You need to apply the Mod Podge quickly, but the overall project should be done slowly. You have the brayer and then the squeegee is for inside corners (like on the inside of a drawer or tray).ħ. You can do it without one, but I’m telling you – you want one. To go along with step 4, you’ll want a brayer for smoothing your fabric down. When you Mod Podge fabric to wood, you’ll add decoupage medium to both the back of the fabric and the top of the wood.Ħ. It’s especially important when decoupaging large areas with fabric.ĥ.Decoupage both the wood and the back of the fabric. It doesn’t fray, and it takes on a less floppy, more paper-like consistency. The reason for that is because it’s easier to work with fabric that has been decoupaged. You can see the demonstration of that here. I always place my fabric down on a piece of wax paper and brush Mod Podge on top of it. It’s the perfect formula for Mod Podge on wood.Ĥ. Furniture Mod Podge has been discontinued (though some people still have bottles of it), but Hard Coat is still around. Use Hard Coat Mod Podge. A lot of the tutorials on my site for furniture were done before the invention of Furniture Mod Podge. Removing the sizing doesn’t always solve the issue, but it really helps.ģ. It doesn’t always do that, but sometimes it does. This is because fabric has sizing in it and sometimes it can cause dark blotches. Having said that, you are taking a big risk if you don’t.

People ask me all the time if they have to do this step. Before you decoupage fabric to wood, you’ll want to wash and dry it. The fabric is likely thick enough so that it won’t show the paint below.Ģ. Now, if your fabric is decorator’s weight, you probably won’t need to do this. So for example, if I were decoupaging a bookcase with a light yellow cotton fabric, I’d go with a light color like white or light yellow underneath. LIGHT cotton fabric tends to become somewhat transparent when decoupage medium is applied. Having said that, here’s the issue: if you decoupage cotton fabric that is light on a surface that is dark underneath, you WILL see the paint through the fabric. You can also Mod Podge fabric to wood that is already painted. Basecoat your furniture with an appropriate color. assuming you’ve already prepped your furniture. I recommend you read the following tips and tricks next! I’m going to walk you through a project starting at step 1.

Once you’ve watched the video and read my article about prepping, you’re ready to start decoupaging. You want to make sure you do that correctly. Preparing your piece for decoupage has an important impact on the end result.

I completely explain how to prep furniture for decoupage so visit that post to get started. So where do you begin? Now that you’ve decided to Mod Podge fabric on wood, you have to prepare the surface first.

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