A recovered seat cushion can add interest to an ordinary dining room chair.
If you are looking for a way to better coordinate your dining chairs to your room's decor, you can reupholster the cushions for a fraction of the cost of buying new chairs. You can bring new life to an abandoned piece at a thrift store, or simply adapt your existing furniture. Recovering your chair requires no sewing skills, just a few pieces of fabric and some simple tools.
Instructions
1. Remove the seat from dining chair by detaching the screws from the chair's frame. Remove any existing fabric from the chair cushion by prying off the staples with the flat edge of a screwdriver. Remove the back chair cushion and armrests where applicable as well.
2. Replace worn upholstery foam as needed. Create a pattern for your foam by tracing the shape you want to cover on a sheet of paper. Cut out the pattern and position it over the foam. Cut around the pattern with an electric utility knife. Cover this foam with a layer of cotton batting and staple in place to the underside of the cushion. To keep the batting from sliding when you staple it to the cushion, you can first spray the foam with spray adhesive.
3. Create a pattern for your upholstery fabric. Trace around the cushion directly onto the fabric. Add two to three inches around the shape to cover the sides and attach the fabric to the underside of the cushion. Cut out the pattern and trace onto your fabric.
4. Cut out your fabric and lay flat on a surface, print-side down. Place your cushion over the fabric with the underside of the cushion facing up. Pull the fabric taut over the underside of the cushion and staple in place directly to the underside of the cushion.
5. Cover each piece of your dining chair cushion individually. Replace onto the chair by attaching the cushion directly to the frame with a screwdriver.
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