Did you ever think of painted furniture as art? If you think of painted furniture as a scraped-up old chair you pick up at the flea market to put in the laundry room, think again. You need not be especially artistically gifted to successfully create a conversation starter as well as a true work of art. For your first project, start with a thrift shop or flea market chair or small table. It doesn’t matter if it’s scraped up or if it’s already painted and scratched up.
A little sandpaper will take care of that. Choose a base color, buy some acrylic paint in a can and a good brush. Get a set of small bottles of acrylic paint in several colors at a crafts store and an inexpensive set of little brushes. Paint your furniture item. Acrylic dries quickly, so you’re ready to move on in half an hour. When you’re doing this type of painted furniture project, you can ad lib, painting an appealing shape wherever it pleases you. Maybe you’ll then outline that shape in a contrasting color. Painted furniture can be a kind of pop-art creation.
