Splatter chair

Transform an old chair into a work of modern art with the help of a few Resene testpots.

Fun with furniture with Mark Rayner - Project 03

Difficulty level: Easy

You will need: an old painted or varnished wooden chair, a clean cloth, paintbrushes (including a medium artists’ brush) and sandpaper. Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer, Resene Aquaclear satin and Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Nite Life. Resene testpots in the following colours: Resene Bowie, Resene Desire and Resene Outrageous.

To get the look: Mark painted the background wall with Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Knock Out.

Other ideas: Create a cool blue combination using Resene Anchor, Resene Aquarius and Resene Elvis over a basecoat of Resene True Blue.

Step one
Remove the upholstered seat and lightly sand the chair frame to provide a ‘key’. Wipe off any sanding dust with a clean cloth.

Step two
Apply one coat of Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface sealer to the chair frame and allow to dry for two hours.

Step three
Paint the chair frame with two coats of Resene Nite Life, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step four
Using an artists’ brush, dribble and splatter Resene Desire over the chair frame, as shown.

Step five
Repeat step four using Resene Outrageous.

Step six
Repeat step four using Resene Bowie. Allow to dry thoroughly (a minimum of two hours).

Step seven
Apply two coats of Resene Aquaclear, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step eight
Replace the upholstered seat.

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