Change The Cushions On A Dining Room Set

Transform the look of your chairs with new cushions in your choice of fabrics.

If your dining room cushions have seen better days, give them a face lift with some DIY upholstering techniques. You can change the cushions on a dining room set with a few tools, a little time and your favorite new fabric. You'll be surprised at how easily you can transform the look of your dining room with something as simple as replacing the chair cushions.

Instructions

1. Turn the chair upside down and use a screwdriver to remove the screws under the seat; these screws hold the chair cushion in place. Set the screws aside for later.

2. Pull the cushion off the seat and turn it upside down. Use a flat head screwdriver to remove the staples from the underside of the cushion.

3. Remove the existing fabric from the cushion. Inspect the padding; if it needs to be replaced, use it as a template to cut foam core padding or cotton batting in the same dimensions and put the new padding onto the chair cushion base.

4. Use the old fabric from the seat as a template; cut new fabric to match these dimensions, then discard the old fabric.

5. Place the new chair fabric upside down on a flat surface. Center the chair cushion batting and the base upside down on top of the fabric.

6. Use your nondominant hand to hold the cushion in place on the fabric. Go around the sides of the cushion, lifting the fabric up and over the cushion to the bottom of the cushion base. Use the staple gun to attach the fabric to the cushion base, pulling the fabric taut as you go.

7. Turn the cushion right side up, then replace it in its position on the chair. Use the screws and screwdriver to reattach the cushion to the chair.

8. Repeat these instructions with the remaining chairs in the dining room set.

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