How to Paint Bright Mismatched Chairs
Marko Metzinger, crafting by Thomas Eberharter and Madeline Jacobs, styling by Karin Olsen
What You Need:
- paint (three colors used here)
- burlap
- grosgrain ribbon
- paint brush
- screw driver
- scissors
- masking tape
- chalk pencil
- iron-on adhesive
- pins
- iron
- staple gun
Step 1
Unscrew the seats, paint the chair frames, and let dry.
Step 2
Cut a 28-inch-square piece of linen burlap for each seat. Use six pieces of 1-inch-wide masking tape to lay out a diamond design on each piece of burlap (you’ll replace the tape with ribbon in the next step). Mark where you’ve put the tape with a chalk pencil (such as General’s pastel chalk pencil, $7 for a set of 4, joann.com). Remove the tape.
Step 3
Cut 7/8-inch-wide grosgrain ribbon into six 32-inch-long pieces. Cut 7/8-inch-wide Heat-n-Bond iron-on adhesive ($3, michaels.com) into six 32-inch-long pieces. Pin or staple the Heat-n-Bond to the back of each piece of ribbon at the ends.
Step 4
Following the guidelines you made with the chalk pencil, iron the ribbons onto the burlap one at a time so they crisscross. Brush off any visible chalk pencil lines.
Step 5
Place one piece of burlap over each seat so the diamonds are centered. Flip each seat upside down, and use a staple gun to staple the burlap to the underside of the seat. Reattach the seat to the chair.