Burlap Chinoiserie Stool Covers | Step by Step Tutorial
, by Gene Howard, 3 min reading time
Mary, a student of Amy Howard's Old World Finishing Course, from Mary Corrado Interiors is going to show you how to take a piece of burlap and make a chinoiserie stool cover! Watch as she takes you step by step through this tutorial. Scroll below for a step-by-step process!
Shop What She Used:
Additional Supplies:
Burlap
Metal Scraper
How To:
Step One: Mix Venetian Plaster With Warm Water
The consistency should be that of sour cream
Step Two: Add Plaster To Metal Scraper
Step Three: Apply Plaster To Burlap With Metal Scraper
Step Four: Allow Plaster To Dry
Step Five: Apply Another Coat If Needed
The plaster should be smooth
Step Six: Mix Noir Black Milk Paint Powder With One Part Water
Stir well
Step Seven: Dip Foam Brush Into Milk Paint And Apply On Top Of Venetian Plaster
Give it 100% coverage
Step Eight: Allow Paint To Dry
Milk paint will dry back into the color of the powder before it got wet
Step Nine: Apply Your Toile Mesh Stencil
Step Ten: Use ChalkArt Spreader To Apply Metallic ChalkArt On Top Of Stencil
Step Eleven: Remove Stencil
(for time purposes she used an already dry piece for these next steps)
Step Twelve: Apply Matte Sealer
Allow to dry
Step Thirteen: Mix Two Parts Glazed Over With One Part Water And One Part Black One Step Paint
Step Fourteen: Apply Mixture With Foam Brush
Step Fifteen: Dab Off Excess With Lint Free Rag
Step Sixteen: Allow To Dry
Step Seventeen: Load Brush With Light Wax
Offload onto cardboard
Step Eighteen: Apply To Piece And Let Dry
Step Nineteen: Repeat Step Seventeen And Eighteen With Dark Wax
Step Twenty: Apply Dust Of Ages To Piece
Step Twenty-One: Buff Off With Rag
Step Twenty-Two: Roll Piece For An Aged Fabric Look
ENJOY THE BRAGGING RIGHTS!
