Fornasetti Ikea Hack

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Make a beautiful Fornasetti inspired chair using an inexpensive Ikea chair. A beautiful technique for mismatched chairs! Watch the video tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olesBKqA1eg

Difficulty	Cost	Time	Age	Person	Event
Easy	$1 to $25	4 Hours	--	--	--

You Will Need...

Ikea Chair
Clip art images of your choice
E-6000 Spray Adhesive
Black Krylon spray paint
Americana Multi Surface Satin Paint in Gold
Krylon metallic gold paint pen
Minwax Polycrylic
Spray water bottle
Paintbrush

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Spray paint your chair black
Cut out your clip art
Spray the front of your clip art pieces with water
Spray the back of your clip art pieces with E-6000 Spray Adhesive
Step 2

Adhere the images on your chair and flatten with a dry cloth
*This will also take off some of the moisture
When the images are dry, carefully edge the chair with a gold Krylon paint pen
Using Gold Americana Multi Surface Satin, tape and paint 3″ up on the foot of each leg
Step 3

Image of Lina Cavalieri which is used in many of Piero Fornasetti’s pieces.