Recovering Chairs
Use a simple hand staple gun for this with staples that are about 38 inches long or so.
Recovering chairs. Pull fabric through sides and staple to frame to secure in place image 2. Flip chair upside down and staple fabric to the underside to conceal any springs or webbing and act as a dust cover. Use a screwdriver to loosen the screws attaching the dining chair seat to the chair base. To reupholster a chair start by taking off any rivets or decorative items that are holding the fabric in place using needle nose pliers.
Remove your seat from the chair. Turn right side up and enjoy your newly reupholstered chair. Unscrew the dining chair seat from the base. When upholstering inside of chair back spread fabric panel over chair back making sure fabric pattern is lined up if necessary.
Then finish the lines of staples on the two sides of the seat. Make sure to save the screws for reattaching the seat to the chair base after you are done. Reupholstering is a great way to bring tired looking chairs even tired looking rooms back to life. Remove the seat cushion from the chair frame using a screwdriver image 1.
Make sure the fabric is tight against the welting and that it covers up all raw edges of the upholstery fabric. Once those are off gently remove the pieces of fabric one by one and label them so you can use them as a pattern later on. First things first youll want to flip your chair upside down on a sturdy table for support and use your screwdriver or drill to remove the screws that connect the seat to the chair. The front is the first part of the seat people see so it will be the last bit to do so that it covers everything else.
Place one staple at the top to hold panel in place. Just pull a few staples and start over. Martha stewart and peter germain recover the seat and back of a chair using fabric and foam. We brought the table and chair set for the looks and ikea didnt have the seat color nor the fabric type we wanted so i.
Then attach the edge of the fabric in the back. Turn the screwdriver to the left to loosen the screws. Tuck fabric through the back of chair frame and gently pull tight image 1. Then remove the original fabric from the cushion by removing the staples image 2.
The materials are relatively inexpensive the tools are simple and its a project almost anyone can tackle with success. If you have worn out chair seats you can easily re cover them.