Comments on: How To Upholster A Chair http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:26:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: andrea http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-386297 andrea Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:02:38 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=1397#comment-386297 Kathleen, You might want to look for mexican oilcloth as well. Sometimes the patterns are a bit bold and loud, but it's even sturdier and in my humble opinion even nicer than vinyl. My sister recently redid an entire chair and even did the back. The chair has beautiful lines. The bonus was it was out on the trash in front of the girls dormitory near her home. Here is the before http://www.flickr.com/photos/7165635@N04/5375208934/ She said for the top/back she used good scissors to remove the fabric ( she used the pillow to give the seat some more cushion). Then she positioned the fabric on the front( with enough fabric so that it is all hidden by the back piece), pinned it to the chair, tucked in the bottom in the crevice of the chair. Pinned that in and left the pins. Then she made corners at the top sort of folding in and pulling etc. Stapled the corners, taut, but not too taut so that the fabric does not pull from wear/tear and sitting. Then cut the back piece so that you fold in the edges ( you could use a little no-sew tape here if you really wanted to be a perfectionist, pin it in place and then you could staple if you do not mind the look of staples and no one is ever going to see the back or you could invest in some pretty nail tacks or upholstery tacks, In this case the chair had tacks so she just removed them and because they were burnished bronze-ish they went with the new fabric. and here is the after http://www.flickr.com/photos/7165635@N04/5375208948/in/photostream/ Kathleen,

You might want to look for mexican oilcloth as well. Sometimes the patterns are a bit bold and loud, but it’s even sturdier and in my humble opinion even nicer than vinyl.

My sister recently redid an entire chair and even did the back. The chair has beautiful lines. The bonus was it was out on the trash in front of the girls dormitory near her home. Here is the before
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7165635@N04/5375208934/

She said for the top/back she used good scissors to remove the fabric ( she used the pillow to give the seat some more cushion). Then she positioned the fabric on the front( with enough fabric so that it is all hidden by the back piece), pinned it to the chair, tucked in the bottom in the crevice of the chair. Pinned that in and left the pins. Then she made corners at the top sort of folding in and pulling etc. Stapled the corners, taut, but not too taut so that the fabric does not pull from wear/tear and sitting. Then cut the back piece so that you fold in the edges ( you could use a little no-sew tape here if you really wanted to be a perfectionist, pin it in place and then you could staple if you do not mind the look of staples and no one is ever going to see the back or you could invest in some pretty nail tacks or upholstery tacks, In this case the chair had tacks so she just removed them and because they were burnished bronze-ish they went with the new fabric.

and here is the after

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7165635@N04/5375208948/in/photostream/

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-372150 YoungHouseLove Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:56:48 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=1397#comment-372150 Yes! It's thick so you want to take it slow when it comes to folding and stapling the corners, but it'll be nice and durable! xo, s

Yes! It’s thick so you want to take it slow when it comes to folding and stapling the corners, but it’ll be nice and durable!

xo,
s

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-372130 Kathleen Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:46:18 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=1397#comment-372130 Can't wait to get started...though any suggestions for a kid-friendly, easy-wipe fabric? Would vinyl be just as easy for recovering my dining chairs? Thanks so much, Kathleen Can’t wait to get started…though any suggestions for a kid-friendly, easy-wipe fabric? Would vinyl be just as easy for recovering my dining chairs?
Thanks so much,
Kathleen

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-308082 YoungHouseLove Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:39:51 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=1397#comment-308082 Hey Lisa, Getting a sofa reupholstered usually costs around $600 or so, which is definitely a lot that you could put towards a new sofa. So the most important thing would be to make sure you love the lines of the sofa, that it's well made, and that it's comfortable and worth the investment. Perhaps you can google around for other tips (or ways to tell if it's well made, since admittedly we're not experts in that area). Good luck! xo, s

Hey Lisa,

Getting a sofa reupholstered usually costs around $600 or so, which is definitely a lot that you could put towards a new sofa. So the most important thing would be to make sure you love the lines of the sofa, that it’s well made, and that it’s comfortable and worth the investment. Perhaps you can google around for other tips (or ways to tell if it’s well made, since admittedly we’re not experts in that area). Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Lisa http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-308046 Lisa Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:11:44 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=1397#comment-308046 I was looking through your projects for guidance on reupholstering. How do I know if a sofa is worth reupholstering? My grandma has an old one she's getting rid of with great lines and I'd like to consider having it reupholstered but I don't know what to look for (in terms of quality) and what kind of cost I'm looking at. Thanks, Lisa I was looking through your projects for guidance on reupholstering. How do I know if a sofa is worth reupholstering? My grandma has an old one she’s getting rid of with great lines and I’d like to consider having it reupholstered but I don’t know what to look for (in terms of quality) and what kind of cost I’m looking at.

Thanks,
Lisa

]]> By: Katie http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-219502 Katie Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:40:44 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=1397#comment-219502 I've been on the hunt for a pair of bargain chairs to update for a couple of months now. Hit the jackpot today with a matching standard chair and rocking chair that have beautiful details and lines for $50 at a garage sale. Cant wait to use your tips to update the cushions! Love your site, and all your ideas! I’ve been on the hunt for a pair of bargain chairs to update for a couple of months now. Hit the jackpot today with a matching standard chair and rocking chair that have beautiful details and lines for $50 at a garage sale. Cant wait to use your tips to update the cushions! Love your site, and all your ideas!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-218906 YoungHouseLove Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:32:22 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=1397#comment-218906 It sounds like either a job for a professional or something you can google around and find a tutorial for if you'd like to do it yourself. It's a bit more complicated but if you set your mind to it and do some research we're sure you can do it! Good luck! xo, s

It sounds like either a job for a professional or something you can google around and find a tutorial for if you’d like to do it yourself. It’s a bit more complicated but if you set your mind to it and do some research we’re sure you can do it! Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Allison http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-218901 Allison Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=1397#comment-218901 Hi! I am loving all of your ideas and can't wait to incorporate them into my house/classroom! Speaking of classroom, I have a rolling chair that I would like to reupholster to give it a more updated look. The only problem is I don't think the cushions are removable. Do i give up on it and find a new one, or is there some way I can salvage this one?? Thanks so much! Hi! I am loving all of your ideas and can’t wait to incorporate them into my house/classroom! Speaking of classroom, I have a rolling chair that I would like to reupholster to give it a more updated look. The only problem is I don’t think the cushions are removable. Do i give up on it and find a new one, or is there some way I can salvage this one?? Thanks so much!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-176089 YoungHouseLove Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:17:32 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=1397#comment-176089 Unfortunately that's usually a job for the pros, but you can google around to see if you can find a tutorial. Good luck! xo, s

Unfortunately that’s usually a job for the pros, but you can google around to see if you can find a tutorial. Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Tej http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/07/how-to-upholster-a-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-176077 Tej Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:59:41 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=1397#comment-176077 Your website is awesome and definately inspiring. My dinning room chairs have cushioning on the backrest as well as the seat. Is there a way to upholster cushion on the backrest of a chair? Thanks! Your website is awesome and definately inspiring. My dinning room chairs have cushioning on the backrest as well as the seat. Is there a way to upholster cushion on the backrest of a chair? Thanks!

]]>