Reclaim old furniture with some paint… and match it to your room exactly! Here’s how to paint upholstered furniture so it stays soft and flexible… and stencil a design on it, too!
Key concepts taught in the video tutorial include how to paint upholstered furniture, how to reverse weed, how to use Mod Podge, and how to paint a stencil.
See exactly how to paint upholstered furniture in this step-by-step video below:
Let me show you how to paint and stencil your upholstery or a canvas! This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it won’t cost you a penny more)! Read my full disclosure policy.
Materials for Painting and Stenciling Upholstered Furniture
- An old piece of upholstered furniture OR a piece of blank canvas
- Latex or acrylic paint
- Textile medium
- Brushes
- Oracal 651 or Oramask Stencil Film
- Painter’s tape
- A way to cut your materials (I used the amazing Cricut)
- Design #126 – My free SVG/DXF/PDF cut files/patterns (available in my free resource library—get the password at the bottom of this post)Note: Here are the fonts I used in this tutorial
How to Paint Upholstered Furniture
You can download my “Home is Where the Heart Is” windrose design (Design #126) from my free resource library (you can get a password for it at the bottom of this page). If you’re going to cut this vinyl stencil out on your cutting machine, upload the file to your design software. If you’re not sure how to upload an SVG cut file to Cricut Design Space, watch this helpful video training series I made. If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, here’s how to download and upload SVG files to the Cricut Design Space app.
Check back later for more instructions and photos, or watch the video linked above!
Get my free SVG cut files and patterns for the Home is Where the Heart Is Design
If you use my stencil design, please share a photo in our Facebook group, email it to me at [email protected], or tag me on social media with #makershowandtell.
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I am really enjoying each of your videos and learning more from each one of them. You do great job explaining how to do your projects. Thank you
Thank you so much, Edith!
Really nice project, the painted/stenciled ottoman looks awesome! Great tip to use Mod Podge to seal down the stencil. I have done the same technique on a wall, only instead of Mod Podge I used the same paint that the base is done with for the first layer painted over a stencil.
Thank you, Laurie!
Hi Jennifer,
I have been using a cricut for about 4 years now and recently came across one of your youtube videos and wow! I have learned more in the last few days from your videos than I have learned in the last 4 years and believe me I have done tons of research into the various things I have learned to create! Your is easy to follow, easy to listen too and very inspiring. Now I am telling everyone I know with a cricut to check out your blog and facebook page along with your videos.
Thank you for generously sharing your knowledge and your files!
Sharon