My favorite old chair needed help.  It had great bones and was absolutely not going to the landfill OR a professional repholsterer (too expensive). I looked into all my options for updating furniture and even tried painting a small test area in the back – this was a total waste of time.  The chalk paint I used did not cover the green faabric and made it very coarse, not comfortable at all.  Unless you are painting a faux leather or plastic sofa or chair, I don’t see how this method would ever be OK. At this point I was committed to recovering,…