Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Painted Children's Rocker


A lot of people love the look of painted furniture and may want to try a quick project of their own.  I picked up this children's rocker at our church rummage sale.


The slatted seats are not my favorite painting surface because it's hard to paint a complete image on it.  But it is great for striping colors and being whimsical. 


 I sanded the piece first.


Then,  I spray primed the entire rocker. 





 Next, I base coated the rocker white and then chose my color palette.  I decided to paint this rocker in girly colors.  Lots of pinks and oranges!






 The stripes and accent colors usually take a couple coats and look great against the white background. 


Adding flowers and painted designs finishes off the look. 



And remember to always protect your painted furniture with a clear sealer to make your painting more durable. 


This piece is sold, so some little girl is enjoying it right now!  Thanks for visiting!

4 comments:

  1. It turned out adorable! I could sit and watch you paint for hours!

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  2. This is too cute! I love it! Great tutorial too.

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  3. It's all about mater of WoW. I loved the painting chair so much. When I saw it first picture and second, I couldn't believe that the second one can be painted such a beautiful away. This sort of things really inspire to do something by own. I have some old furniture and would love to try the same as shown above for matching my daughter's white painted furniture and hope, it'll make her happy.

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