Have you ever had something that’s been waiting for its makeover for what seems like forever? If you have an old chair then this furniture makeover might just be the perfect tutorial for you!
Can you even begin to imagine how life would be without chairs? While they may not be top of your list when thinking about your home décor, chairs are most definitely a very valuable aspect, not just in the way that we use them, but also in their appearance. If you have an old chair lying around that you want to get rid of, maybe you should reconsider and give this old chair makeover a try first.
How to: Old Chair Makeover
SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR BORING OLD CHAIR…
It won’t take long to breathe new life into your old chair. By the end of this chair makeover, you’ll have a beautiful chair redone just the way you want it, freshly coated with paint and a beautiful transfer and stencil of your choice. A proper furniture facelift!
Supplies for your old chair makeover:
Instructions for your old chair makeover:
- Start with your chair.
- Cut out your transfers the size you want.
- Take your transfers and place them on your chair where you want them.
- Use your transfer tool and make sure that they are flat and nicely stuck down.
- Peel back your transfer paper.
- Lay your stencil on your chair where you want it.
- Using your dauber, dab your gray paint where you want it over your stencil.
OPTIONAL: Dry brush some white paint over the gray.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How to use stencils?
In this tutorial I show you how I added the stencil and painted over it with a dauber but if you need more, I have a few blog posts on stenciling it like this one.
How to apply a transfer?
Using transfers are so fun and can totally transform a design like this old chair. Have a look at this blog post for a more detailed tutorial on how to learn to apply a transfer.
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Old Chair Makeover
Ingredients
Instructions
- Start with your chair.
- Cut out your transfers the size you want.
- Take your transfers and place them on your chair where you want them.
- Use your transfer tool and make sure that they are flat and nicely stuck down.
- Peel back your transfer paper.
- Lay your stencil on your chair where you want it.
- Using your dauber, dab your black paint where you want it over your stencil.
- OPTIONAL: Dry brush some white paint over the gray.
Video
Just pin this old chair makeover tutorial below to find the instructions later!