DRIFTWOOD FINISH & PAINTED UPHOLSTERY - a new look for grandma's chairs

These chairs I worked on are probably 100 years old and unfortunately they were showing their age. Beloved by their family they were brought to me for much love and attention.

BEFORE

They needed many repairs as you can see from these photos.

It took almost a week and a half just to repair and rebuild to 

get them ready for painting.

 

BEFORE                     AFTER

 

Once they were ready for painting they got a grey

driftwood finish. All done by hand using a mix of

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

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The original seats were done in a thick burgundy colored 

leather. There were no holes in the leather so I cleaned and

 upholstered right over it. I used a heavy weight fabric with

 a floral pattern that would be highlighted in the next step. I

 brush painted Annie Sloan Chalk paint in Graphite over the

 seats (straight from the can). This enhanced the patterned

 and once I waxed the seats they would be washable like

 vinyl or leather.

Here is a close up look 

This was a really good fabric choice for painting.

The thicker and more robust fabrics without any nap

have worked best for me.

FOR MORE PAINTED UPHOLSTERY:

white & grey chair: https://bit.ly/2mPyBCH

union jack chairs: https://bit.ly/2OokeBT

painted leather chair: https://bit.ly/2K1oRP3

and my all time favorite https://bit.ly/2LWh5rj



To see the matching table and learn
how I did the driftwood finish: https://bit.ly/2OeeSs3

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