How to Reupholster a Chair

A few years ago I reupholstered our computer chair... I wrote a post about it HERE. Well.. when I did that one some of the staples I used were poking through and caused tiny tears in the fabric... so over the coarse of three years it got worse and worse... I wish I would have taken a before picture cause it looked BAD. But no worries I did it again... this time with fabric from my Mom's stash... so again FREE!!! I didn't take pictures of the process but its so simple I am sure you can do it.

Original Chair= Super Boring

1st Reincarnation= Super Cuter

2nd Reincarnation= More subtle, looks great with the cabin

What to do:

1. Pick out some upholstery fabric you want... a yard should be more than enough... You can use regular fabric, its what I did the first time but it only really held up for a couple years. If you want more padding (I added more this time) get some sheet foam as well. 

2.Take off the seat/cushions of the chair... they are usually attached with screws. Save the screws you will need them to put the cushion back on.

3. Remove the old fabric if you want... I just left it on... lay the cushion upside down on the foam (if using extra foam) and cut out around the cushion leaving about 4 inches extra on each side. Using a staple gun gently wrap the foam around the middle of one of the sides... staple once, then go to the side opposite that side... then pulling a little harder to the middle of the other two sides... then back to the first side staple once on each side of the original staple... then the opposite side... so on an so forth... Make sure you don't cover the screw holes... when you get to the corners just tuck the foam for a good fit and staple the shit out of them. 

4. Do the exact same thing to the fabric you did to the foam. MAKE SURE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FABRIC IS GOING TO BE SHOWING... that means place the seat cushion upside down on the wrong side... check twice, staple once. 

5. Attach the seat/cushion back to the chair... with your saved screws.

6. Have a "look how awesome I am" drink!

If you don't trust me... or want better directions just google it silly, thats how anybody learns anything, right?

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