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Unscrew the dining chair seat from the base.
Recovering chairs. Use a simple hand staple gun for this with staples that are about 38 inches long or so. Remove your seat from the chair. Use a screwdriver to loosen the screws attaching the dining chair seat to the chair base. 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.
Flip chair upside down and staple fabric to the underside to conceal any springs or webbing and act as a dust cover. Remove the old foam from the seat. If you have worn out chair seats you can easily re cover them. Reupholstering is a great way to bring tired looking chairs even tired looking rooms back to life.
Tuck fabric through the back of chair frame and gently pull tight image 1. Then finish the lines of staples on the two sides of the seat. Martha stewart and peter germain recover the seat and back of a chair using fabric and foam. Then attach the edge of the fabric in the back.
When upholstering inside of chair back spread fabric panel over chair back making sure fabric pattern is lined up if necessary. 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. Pull fabric through sides and staple to frame to secure in place image 2. Just pull a few staples and start over.
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 the seat cushion from the chair frame using a screwdriver image 1. I recovered the seat cushions of my 6 dining chairs using faux leather. 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.
Place one staple at the top to hold panel in place. Turn right side up and enjoy your newly reupholstered chair. Make sure the fabric is tight against the welting and that it covers up all raw edges of the upholstery fabric. The materials are relatively inexpensive the tools are simple and its a project almost anyone can tackle with success.
Make sure to save the screws for reattaching the seat to the chair base after you are done. 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.
