Decoupaged Furniture with Cocktail Napkins

Looking for a new way to create a personality piece?

I usually grab Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan and get started

transforming my furniture with paint.  But lets say you wanted

something whimsical and completely different....

enter Annie Sloan's Decoupage Medium and a few packages

of tissue cocktail napkins and several hours later the result was stunning.

 Pretty chair loaded with personality courtesy of the cocktail napkins

that was attached in an overlapping manner using the decoupage medium.

 I bought a set of 6 ribbon back cherry dining room chairs. After

recovering the seats of the armchairs in a toile, I sold them as a set.  

I still had four more left, so I decided to create another pair of 

occasional chairs with the decoupage.

 Created in the shop with my right hand shop gal, Julia, we used

4 different patterns of cocktail napkins.  We separated the tissue

as it is 4 ply paper, and only used the top layer that had the print.

 Then we ripped the napkins into strips and sections and stuck them on

 with the glue like Annie Sloan Decoupage.  

Using a 1" chip brush I applied the medium as each strip was put on, 

and quickly added one after another, ripping the paper into shapes

 that suited the contour of the chair. One more coat over the entire thing

seals the paper onto the chair.  Annie's Decoupage is furniture grade

so its more durable than craft shop decoupage mediums. 

 They came out fantastic and are such a fun and fast way to make any chair, 

dresser, mirror, lamp, headboard (you get the idea)  look special.

Create a fun chair for your kitchen desk, bathroom dressing table, kid's room

 or create a pair as an adorable sitting spot for two in the family room.

 From head to toe this chair is covered with print. 

 Imagine the possibilities with all of the choices you have in napkin patterns. 

 Great patterns are available at HomeGoods, so use just one print or find two, 

three or four that work well together to create the look you want in just the right style.

 Our boho-chic chairs got new chair coverings in Annie Sloan's Gigi Ticking Stripe,

just one of her fabrics from her European Fabric Collection, all made in France

 or Belgium, they are available through your local Annie Sloan Stockist.

How's that for a bright idea?

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