I have been trying to figure out what to do with this chair for a while now, and then thought why not paint the frame and see if it looks any better. I really like the color of the fabric for my room, so before I reupholster it and make any more changes, why not see about the wood frame and changing the color. I still have a ton of changes I want to make in this room, and this chair is just one of many things. So out came the craft paints and I got busy.
It actually turned out pretty good. It looks like a nice medium walnut finish.
Remember this is the chair I am working with. I am not a fan of the orangy finish on the wood.
First I painted the wood white with chalk paint. This way I didn’t have to try and sand all that carving. I let that dry, then started with my craft paints.
I used a mix of dark brown, light gray, dark gray and a camel color. I just painted on a mixture of brown and gray first, then I used the other colors to dry brush layers on to get a wood look.
The gray softened the brown and the camel made it look like wood. The final coat was clear satin poly. I am not sure that this will be the final take on this chair, but for now the color of the fabric works and I do like the wood finish better on the frame. So for now it stays.
I think it is a great compliment to the room, so I want to wait until I get the new recliners later on to see what I want to do with the chair.
Much better with the darker frame. Now I need to do something about that end table. Maybe paint it too.
For now this will work, on to bigger and better things.
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