PAINTING UPHOLSTERY

Here's the promised post of my experience painting upholstery.
I certainly don't claim to be an expert at painting upholstery and there are many great tutorials out there, but I will share my method with you.

I started with this bright yellow tufted ottoman I found at a local Goodwill.

I bought a Sherwin Williams "Color to Go" sample of the Benjamin Moore color Van Deusen.

I also bought a bottle of textile medium from Hobby Lobby.

I loosely followed Kristy's instructions and mixed half paint and half water 

and then I added about 1/3 of the bottle of textile medium.

The other supplies I used were a spray bottle filled with water and a 2" paint brush.

I started out by spraying a small section of the ottoman with water and 

then brushing on a thin layer of the latex paint/water/textile medium mixture.

I was a bit worried after this step.
It didn't appear to be the color I was going for. 

 The hardest part of this project was getting paint into the folds of the fabric.

I really should have taken more pictures, but I it was a messy process

and I had paint all over my hands the entire time. 

I ended up putting three coats of the latex paint/water/textile medium mixture on the ottoman.
This definitely made the color darker and richer. 

I skipped the step of adding a final layer of acrylic paint. 

I did lightly sand the ottoman and it made it feel slightly softer. 

Kristy has tons of great examples of painted upholstery on her blog.  

Many people have had success and she even included a few failures.

I am so glad I decided to paint the ottoman.
I love the outcome and it was certainly less expensive than having it reupholstered.

Here is the cost breakdown of this project:
Ottoman - $82.50 at Goodwill
 Textile medium - $4.99 at Hobby Lobby
Paint -  $6.00 at Sherwin Williams
Paint brush - $2.00 at Hobby Lobby

So, are brave enough to paint upholstery?