These new laminated and laquered chairs at Urban Outfitters (on the right) remind of us Petunia's project (left) that AT:Nursery blogged about a couple of weeks ago. UO offers the chair in three patterns: Petal, Braeburn and Windowpane.
We're not sure any of UO's patterns fit with our decor, so we thought going the DIY route like Petunia might be a good idea. Here's what we would do:
- Cut out the images that will be used for decoupaging. We recently bought several books in the "Petit Pattern" series. The books, which include CDs with all graphics in EPS and JPEG format, provide plenty of great options.
- Using a foam brush (available at any craft store), apply a craft glue like Mod Podge to the back of the image.
- Place the image on to the chair and apply a layer of glue on top.
- Repeat with the rest of the images and allow to dry completely before sitting on the chair.
Does anyone have advice to share for a project like this?
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mod podge by itself can get sticky in humidity. for any kind of stable decoupage, a clear sealer (aka water based varnish) is in order.
I am so going to try this. Thanks for the great tips!
You can use fabric instead of, or in addition to, paper.
Several years ago, I mod-podged dresser drawer fronts with fabric. It took 5 coats of mod-podge (rough sanding between coats) to disguise the feel of the fabric, but they all went on within 3 hours.
Paper or fabric; it will feel a bit rough, but wet sanding the final coat with a fine grit sanding block made everything silky smooth. Ditto on the sealer.
For the last few weeks, I've been toying with mod-podging my blah white kitchen cabinets (melamine). From what I can find about painting melamine, I think that this treatment will have much more success & longevity.
please link to my blog if you are going to use my photo and my work for your tutorial.