Make Your Kids A Jungle Chair To Decorate Their Room

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Kids love whimsical fun touches in their rooms ... little things that personalize their space.  If you have a child that loves animals or is a budding zoologist, this is the perfect project for you.  Just start with an unfinished wood chair and "wallah" you will have a Jungle masterpiece in no time. 

Your child will be thrilled and so will you.  This can actually be a starting point for redecorating your child's room ... using the colors in the chair, you can continue the Jungle theme throughout the entire room.

What do you need?

DecoArt Americana Acrylics

  • DAO1 - Snow (Titanium) White
  • DAO10 - Cadmium Yellow (transparent)
  • DAO36 - True Blue
  • DAO55 - Kelly Green
  • DAO65 - Dark Chocolate
  • DAO67 - Lamp (Ebony) Black
  • DA265 - Tuscan Red

Americana Brushes

  • DBR2006-B - Round 6

Americana Spray Sealers

  • DAS13 - Americana Matte Spray

Supplies

  • 1 in. flat brush
  • 1/4 in. flat brush
  • 3/8 in. round foam pouncer brush
  • Lo-temp glue gun
  • Pre-painted wood animal shapes by Lara's Crafts: giraffe, 20909; lion, 20927; elephant, 20907; zebra, 20931; monkey, 20920
  • Unfinished wood chair

Steps:

Preparation: It may be necessary to lightly sand rough areas of wood for smoother application of paint.

1. Refer to photo for placement. Paint chair posts Snow White and let dry.
2. Paint tops of posts Tuscan Red; let dry.
3. Paint seat and front and back rung under seat edge Cadmium Yellow. Let dry.
4. Paint upper slat and upper side rungs True Blue and let dry.
5. Paint lower back slat and lower rungs Kelly Green; let dry.
6. Paint uneven Lamp Black stripes on chair posts; let dry.
7. Use pouncer dipped in Dark Chocolate to dot on chair seat and let dry.
8. Referring to photo for placement and using glue gun, attach animals to front of back slats, with monkey glued on back side of slat between other animals.
9. Spray coat of Americana Matte Spray on chair and let dry.

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