Lazy Girl's Upholstery

I'm the first to admit I take the cheap and easy way out when I can. 

I was going to paint the wood and then try to cover the fabric on this old chair from the 80's. Like everyone else, I would cover it with an old grain sack, but I don't have any! 

So I decided to try to paint it on. Here's my version of the poor girl's grain sack: 

Stage One.

This is the best "before" I have. The old 80's fabric doesn't look that bad in the picture below, but believe me it was country blue with mauve diamonds... and not attractive!

I bought it for $30 about 3 years back. It's been in storage all this time and almost got donated many times.

While painting the wood, I decided to try a little homemade chalk paint on the fabric.

The plan (and I do have one)  is to give it another coat of paint to make it a little more brown, like burlap. After that, I'll "French it up"  with a graphic, then paint a couple of lines running from top to bottom.



I hope you'll come back to see the next stage. Meanwhile, I'm sharing at the following parties:

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com

http://www.primpjunktion.com
http://youaretalkingtoomuch.com