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Alice In Wonderland Chair (From Thrift Store Find)

Alice in Wonderland Chair DIY

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/alice-in-wonderland-chair-from-thrift-store-find • Posted by Mark Montano

Turn any thrift store chair into an Alice in Wonderland Chair with just a little paint and fabric. This is a terrific way to make mismatched chairs work together! Take your time, have fun and go crazy with pattern and color. I got this chair for $5 dollars at a thrift store. You can always check out my Youtube channel for a how-to video showing the entire project!

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

5 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

Turn any thrift store chair into an Alice in Wonderland Chair with just a little paint and fabric. This is a terrific way to make mismatched chairs work together! Take your time, have fun and go crazy with pattern and color. I got this chair for $5 dollars at a thrift store. You can always check out my Youtube channel for a how-to video showing the entire project!

Instructions

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    Remove the seat cushion Draw lines ever 1" or so across the top of the chair Draw a harlequin pattern along the side supports Start filling in with paint I used black and white for the stripes and blue and white for the diamonds

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    Paint the back red Finish painting the diamonds in the harlequin pattern Add polkadots to the red Make more of the harlequin pattern in different colors on the leg

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    With newspaper, make a pattern for the center support of your chair Cut out that pattern in fabric Decoupage the fabric to the back of the chair with a paintbrush and Minwax Polycrylic

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    Add metallic gold highlights with a metallic gold Krylon Shortcut paint pen Staple the fabric around the cushion of the chair Screw the cushion back in place and you're done!