Seems like everywhere you look something new is being used as a canvas. So it’s no surprise that the next big thing to hit the streets comes straight from your living room — the Painted Sofa...
Painting a couch can be a work of art, but also something quite practical. Companies like Fabric Spray Paint offer permanent, non-toxic spray paints for your furniture.
Other people have had success using basic latex wall paint and mixing in Textile Medium, which helps the paint adhere to fabric.
Whether you choose to paint your couch for fun or function, let us know how it goes and send in your examples to newyork(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com.
(Images: 1: with permission from samanpwbb; 2 blogdowntown; 3 Andrew Martin; 4 Paintings I Love)
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Comments (2)
I've painted a few chairs over the years. Three months ago I got a new couch but hated to toss the ratty old one since it was so comfortable. And I had a spot for it in my home office.
So I painted it white with about half a gallon of latex wall paint. I used a roller and put the paint on just thick enough to "clean" it up, but the underlying pattern is still visible. And the thinnish coat doesn't stiffen the fabric too much.
Test some of the material first though - one woman I know of tried to paint her couch back in the 90's and used about 3 gallons of paint before she figured out that the foam was soaking it up. The couch never dried. :-)
i would love to know where i can but the paint , and what kind , plz let me know , thank you