How to Paint Furniture Upholstery

Fabric upholstery covers various furniture pieces in solid colors, bold prints and a plethora of textures. You can make your own personalized style shine through in your upholstered furniture by painting its surface. Painting upholstery is a simple process that is only limited by your own creativity. Upholstery materials such as cotton, velvet, canvas and even silk adhere well to permanent fabric paints.

Things You'll Need

• Upholstery or carpet shampoo
• Fabric paint (assorted colors)
• Paintbrush set
• Stencils (assorted styles)

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Clean the upholstered furniture of any dust or debris. Use an upholstery shampoo as needed.

   • 2

     Place a large stencil in the center of the upholstered furniture piece, such as the seat of a chair or the back part of a couch.

   • 3

     Fill in the stencil on the upholstery with fabric paint and a paintbrush.

   • 4

     Surround the large design you just painted with small designs of the same nature. Alternate with fabric paint colors to create your own one-of-a-kind piece of upholstered decor.