubs a few years ago and you can see them in the link below.

I've Got Dibs

Time to move the petite things out and get the room back in order.

I'll use the chairs in my office or the sewing room.

Anyone care to come over and help a girl out?

I'm realizing my mistake in only buying one of these pillows...

it's from Pottery Barn and no longer available.

If you have one that you no longer want, email me.

Let's make a deal.

Don't forget that Bliss at Bliss Ranch is co-hosting a linky party beginning on July 15.

Get those Christmas projects rolling!

Freak out, roll your eyes and make a mad dash to Hobby Lobby.

Go! Go! Go!

Joining these parties:

Open House Party @ No Minimalist Here

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage

Sweet and Simple Fridays @ Rooted In Thyme

Anything Blue @ The Dedicated House