Close Give Feedback
Resene Paints - home page
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Pinterest Follow us on Instagram Follow us on YouTube

Striped chair

Transform a plain chair into a colourful masterpiece using a selection of testpots from Resene.

Fun with furniture with Mark Rayner - Project 39

Difficulty level: Moderate

You will need: Clean cloth, Low tack masking tape, Paintbrushes, Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Sazerac, Resene Quick Dry Resene testpots of Resene ASAP, Resene Buttercup, Resene Celebrate, Resene Freelance, Resene Fresh, Resene Good Life, Resene Into The Blue, Resene Optimist, Resene Point Break, Resene Ringo and Resene Ruby Tuesday, Sandpaper, Wooden chair.

To get the look: Mark applied Resene Qristal ClearFloor to the wooden floorboards.

Other ideas: In the same way, create a funky ‘barcode’ effect using a combination of Resene Black stripes over a basecoat of Resene Alabaster.

Step 1
Step one
Remove the upholstered seat from the chair. Sand any areas of bare wood and lightly sand the old paintwork to ‘key’ the surface.
Step 2
Step two
Wipe off any sanding residue with a clean cloth.
Step 3
Step three
Spot prime any areas of bare wood with Resene Quick Dry and allow two hours to dry.
Step 4
Step four
Apply two coats of Resene Sazerac to the chair (except for the back), allowing two hours for each coat to dry.
Step 5
Step five
Mask off a series of stripes down the back of the chair, as shown.
Step 6
Step six
Paint stripes with two coats of Resene ASAP, Resene Celebrate, Resene Freelance, Resene Good Life, and Resene Ruby Tuesday. Allow two hours for the first coat to dry and then remove tape before the second coat has dried. Allow to dry.
Step 7
Step seven
Mask off a second series of stripes down the back of the chair, as shown.
Step 8
Step eight
Repeat step six using Resene Buttercup, Resene Fresh, Resene Into The Blue, Resene Optimist, Resene Point Break, and Resene Ringo. Refit the upholstered seat.

Other projects you might like to try

Paint a wooden stool
Simple stool

Fun with furniture
Display stand for crafts made from stool
Crafty display stand

Fun with furniture
Paint a distressed table
Distressed table

Fun with furniture
Make a wine glass holder
Wine glass holder

Weekend DIY
Make a garden shelf
Shelf unit

Ways with wood
Create tin can plant pots to hang on your fence
Garden art panel

Weekend Gardener

View more projects

 

Order online now:
Testpots | Paints | Primers and Sealers | Stains | Clears | Accessories

Get inspired Get inspired ! Subscribe      Get saving Get saving ! Apply for a DIY card

Resene Paints Ltd

Can't find what you're looking for? Ask us!

Resene Paints (Australia) Limited   – www.resene.com

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Pinterest Follow us on Instagram Follow us on YouTube
Videos on how to paint and stain your house
 

Colours shown on this website are a representation only. Please refer to the actual paint or product sample. Resene colour charts, testpots and samples are available for ordering online.   See measurements/conversions for more details on how electronic colour values are achieved.

What's new | Specifiers | Painters | DIYers | Artists | Kids | Sitemap | Home | TOP ⇧