How Do You Decorate Cushions Using Fabric Paint?
Painting your own cushions can transform a room, save you money, and calm you down (art reduces stress). Fabric paint is straightforward to use, and you don’t need to be van Gogh to produce gorgeous accessories for your rooms and porches. Use a cushion made from 100 percent cotton, if possible. This fabric has a tight weave, meaning that the paint won’t spread as easily and you’ll get a sharper image. Check the side of the paint bottle to be sure that the paint is suitable for the cushion’s fabric. There are many kinds of fabric paint available–traditional fabric paints that require brushes, paint pens (good for details), spray-on paint, outdoor paints (for patio or porch cushions), thin paints that work like dye, and thicker paints that create actual texture on the cushion. Place old newspapers beneath the cushion that you plan to paint. If you are just painting the cushion cover, put cardboard between the layers of the cover so that the fabric paint doesn’t leak through and stain th
