Upholstery and Fabrics - painting upholstery

I have a question can you paint upholstery furniture? I tried painting an old chair w/ tulip fabric paint and the chair dried very hard. I was wondering if that Plasti kote fabric spay paint works. Has any one ever tried it w/ success? Also on the show tradeing spaces they painted a couch anyone remember how they did it. I hope someone has a clue for me. I am opening a coffee shop and would like to put these chairs in it. Chairs are too small for slip covers, allready went that route I have three beautifull slip covers that I can't use.:confused:

From what I have read about painting upholstery on internet forums, the fabric paints do dry hard. Too, the Plastikote is the only mention I have encountered as being effective. The only downside, as I recall, was the limited number of colors.

If you are talking about the trading spaces where heldi painted the couch hot pink and then it got rained on, they used a spray gun to spray the paint on.

Hope I helped somehow! :D

i would like for someone to tell me how to do this.i want to try it on a love seat that i have and i like my couch and love seat but just wanted to know if it would be worth my time. thanks so much. my email is xxxxxxxxxxx@aol.com.


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I am a new member, so I just saw your question today. I too became interested in painting some of my upholstered pieces, and researched this quite a bit. (Regular acrylic craft or house paint is too stiff, and regular fabric paint made for clothes seems too "wimpy" for furniture.) I finally found Jacquard textile paint, which is high quality and comes in many colors, and will work on upholstery - it has the softest "hand" of anything out there for this use, and I used it on an ottoman rather successfully. The biggest problem I had was in first removing the scotchguard or sizing that is on all upholstered pieces - you have to get a clean surface for the paint to adhere evenly, just like when you are painting anything. You may have to have your piece professionally cleaned before painting it. Also, most fabric paints, Jacquard included, must be heat set to be permanent. Since you cannot put a chair in your dryer, you can use an iron, a heat gun (safely so as not to scorch anything), or an additive that allows the paint to set without heat. You will probably need to find this paint online - research companies that sell fabric paint and dye for clothing and accessories. It is worth the effort, if for no other reason than to impress everyone with your unique approach to home decor! Good luck!

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