has anyone ever heard of painting a cloth sofas, i could swear i saw this on one of the decorating shows, i'm strapped i have two striped boxed chairs i want to change the color of if you've heard of this helpppppppppppppppppppp
2007-05-20 07:18:10 · 12 answers · asked by flipper 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
money is an issue so don't tell me buy a new one my concern is how will it feel once i paint it
2007-05-20 08:08:45 · update #1
money is an issue so don't tell me buy a new one my concern is how will it feel once i paint it
2007-05-20 08:10:48 · update #2
Absolutely not, you wont like it and it would ruin the furniture. My mom just moved into an apartment and money is an issue for us to, but we found a sofa for 300 bucks. And we shopped around for almost 2 months. You could rent to own. Or you could purchase slip covers. Save your money and have them recovered. Where there is a will, there is a way. Personally, I dont come from a family with money so my chosen career is well, risky, but even if I didnt make enough to afford new things, Id have to get another job or something. Money is only an issue when you arent willing to work for it.
And yes, you saw it on trading spaces. Hildi was absolutely nuts.
2007-05-27 23:11:09 · answer #1 · answered by The Traditonal Home 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have done the right thing by removing the fabric first! Depending on what colour and what type the original fabric is... it can be done. If the fabric is particularly heavy, darkly coloured or patterened I would strongly recomend agaist it because any fabric paints or dyes with a propper consistency to leave you with a normal feelin sofa will be semi-transparent. If you think this wont be an issue, I would suggest silk screen fabric paint (availible at art stores) or a permanant fabric dye (make sure it is deffinatelly permanant and rinse it lots before putting it back on or the colour will rub off!). If you go ahead with this, remember its an item of furnature which is going to get lots of use and contact with your skin, so get a good quality paint/dye, and make sure all the ingreedients are non-toxic! (Blues and oranges have a tendency to use poisonous heavy metals to colour so be aware!)
2007-05-27 14:03:23 · answer #2 · answered by MJC 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I totally agree with the people who said not to paint your chairs . Only a few fabrics would readily accept paint and then there would be the problem of covering the existing patten so that it didn't show through. Not to mention, the fabric would be stiff and really uncomfortable.
I have used the sheet and safety pin method of covering chairs before and it works great, plus, you can take them off to launder them! I know that sheets can be pricey, but thrift stores usually have them for a nominal price.
2007-05-26 16:57:16 · answer #3 · answered by MaksMom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why not buy slipcovers for them. If that is too costly, you can use sheets; I would get queen or king flat sheets. You could find a nice pattern or get white and dye with rit dye.
Put the sheet over the chair, make sure it touches the floor (esp. the front and sides = back will not show) and tuck in between cushions. Accent throw pilliows in another color. Don't fret, you can transform the room for next to nothing. Go to thrift stores, yard sales etc. Good Luck!!!!
2007-05-25 04:12:53 · answer #4 · answered by kellistines 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I must admit--never heard of painting a cloth sofa but there are beautiful slip covers that will solve your decorating dilemma. Suggest Sears or J C Penney department stores.
2007-05-26 19:49:37 · answer #5 · answered by Joan J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can do this successfully. It would be best to use fabric paint, but regular paint can be used as well. Here's the deal.........WATER IT DOWN BIG BIG BIG TIME! Fabric dye would work even better.....and that stuff is VERY cheap and you can buy it a the grocery store by the fabric detergent!
Good Luck!
2007-05-24 12:02:05 · answer #6 · answered by sarahndipidy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i've heard of silk painting, which is the same system as painting on fabric
not sure if this is what you wanted ..
but painting, could be done by yourself - all you need is the pattern on piece of paper.
stretch the fabric, place the paper on top of it and draw on it, follow the pattern.
if you're a pro- you can draw direct on the fabric itself.
it needs special paint- for this one, sorry. . i couldn't help with the brand or kind of the paint.
2007-05-20 18:53:54 · answer #7 · answered by devil 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm thinking you should use fabric paint...Honestly I wouldn't recomend it, it can go horribly wrong, you should just buy new fabrics for it
2007-05-20 07:26:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah i think hildy painted one.try it find a paint that drys fast and do a trial on underside to see if it works.
2007-05-20 07:22:43 · answer #9 · answered by lil pit cat 71 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont knoe but i think thats going to be uncomfortable and the paint might crack
2007-05-20 07:25:30 · answer #10 · answered by Sexy Baybe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋