I'm painting some Victorian spoon back chairs. I'm going to paint them in a light sage green. Any suggestions for painting the legs? I don't like to leave them the natural wood color it's a little too uptight for my

I don't like the look of dark wood so I'm painting the legs on the Victorian spoon back chairs along with the material. Anyone done anything like this. I'm doing it and I can't wait to see what they look like. I am a little nervous