I recovered this chair a while ago and unfortunately forgot to take "before" pictures. It was originally a gold velvet and light brown wood. I used a "lacquer" spray paint called Rust-Oleum Gloss Lacquer http://tinyurl.com/yz3s5d4 and it worked fabulously. Make sure you sand really well as I ended up with some bubbles that I had to go over because the paint wasn't sticking in that section.

If you want to know how to recover a chair I followed this tutorial: http://www.mormonchic.com/crafty/wingback.asp I recomment getting a pneumatic stapler with a compressor. It will go much faster and your hand will be a lot less sore.

Happy uhpoholstering!