Upholstery Tutorial
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Before and After |
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Mid Century Chair |
For this job you will need:
Fabric
Replacement Foam cut to size
Cordless screwdriver with assorted bits
(or a Phillips and flat head screw driver)
pliers
staple gun
bowl
upholstery tack strip (optional)
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Tools |
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The bowls keeps screws from getting lost |
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Screws hold the seat in place |
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New foam-rough side |
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Smooth side facing up! |
Cut a piece of fabric that is large enough to cover the seat, the foam and the bottom of the chair. Layer your pieces so that the fabric is against your work surface, next is the foam. Finally the original chair seat is on top. (pictured)
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Layer the materials |
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Pull corners tight and staple in place. |
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Measure and cut tack strip |
Beginning at a corner pull the fabric tight and staple the fabric and tack strip in place.
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Start at the corner |
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Flat staples |
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Bent staples :-( |
Once the fabric is tightly stapled on all sides, put the seat back on the chair.
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reassemble the chair |
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Secure the screws |
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Done!!! |
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Arm Chair reupholster |
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Old padding vs. new padding |
Readers of this blog may recall that I also upholstered a bench. That project started when I turned my kids old crib into a bench.
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Crib turned into a bench |
Crib bench make over |
Crib converted to a bench
Bench upholstery tutorial
For more DIY projects, click HERE!
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