Learn how to paint leather chairs the right way

If you've been wondering how to paint leather chairs without ruining them, you're actually in a better spot than you might think. We've all seen that one chair at a thrift store—the one with the perfect bones but a color that screams 1992—and thought about walking away. Or maybe you have a perfectly comfortable armchair in your living room that just doesn't match your new rug. Don't toss it out just yet. Painting leather is a surprisingly effective way to breathe new life into furniture, provided you don't just slap some house paint on it and hope for the best. ...

February 23, 2026 · 7 min · Blaine Ahrens