I have been trying to figure out what to do with this chair for a while now, and then thought why not paint the frame and see if it looks any better.  I really like the color of the fabric for my room, so before I reupholster it and make any more changes, why not see about the wood frame and changing the color.  I still have a ton of changes I want to make in this room, and this chair is just one of many things.  So out came the craft paints and I got busy.

It actually turned out pretty good.  It looks like a nice medium walnut finish.

Remember this is the chair I am working with.  I am not a fan of the orangy finish on the wood.

First I painted the wood white with chalk paint.  This way I didn't have to try and sand all that carving.  I let that dry, then started with my craft paints.
I used a mix of dark brown, light gray, dark gray and a camel color.  I just painted on  a mixture of brown and gray first, then I used the other colors to dry brush layers on to get a wood look.

The gray softened the brown and the camel made it look like wood.  The final coat was clear satin poly.  I am not sure that this will be the final take on this chair, but for now the color of the fabric works and I do like the wood finish better on the frame.  So for now it stays.

I think it is a great compliment to the room, so I want to wait until I get the new recliners later on to see what I want to do with the chair.

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