Can I PAINT a chair to look like LEATHER?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- CAN IT BE DONE?! I take a free chair destined for the dump and paint it and wax it to see if I can DIY it so it looks like leather! See if I was successful!
I took inspriation on this one from @diy.danie and @lonefoxhome as well as @jamieandsarah . There were lots of twists and turns and bumps along the way!
To paint a chair to look like leather, you don't need too many things. First I chose to clean the chair with my Bissell upholstery cleaner/vacuum, then I painted it mixing together 3 of Annie Sloan brand chalk paints. I used Arles, Honfleur, and Barcelona Orange, but I should have definitely bought way more paint. So it goes.
Then I put on Annie Sloan clear wax and finally buffed it out and added some texture and accent with Annie Sloan dark wax (brown). I am shocked by the results! This didn't turn out perfectly and it doesn't look exactly like leather but I am happy with the results of painting this chair!
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It turned out pretty sweet and I didn't think it would. I love that you tried it.
Thanks Phyllis! Definitely better than I thought it was going to!
I think this is great!! I think it does look like an old 70s tan leather chair!! GREAT job!
Thanks so much, Melissa!!! It's definitely better than where it started :) Thanks for watching!
Trying new stuff is the best! You did an awesome job with this piece. I especially applaud your perseverance. The wax did make a big difference.
Thank you so much! Yes oh man the wax was make it or break it! haha. Thanks for watching as always! :)
I loved when you added that darker wax. Made it look pretty cool. I like the way it came out.
Thanks so much! Yes it added so much depth and character!
A cool transformation! I loved the trick with your steamer, too!
Thanks Eve! Yes the steamer trick is a HUGE game changer :) Thanks for watching!
It does look so much better! The dark wax did make the difference.
Thanks Toni!! Yes oh my word, that dark wax helped it SO MUCH! :) Thanks for watching!
The velvet fabric was the real challenge. A smoother fabric would've worked better, but be proud of your chair and all the work you did!
I totally agree! Thanks for watching :)
Good on you for having a go. It looks better than it started. I think it was just the wrong type of fabric.
Thanks Emer! I agree. The fabric was a major challenge. But I'm glad I tried it!
@@KnowCanDo Yup. Always good to push the boundaries. And even if it doesn't turn out the way you hoped, there's always something to be gained from it.
I think watering the paint down and using it more like a dye on that type of fabric would have worked. I saw a video where someone dyed a vintage velvet couch from yellow to teal using paint. I appreciate your channel bc you take chances and show what works / doesn’t. ✨
thanks! yes I did water it down but perhaps not enough. I did try dying a chair with chalk paint before and that's on my channel as well! it was definitely more successful :) Thanks for watching!
It looks really good regardless what it looks like leather or not the transformation is nice great job
Thank you! It is growing on me :)
The chair looks great.
ShyDesigns & MissFlips both have done furniture painting that turned out great. They sand their pieces with high grit.
Thanks so much! The sanding works better I think for when you're trying to stain/dye the fabric but keep it smooth. thanks for watching! :)
Bravo Clara! You worked so hard on this chair and were transparent about the results. I've been debating doing a chair for 6 months and now am so glad I watched you get what you consider mixed results. I couldn't help but wonder if a stiff material vs. a velour type would have worked better? Thanks again!
Thanks Ali!! Yes definitely it is fun... I wouldn't do the velour/velvety thing. I think I say at the end the fabrics I'd recommend... something smooth for sure. And tighter woven!
I like it! It's a dramatic improvement from where it started and it looks cool in your place. Nice job!
Thanks, Marcella! I also think it does look pretty good in that room and is deffffffinitely better than it started at least. And! I saved it from the dump! :) Thanks for watching.
See - I like that you do this stuff so we can see real people results. Coating a chair in 3 coats of paint is no joke - labor of love. Then wax! I'd be curious what happens with fabric softener and latex paint. I agree microfiber would probably work really well. ❤ #leatheradjacent
Hehe thanks Emily! Yeah for Real People Results! ;) It definitely took a LONG TIME. I think the fabric softener version also takes a long time and a lot of paint too. Maybe I'll try it cuz I'm crazy. hahahah
@@KnowCanDo The good kind of crazy :)
I’m so proud of you. You did a great job!
Thank you, Denise. You're so encouraging and kind!
It doesn't look like leather but it looks pretty good. Well done!!
Thanks so much! :) Thanks for watching!
"It looks leather adjacent" ahahahahha ... I love you.
Hehe! Thanks, Leigh Anne! :)
Maybe mist water over piece while painting and sand in between paint coats and then wax?
Totally. The piece was damp when I started and I was doing brush strokes dipped in water too.. I think the issue was the type of fabric :) Thanks for watching!
A+ for effort! Love that you tried it…learning all the time!
Thank you :) It's so true! Learning learning learning!
I think it looks great. Personally I wouldn’t care if it looked like leather but if it is soft. Looks like you accomplished that. Thanks for tips
Thanks so much, Liz!!!
You did a good job. Looks good even if not exactly what you wanted.
Thanks so much, Connie! I am pleased with it, even though it's different than I originally thought. Thanks for watching!
Did you do any sanding? Sanding between coats and before waxing makes it much smoother to the touch and gives it a nicer finish I think. Velvet sucks up paint BIGTIME. Smoother fabrics are much easier to do and on the budget.
I agree completely! Everything I have seen and read, says you have to sand in order to knock down the pile or the weight of the fabric. Perhaps trying this project again on a different chair? Either way, I love watching your videos!
I didn't do any sanding on this one, but I did on a different chair that I tried! I think the fabric I used just wasn't good for this.
Try a spray on fabric sealer before painting?
I sort of like the chair, but not lol 😊
hahaha. I think the pray on fabric sealer could be a good trick. Thanks for watching!
"Pleather adjacent"... 😆
Hahah RIGHT?! Trying to be honest here!! :)
Well done on your effort. I think it's a gorgeous shape but I'd rather have reupholstered it. 😃
Thanks Ally! :)
What was the upholstery cleaner you used?
I have seen where some sand between coats of paint?????
I have tried that in the past! But I didn't think it was necessary for the leather look. Maybe I should have though :) Thanks for watching, Barbara!
i have a chair that looks to be this material (& color family & sort of style!) - its in great condition overall, but does need a good clean just to get dust & marks & such out from previous owners as well as just smelling like a chair that’s been in storage for a bit.
so! i have a question, in case you have any advice! :) **or if anyone in these comments has advice on this, i welcome your experiential wisdom! :) -
everything i read says to not get velvet/velour wet (or not really wet at least) & to not really use wet vacuum nozzles or steamers etc bc it can crush the pile & make it look worse. the fabric of my chair doesn’t have a tag, but it’s like a synthetic velour or something. i did a few test spots with a solution & wet vac & then gentle scrubbing patch w microfiber cloth & none of it looks great. :/ so im wondering if i just go for it - using an upholstery cleaner with the wet vac (& not brushing to get clean). ive also debated using my clothing steamer (super similar to yours) on low heat, instead of wet vac (or maybe after wet vac treatment?).
ok! asking question for real this time! :D - did you notice the look of your fabric after you cleaned it? did it look matted or crushed? i’m nervous it will discolor or put lines/marks all over the chair or scuff/‘fuzzy up’ the fabric so it looks more worn, but so far my more ‘gentle’ approach isn’t changing a thing for the better. ha.
ok thats all! any thoughts from your experience? thanks for reading!!
Oh interesting! you know, I'm not sure. I have cleaned probably 20-30 chairs that are all different variations of velour/velvet etc. I have a playlist on this channel of all the chairs I've flipped so make sure to check that out -- maybe you'll find one that seems close to the one you have? Let me know how it goes!
I love it. On video it comes out pretty nice, actually. I would like to do sth like that, but my husband is scared of old fabric chairs… dirt and all… 🤷♀️ I guess the steaming would probably have killed any bacteria…
Thanks! Yeah it's not too bad... not perfect but it's just fine! Ha! I mean a good clean and a steam both help for sure!! :)
It looks alright albeit not leather but at least you had a good go! 😊
Did you spray the surface first with water? I did a chair recently (not for the leather effect but to change the colour from purple to light blue) it worked well spraying it before applying paint. You need to continually spray throughout
Thanks so much Donna! Yep the surface was nice and damp :) The spraying works great for dying / changing color of the chair but not so much for the leather look I think :) Thanks for watching!
OK, not my favorite, lol! I still want to try this but I think I'll try the fabric softener technique 😄
Haha its all good! I think if you tried this with a different fabric it would work better. Or way more paint. I think if I had done like 5 or 6 coats maybe.... Also!! Try a MUCH SMALLER chair with less area!! :)
@@KnowCanDo Good advice!
I think you should have watered down your paint, and dampened the fabric more before applying the paint to make it a dye. After the paint dried, go back and lightly sand it before waxing. I think you may have gotten a better result.
Thanks, Katrina! I did water down the paint quite a bit but who knows. Thanks for watching!
On video it looks really good. Will you keep it?
Thanks, Crystal! You know it does actually look pretty good unless you are scrutinizing it up close. It's currently in my bedroom and yep, I'm planning on keeping it. I don't think I could sell it! But I would also considering gifting it
I think you would’ve had more success if you had used different a fabric, probably the velvet was not the best fabric to try the leather look on. But that being said the chair looked a lot better when you got done with it. And you saved it from the dump.
Thanks so much, Judy! I totally agree that a different fabric would have worked better. Live and learn! :) Thanks for watching.
I think you achieved your goal. :) It was a free chair so why not...I agree if the material would have not been velour I think you would have nailed it. A request please? Could you 'turn up' the sound when you make your videos? I'm having a hard time hearing you. Thanks!
Thanks!! I will try to turn up the sound, it kind of depends with mic placement. Thanks for watching!
I don't know, it kinda looks like leather to me. Leatheresque!
Hehe! Yay. Leatheresque!! :)
With this fabric should used DIY paint instead which is clay based and just dyed the fabric darker color which looks amazing.
I’ve tried that before and I chose to try something else this time.
Not a fan, but fun that you tried!
Totally! Can't win 'em all :)
I think the chair looks great! I think you are being too hard on yourself!
thanks, Elaine. You're probably right about that!! -Clara
sorry but don't think I will be trying this.
No prob on that! Anyone who wants to try it can hopefully learn from my mistakes and insights!