Comic Book Chair

My son was lucky enough to receive this old schoolhouse chair as a gift from his great grandmother a couple of years ago. He's getting old enough to want to sit at his desk to color and read so I decided we needed to really make it fit his room, his likes, and his personality with a little makeover. 

You can see the chair in this photo from his room makeover a couple of years ago. 

For this project you will need the following supplies:

Wooden chair

3M 180 grit sandpaper

3M 80 grit sandpaper

3M TEKK Protection (eye & respiratory)

Spray primer

Spray paint in your color of choice

Fabric

Decoupage

Spray sealer

My wooden chair only had a light coat of stain so I used the 80 grit sandpaper to give it a good all over rub down. This will give the primer something to stick to. If there had been a heavier stain or paint I would have used a lower number grit sandpaper to remove it.

Remember, with sandpaper, the lower the number the more coarse the paper.

After wiping the chair down with a damp rag, its time to paint! 

Start with a coat of spray primer. 

After it dries, sand lightly with the fine 180 grit sandpaper and apply a second coat of primer if necessary.

Be sure you are working outside or in a well ventilated area. 

I tend to do a lot of my spray painting in my potting shed because of the amount of wind we have around our house. So I am always careful to take the proper protection. Eye and respiratory safety are a must for this project. 

Once the primer has dried completely, lightly sand it again with the 180 grit so you will be working on a smooth surface. Spray a light coat of paint. Applying several thin coats of paint rather than 1 or 2 heavier coats will prevent dripping of the paint. Be sure to lightly sand between each coat of paint.

While the paint is drying, prepare your fabric to go on the chair. 

I decided to create my own fabric using an image from RLHyde on Flickr of a pile of assorted Spiderman comic books. 

I used the freezer paper printing process to run muslin fabric through my home printer. 

I measured and trimmed the fabric to fit on my chair.

Once the paint is 100% dry, use decoupage to attach the fabric to the chair. 

Apply another coat of the decoupage on top of the fabric to seal it.

Add a coat of spray sealer all over the chair and you're done!

I'll show you how to make the chair start to finish in this video tutorial. 

The best part about the chair is, of course, that my son adores it!

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